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Post-Challenge Reflection
As my welfare food challenge comes to an end, the only food I have left is over half the box of cream of wheat and three bags of pre-portioned chips. Everything else I bought I ate during this week.
According to the 2019 Canadian Food Guide, meals should be half fruits and vegetables then the other half be protein and grains. Considering this in relation to my meals this week, my lunches, with the salad and soup, and snacks would be the only meals that I followed this guide. Supper I would have had to switch my portion of pasta to cooked carrots to follow this guide. For breakfast, I had no other fruit or vegetables to follow this new guide. Something to take away from this experience is that produce is very expensive and meeting the new Canadian Food Guide requirements on a welfare budget is a very hard task to accomplish, one that I did not successfully accomplish this week.
This week I focused on my calorie intake versus my calories burned. I was able to track this with the use of my FatSecret and Fitbit app. No day this week did I ever eat more than I burned. I believe this speaks volumes to eating healthy on a welfare budget, with limited options to produce that you can buy. I like to eat fresh produce, but looking back on this week it would have been smarter for me to buy a bag of frozen vegetables and fruit instead of the fresh produce as it would have been more cost efficient, resulting in my days aligning better with the 2019 Canadian Food Guide.
Reflecting back, there were two major things that impacted my experience this past week. The first being the effects of caffeine withdrawal and the second being feelings of depression caused by the low budget.
1) I rely on caffeine for my early mornings and my late-night classes to wake me up and keep me awake. It keeps me happy and focused during classes, homework, and studying. According to Rogers, Heatherley, Mullings, and Smith caffeine withdrawal causes “greater sleepiness, lower mental alertness, and poorer performance on simple reaction time” (2013, p. 229) and I definitely felt these this week.
2) The lack of food variety and isolation from friends cause extreme feelings of depression. I found it hard to get out of bed some mornings because of it. I also felt as if I had no choice but to isolate myself from my friends so I could avoid having to admit why I could not go out as they did not understand how I couldn’t “just cheat on this challenge.” For some, it’s not just a challenge, it is a way of life in which you cannot “just cheat.” I wanted to take this challenge as seriously as possible to see as many of the full effects that I could. One interesting concept I found in Pemberton, Fahmy, Sutton, and Bell’s article was their statement of life on a low-income budget meaning “existing, rather than living” (2017, p. 1169). This is something I experienced this week, just going day-to-day but not enjoying my days.
This week I learned that food effects many aspects of your life, here are a few I learned in particular:
1) Food affects your social life. Almost every day this week was I able to see this, from a coffee date to going out with friends for a drink or supper. On a welfare budget, luxuries like these are things that you just cannot afford. I could see that admitting to everyone as to why you cannot go out could be a hard task to do.
2) Food affects your mood. I always eat when I am in a bad mood, having a bad day, etc. and it tends to help me feel better. However, this week I was on the opposite end of the situation. The lack of food variety and blandness made me very irritable and sad.
3) Food affects your ability to do well in school. This week I noticed how incredibly hard it is to focus and comprehend the topics that were taught to me. My attention span decreased immensely this week. I had a paper due this week and I definitely noticed how my writing skills were impacted due to this challenge.
Being on a welfare budget, I believe there are a few key points that I can pull from my experience:
1) Planning your meals before you go to the grocery store. Once your meals are planned, looking for coupons in the chosen store’s flyers is important as you may be able to save some additional money which then can lead to you buying a few more items. Making a list and sticking to it is important as well. I must admit, going to the store and seeing my favourite foods is very tempting to buy them and blow my plan for the week. If I would have caved in, this could have resulted in me not getting some of the food that I planned on and needed in order to have enough food for the week.
2) Preparing your meals when you come home from the grocery store and separating them into days. This is very important so you can ensure you have enough food for every day of the week. This also comes in handy when you are too exhausted to make something as it ensures all you have to do is put it into the microwave to warm up your meal.
How my experience may be different than someone who is on welfare:
1) I was able to go online and do some research on policies and coupons beforehand on my phone. Not every person has access to the internet and without it, I would not have known this unposted policy that the grocery store I went to existed.
2) I used salad dressing from the college. Salad dressing is a cost that I could not afford on this challenge. However, if I was not going to the college I would not have had access to these free products that they have.
3) I have all the cooking appliances I could ever need where I live. This allowed me to cook all of my meals beforehand on a stove cooktop and microwave them as needed.
This week was an experience I will never forget! I learned a lot about myself as well as some of the challenges some people face on a daily basis.
