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Summer is a time where we all want our bodies to look their best! As college students don’t always have it easy when it comes to eating the right food. We turn towards food options that are quick to eat so we can continue with our hectic schedules. Now that we are home for the summer, why not refresh our bodies from all that college food and spend some extra time in the morning making something that is quick, healthy, and most importantly delicious! Avocado Toast Such a basic breakfast but…

Tomato is one of the best vegetables (although technically falls in fruit) that will - if you try this diet - not only help you lose some weight, but also help you remove toxins from your organism. This diet offers you the possibility to lose up to 3 kilos in five days and help you feel healthier. This diet is strict when it comes to meals, and you will also have to eat higher amounts of tomatoes than usual. The 5 day Tomato diet menu: Day 1 Breakfast 2 slices of black bread toasts with a…

Lindsey: Hello, everyone. Over the last few months our group has been working on : “the wasting of ugly produce.” After studying world hunger as a class, we focused in on food insecurity in Napa. We started with three topics, after a while our group decided on food waste. After confirming that food waste in Napa was a big factor in food insecurity, we originally wanted to learn about restaurant food waste. However, we learned that most restaurants in Napa have learned to use all of their food…

I planned on making taco’s for dinner on Tuesday, I absolutely love Taco Tuesdays. Unfortunately, I did not have the ingredients to complete this dinner. I needed meat, cheese, and taco seasoning. Due to the restrictions of this project, I could not drive myself, walk, or have a friend take me. How was I going to do this? Fortunately, I live in a city where grocery stores, apparel, and restaurants are easily assessable. I began my adventure on google directions. First, I researched where the…

Discoveries have been made all around the world by many people for a long time. I believe that mistakes are a key part of discoveries. When Schliemann teamed up with Calvert to fund the dig, Schliemann had decided to do it his own way in which resulted with damage towards the artifacts of the city. They still found the city of Troy, but if Schliemann had not teamed up with Calvert would the lost city of Troy still be discovered without much damage to the ruins? Possibly, but back in 1871,…

ESSENTIAL KITCHEN APPLIANCES FOR HEALTHY COOKING Eating KFC chicken and potato chip is like a guilty pleasure: you know these deep-fried foods are tasty but are not good for health. In fact, there are alternatives to help you enjoy your foods without worrying about negative health effects: they require using little to no oil at all and preserve food protein in a excellent way. With the growing trend of healthy cooking and cooking, the following appliances also become essential for modern…

My best memory with food is when I used to go over to my grandma and grandpa’s house after every day of school. I would always get my mom to make me a turkey sandwich with mayonnaise, mustard, and cheddar cheese on sweet honey wheat bread. The bread always had a fluffiness to it and it was always soft with a golden brown color. My grandma always had mass amounts of the ingredients that were always better than the ones bought at the grocery store. She always told me that meat and bread freshly…

Long ago, the Aztecs held the tradition that the dead should not be mourned, but should be celebrated, specifically, on the Day of the Dead, or Día de los Muertos. As with almost all holidays, Day of the Dead has many foods associated with this special occasion. Many offerings are put on the altar to feed their ancestors, including tissue paper cutouts, a bowl of water, candles, and food. The food’s essence is thought to be consumed by ancestors and, once the day has past, the living eats what…

The Summary of and Response to “The Student Fear Factor” Resilience can make difficult times easier to bear. For instance, people can learn how to change negative thoughts into positive ones by using confidence to their advantage. Learning how to use confidence can help each individual strive for their own happiness. The fear management strategy I liked from Cox’s article is to re-define success and failure. Resilience is something that’s been honed into my mind after I started living apart…

Throughout history generations of different culture pass down recipes of certain types of dishes or desserts. In my case my Abuelita, and Puerto Rico itself passed down the recipe into making the perfect flan. Flan is a beautiful Spanish dessert made of smooth cream cheese covered in golden caramel. We mostly make this dessert on holidays or even when we just have a craving. Let me start by telling you how I learned and to appreciate the art of making flan. It all starts by following my…