Potato salad

In the Bronx, there is a store on every corner or every block; sometimes even two. Bodegas also known as “corner stores” sell everything from sugary drinks to potato chips. Whenever someone is hungry late at night, they don’t prepare a salad they would rather go to the corner store and fulfill all their sugary cravings there. According to an article in DNAinfo New York by Patrick Wall (2013), Wall discusses how people who are trying to reduce the…

homework and try and take care of my son at the same time. Between my son and homework I don 't get much time to cook. My target behavior would be getting more sleep and trading snacks for healthy alternatives. Some things I would like to replace my potato chips with are fruit smoothies or melon milkshake. I would also like to eat more fruit throughout the day. I could replace my gatorades with water or some type of tea which would be healthier for my son and I. Lastly I would try and get my…

“Love each other or die” (Albom 163). If the people in this world were to love each other, the world would be a much better place. The world is filled with hate and anger. If hate and anger were replaced by love and compassion, the lives of the people in this world would be enhanced. Lessons of life and death are both taught by the book Tuesdays with Morrie, by Mitch Albom, and Shel Silverstein’s short story The Giving Tree. Both works of literature give perspectives on life in different ways.…

In today’s fast-paced society, it is easy to turn to fast food and other quick unhealthy snacks, such as potato chips to satisfy hunger. The number of people making meals at home is decreasing. Restaurants have played an increasing role in the problem of obesity. In an article written by Todd Buchholz, he writes that Americans tend to blame fast food restaurants…

"I'll set the chimney so that the room get's warmer before I leave." "Where are going?" I worried, "I'm going to buy something to eat, the hotel has a cafeteria. What would you want me to bring you?" He asked. "Oh, thank god... bring chicken, potato salad, rice and beans, don't forget the drinks...chocolate milk, please." We both grinned, and he…

However, there are other ways for people to live within the thrifty low cost guidelines. Many individuals can reheat the food if there is any or eat a lot of salads and sandwiches since it is inexpensive. Also cup noodles are very cheap, however, it is unhealthy due to the large amount of sodium it contains. I believe healthy meals tend to get expensive, but if a family wants to stay in a budget that means they…

flavour and be deprived of decadent treats, never to enjoy your meals again. One of the biggest misconceptions about eating healthy food is that it isn't filling. People often assume that eating a salad as a meal will leave them feeling hungry. Even the concept of eating a fruit as a snack instead of potato chips or a candy bar scares them. The reality is that natural, whole foods are actually more filling than processed food because of their nutritional contents. In fact, whole foods have all…

and its strict rules Louis Lunch has been the lunch destination not just for Yale student but businessmen and celebrities alike. Running 120 years of history in every bite of there well made burgers. Founded in 1895 Louis Lassen opened a steak and potato lunch shop on the back of a house carriage where he sold high quality steaks. Over time he saved up…

Fridays you’ll see the town decorated in colors of the team. You’ll see your mascot posted in every store window with streamers and ribbons. People who have written on their car windows with the team slogan. The cheerleaders are at the primary schools passing out spirit ribbons and pom poms. The football players walk in the school with their jerseys on overly hyped for it to only be 8 o’clock in the morning. Then you would know as the local news station would call it its football Friday nights…

“Twenty years ago, I suspected dire consequences we are facing now; when the nation’s defense takes a back seat to political opportunists whom in the end sell us down the river.” “You saw this thing coming?” “Indeed,” said John nodding his head. “If Vietnam didn’t teach us enough of what betrayal was, it became an exercise in survival. I was a major then, and what I saw was more to do with keeping one another alive long enough to go home. Of course, there were the ones who were ‘gung-ho,’ and…