Below are the following links to the websites, apps, and articles I used in planning my diet and reflections for the week:
Canadian Food Guide:
Government of Canada. (2019). Canada’s food guide. Retrieved from https://food-guide.canada.ca/en/
FatSecret App:
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/calorie-counter-by-fatsecret/id347184248?mt=8
Fitbit App:
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/fitbit/id462638897?mt=8
My Health Alberta:
My Health Alberta. Healthwise Staff. (2017). Weight Loss by Limiting Calories. Retrieved from
https://myhealth.alberta.ca/Health/pages/conditions.aspx?hwid=aa144561
Effects of a Low-Income Article:
Pemberton, S., Fahmy, E., Sutton, E., & Bell, K. (2017). Endless pressure: life on a low income in Austere Times. Social Policy & Administration, 5(17), 1156-1173. Retrieved from https://eds.b.ebscohost.com/eds/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=11&sid=c67d93c6-dc6e-41a2-b049-ff2d21ec42be%40sessionmgr102
Caffeine Withdrawal Article:
Rogers, P., Heatherley, S., Mullings, E., & Smith, J. (2013). Faster but not smarter: effects of caffeine and caffeine withdrawal on alertness and performance. Psychopharmacology, 226(2), 229-240. Retrieved from https://eds-a-ebscohost-com.ezproxy.ardc.talonline.ca/eds/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=9&sid=6f2c8c95-6704-4355-8ab9-2df5e11ca23f%40sessionmgr4009
Welfare Food Challenge:
Welfare Food Challenge. (2016). 5thAnnual Welfare Food Challenge. Retrieved from https://welfarefoodchallenge.org/2016challenge/
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Day Seven Reflection
The last day is here! Today I was excited knowing that this challenge would be over soon and I will be able to use spices and have different meals every day again.
For breakfast, I had a bowl of cream of wheat.
For lunch, I had a bowl of chicken noodle soup.
For supper, I had my last pre-portioned chicken and pasta meal.
For snacks today, I had two bags of pre-portioned chips and my last banana.
According to my FatSecret and Fitbit app, today I ingested 1137 calories and burnt 1789 calories.
This experience has been one I will never forget. I am grateful I partook in it fully and did not cheat as this gave me a thorough insight on what life would be like if this was my daily reality. I would say my mental health was deeply affected by this challenge, isolating myself and feeling deprived made me feel depressed. The 2019 Canadian Food Guide stresses the importance of eating healthy and how it is so good for your overall health, but being limited to the amount of fresh fruits and vegetables I could consume, due to the budget was very frustrating to try and follow these guidelines. I now have a better understanding of the challenges people face on welfare. It’s not just about the lack of food or eating what you can afford, it’s about physical and mental health and how food or lack of it can drastically affect you.
Below are the following links to the websites and apps I used in planning my diet and reflection for today and this whole week:
Welfare Food Challenge:
Welfare Food Challenge. (2016). 5thAnnual Welfare Food Challenge. Retrieved from
https://welfarefoodchallenge.org/2016challenge/
My Health Alberta:
My Health Alberta. Healthwise Staff. (2017). Weight Loss by Limiting Calories. Retrieved from https://myhealth.alberta.ca/Health/pages/conditions.aspx?hwid=aa144561
FatSecret App:
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/calorie-counter-by-fatsecret/id347184248?mt=8
Fitbit App:
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/fitbit/id462638897?mt=8
Canadian Food Guide:
Government of Canada. (2019). Canada’s food guide. Retrieved from https://food-guide.canada.ca/en/
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Day Six Reflection
Today I got to sleep in and catch up on some much-needed sleep. Having to eat the same meals again made it very hard to force myself to eat so because of these two factors, I missed one of my lunches.
For breakfast, I had a bowl of cream of wheat.
For lunch, I had a bowl of chicken noodle soup.
For supper, I had chicken Cesar salad.
Today was the hardest day by far. My mental health is taking a hit as I watch my friends go to a movie knowing that I will miss out on movie theater popcorn (which is my favourite) and again the social interactions and being with my friends again. I miss going out with them and being able to enjoy myself and not have to worry about money.
I isolated myself completely today and felt very lonely. I can definitely see the long-term impacts of having to deal with this on a daily basis. I am feeling depressed after only six days, doing this every day would increase the effects on someone’s mental health for sure. Even possibly cause friends to leave you because if you continually say you cannot go out they will start to just not invite you.
Today I ingested 659 calories and burnt 1879 calories. Yet again today I did not have the motivation or energy to go workout. I haven’t worked out once this week which is very out of the ordinary for me. For the most part, junk food is cheaper than healthy food. So, with the combination of this and decreased activity, I could see myself gaining weight. After this week, if I were to do this again I would definitely buy lots of junk food knowing the mood swings and cravings I have had throughout this week.
Below are the following links to the websites and apps I used in planning my diet and reflection for today:
Welfare Food Challenge:
Welfare Food Challenge. (2016). 5thAnnual Welfare Food Challenge. Retrieved from
https://welfarefoodchallenge.org/2016challenge/
My Health Alberta:
My Health Alberta. Healthwise Staff. (2017). Weight Loss by Limiting Calories. Retrieved from https://myhealth.alberta.ca/Health/pages/conditions.aspx?hwid=aa144561
FatSecret App:
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/calorie-counter-by-fatsecret/id347184248?mt=8
Fitbit App:
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/fitbit/id462638897?mt=8
Canadian Food Guide:
Government of Canada. (2019). Canada’s food guide. Retrieved from https://food-guide.canada.ca/en/
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Day Five Reflection
On Friday’s I have no classes so today definitely was the hardest day I have experienced so far. When I am home all day I tend to eat just because I am bored so today I had to prevent this temptation to sneak in. I ended up going to the college to distract myself so I would not eat the snacks I had in my pantry.
For breakfast, I had a bowl of cream of wheat.
For lunch, I had a bowl of homemade chicken noodle soup and a salad with carrots and ranch.
For supper, I had alfredo pasta with chicken.
Friday night is girl’s night out, which having to say no was very hard to do. The peer pressure this time caused me just about to break. I miss the social interactions and being able to catch up with my friends after a long week of not getting to see them is hard. This week of school has been one of the hardest weeks yet. I would have never imagined that a weekly budget would affect my friendships and way of life so much.
I ingested 921 calories and burnt 2008 calories today. Today more than ever was I missing fresh fruit. I love strawberries and apples and eat them every day. Not having fruit to snack on has really affected my cravings for other sweets such as cake and cookies. Unfortunately, with my limited groceries I cannot really experiment with my meals so for the next few days I will be stuck eating the same meals as the days before.
I napped almost all day and felt pretty exhausted even though I napped all day. I am starting to feel depressed and looking forward to the challenge to come to an end so I can go out with my friends again and enjoy that Starbucks coffee when the cravings hit.
Below are the following links to the websites and apps I used in planning my diet and reflection for today:
Welfare Food Challenge:
Welfare Food Challenge. (2016). 5thAnnual Welfare Food Challenge. Retrieved from
https://welfarefoodchallenge.org/2016challenge/
My Health Alberta:
My Health Alberta. Healthwise Staff. (2017). Weight Loss by Limiting Calories. Retrieved from https://myhealth.alberta.ca/Health/pages/conditions.aspx?hwid=aa144561
FatSecret App:
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/calorie-counter-by-fatsecret/id347184248?mt=8
Fitbit App:
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/fitbit/id462638897?mt=8
Canadian Food Guide:
Government of Canada. (2019). Canada’s food guide. Retrieved from https://food-guide.canada.ca/en/
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Day Four Reflection
Another early wake-up, but today I am at the college from 0800-2000 with classes almost straight, with just a small enough break to come home for a late lunch.
For breakfast, I had cream of wheat again.
For lunch, I had a salad with carrots and ranch and a bowl of chicken noodle soup.
For snacks, I had a banana.
For supper, I had one of the pre-portioned chicken and pasta meals that I froze.
Today in my small group, our motivator brought food, I must admit it was very hard to sit in a class for three hours and watch your classmates eat while you had to sit there. Strong will power was used not to dive into the yummy homemade goodies.
I definitely noticed a drastic change in my ability to focus throughout the day. I am normally just tired by the end of the day, but today I found it impossible to focus and even comprehend the topics that were taught. I would normally drink a coffee and a pop to get through these days and I definitely noticed how much that caffeine helps me through Thursdays.
According to my FatSecret and Fitbit apps, I ingested 928 calories and burnt 2327 calories today. I had no motivation to go to the gym which is abnormal for me. On Thursday’s I always go to the gym, but today I felt like I did not have the energy to and didn’t know if I would have enough food that I could eat before and after the workout. This challenge is now affecting the activities that I do daily that make me happy and keep me healthy.
Being on the welfare budget a gym membership might not be practical so workouts may occur at your home or outside. This week with minus 30 and below weather makes it impossible for me to workout outside and living in a small location doesn’t leave much space to workout in.
Below are the following links to the websites and apps I used in planning my diet today and used in my reflection today:
Welfare Food Challenge:
Welfare Food Challenge. (2016). 5thAnnual Welfare Food Challenge. Retrieved from
https://welfarefoodchallenge.org/2016challenge/
My Health Alberta:
My Health Alberta. Healthwise Staff. (2017). Weight Loss by Limiting Calories. Retrieved from https://myhealth.alberta.ca/Health/pages/conditions.aspx?hwid=aa144561
FatSecret App:
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/calorie-counter-by-fatsecret/id347184248?mt=8
Fitbit App:
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/fitbit/id462638897?mt=8
Canadian Food Guide:
Government of Canada. (2019). Canada’s food guide. Retrieved from https://food-guide.canada.ca/en/
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Day Three Reflection
Waking up at 0500 again today, knowing I wasn’t able to have coffee made it very depressing to get out of bed. I rely on coffee for these early mornings as it brings me some joy, helps wake me up, and helps me function better throughout the day.
For breakfast today, I had cream of wheat.
For lunch, I had a salad with carrots and ranch and a bowl of chicken noodle soup.
For snacks today, I had veggies and a bag of pre-portioned chips.
For supper, I had chicken and alfredo pasta with cooked carrots.
It is only day three and I am already sick of eating the same meals every day. I love food and it excites me when I get to make and try new things or have something that I haven’t had in a while. Unfortunately, my love with food is decreasing and now I am just eating to eat as I am hungry, but not enjoying the food I am eating. If this were a permanent reality I could see how I would just avoid eating, as eating with no joy is not exciting.
The depressed feelings started to creep in this morning. I would have never guessed that in just three short days a diet modification of the same food and no caffeine would impact me the way it has. This truly makes me thankful for what I do have!
According to my FatSecret and Fitbit apps, today I ingested 1147 calories and burnt 2306 calories.
The hardest thing about today was refusing to go out for wing Wednesday. Wednesdays we always go out to celebrate with wings and a drink in acknowledgment of making it halfway through the week. This is the first week in a while that I did not go and the peer pressure from my friends was crazy. Sticking to the budget is a lot harder than I thought it would be and refusing to succumb to peer pressure seems like an impossible task that I have had to face twice now and it is only day three. I could see this becoming a dreadful day for many if they could never go out. This could again result in further isolation and reduced social interactions.
Below are the following links to the websites and apps I used in planning my diet and my reflection today:
Welfare Food Challenge:
Welfare Food Challenge. (2016). 5thAnnual Welfare Food Challenge. Retrieved from
https://welfarefoodchallenge.org/2016challenge/
My Health Alberta:
My Health Alberta. Healthwise Staff. (2017). Weight Loss by Limiting Calories. Retrieved from https://myhealth.alberta.ca/Health/pages/conditions.aspx?hwid=aa144561
FatSecret App:
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/calorie-counter-by-fatsecret/id347184248?mt=8
Fitbit App:
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/fitbit/id462638897?mt=8
Canadian Food Guide:
Government of Canada. (2019). Canada’s food guide. Retrieved from https://food-guide.canada.ca/en/
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Day Two Reflection
Due to the $21.00 budget for the week, coffee was definitely a luxury that I most definitely could not afford. My 0500 wake up this morning with no coffee was extremely hard. This definitely affected my abilities this morning. I felt very tired and it took me a few hours to actually feel awake.
Day two, knowing that you were waking up without coffee and having to eat the same breakfast made it much harder than normal mornings. For breakfast this morning, I had cream of wheat again. I don’t really have many options to mix this up so the same bland breakfast was my only choice this morning.
As for lunch, I had the same thing as yesterday. A bowl of homemade chicken noodle soup and a salad with carrots and ranch.
For a snack today, I had a banana.
For supper tonight, I had the other chicken leg with alfredo pasta and cooked carrots.
Today I most definitely felt tired all day, most likely from the combination of no coffee and lack of calorie intake. I had no ambition to cook coming home from my long day, therefore I am very thankful that I had pre-made meals prepped from Sunday. I believe the key to living on a welfare budget is ensuring you prep meals beforehand as it ensures you have sufficient food for the day. This also will make it much easier on those days where you come home completely exhausted and have no energy to cook. With exhaustion being caused by a combination of things, such as low caloric intake, a busy day, etc.
The lack of coffee today was definitely the biggest issue for me. I can now see and feel the physical effects on a low food budget. If this were a daily reality I could see how it could result in low energy levels, poor concentration, and depression.
According to my FatSecret and Fitbit apps, I ingested 974 calories and burnt 1997 calories today. I feel that regardless of the coffee withdrawal, the large caloric difference is starting to make a slow impact on how I feel and function.
Below are the following links to the websites and apps I used in planning my diet today and used in my reflection today:
Welfare Food Challenge:
Welfare Food Challenge. (2016). 5thAnnual Welfare Food Challenge. Retrieved from
https://welfarefoodchallenge.org/2016challenge/
My Health Alberta:
My Health Alberta. Healthwise Staff. (2017). Weight Loss by Limiting Calories. Retrieved from https://myhealth.alberta.ca/Health/pages/conditions.aspx?hwid=aa144561
FatSecret App:
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/calorie-counter-by-fatsecret/id347184248?mt=8
Fitbit App:
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/fitbit/id462638897?mt=8
Canadian Food Guide:
Government of Canada. (2019). Canada’s food guide. Retrieved from https://food-guide.canada.ca/en/
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Day One Reflection
For being my first day I feel like today was an absolute success!
My first meal was a bowl of cream of wheat.
I must admit, not having milk and brown sugar made this breakfast pretty boring.
I normally eat two small lunches during the day so luckily, I did not have to stray from that during this week. My first lunch was a salad with carrots and ranch. My second lunch was a large bowl of homemade chicken noodle soup.
I normally snack frequently throughout the day so today I had veggies and one of my pre-portioned bags of chips.
For supper, I had a chicken leg and a big serving of alfredo pasta with cooked carrots. This meal was very good and definitely filled me up.
I started feeling pretty hungry as the day came to an end so I made another bowl of cream of wheat. Although it does not taste the best, it definitely filled me up!
I must admit, going to class and seeing my classmates with their Starbucks made me quite jealous. I started craving my favourite coffee from there. I don’t get Starbucks that often yet I still started craving it. The statement you don’t want it until you can’t have it definitely set in today. Peer pressure from my friends to break the challenge was definitely a struggle, yet I was able to stand my ground.
I could most definitely see if this were my actual reality it would be a constant daily struggle to see others eating and drinking whatever they want, whenever they want. It would be very hard to admit to people as to why you were not getting a drink. Also, I could see this simple act of refusing a coffee date resulting in isolation and reduction of social interactions.
According to my FatSecret and Fitbit app, today I ingested 1125 calories and burnt 2046 calories. Looking at these numbers, I would have expected my energy levels to be extremely low today, but I most definitely did not feel that way. I feel that closer to the end of the week these unequal numbers will cause me some issues.
Today overall went fairly well. I did not feel overly hungry at any point during the day. I look forward to my day tomorrow where I will be at the hospital all day and then go for my workout. It will be interesting to see how I feel and how I manage with the low caloric intake.
Below are the following links to the websites and apps I used in planning my diet and in my reflection today:
Welfare Food Challenge:
Welfare Food Challenge. (2016). 5thAnnual Welfare Food Challenge. Retrieved from https://welfarefoodchallenge.org/2016challenge/
My Health Alberta:
My Health Alberta. Healthwise Staff. (2017). Weight Loss by Limiting Calories. Retrieved from https://myhealth.alberta.ca/Health/pages/conditions.aspx?hwid=aa144561
FatSecret App:
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/calorie-counter-by-fatsecret/id347184248?mt=8
Fitbit App:
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/fitbit/id462638897?mt=8
Canadian Food Guide:
Government of Canada. (2019). Canada’s food guide. Retrieved from https://food-guide.canada.ca/en/
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Pre-Challenge Reflection
My name is Caitlin and I will be doing the Welfare Food Challenge as part of a project for my Global Development class. This challenge is buying groceries for a week with only $21.00. This budget is based on the current welfare budget in British Columbia which is actually $18.00 for groceries for the week.
Going into this week I did some thorough research on the cheapest groceries stores in my location. I compared Safeway, Superstore, and Walmart and found that Walmart with their great value brand would be the cheapest. My favourite protein to eat is chicken so I had my heart set on getting a rotisserie chicken. Through my research, and reading the fine print I found that at Walmart once the chicken has been cooked it can only stay in the heated display for five hours. Once it has reached five hours they have to discount the chicken at 50%. So, knowing that they put them out around 0900 I knew I had to go around 1400 to be able to ask for the discount. This was a huge deal because the whole seasoned rotisserie chicken came to $4.23. This allowed me to get more produce which is usually expensive this time of year.
I was not overly sure what my total was going to be so I brought what I had in my cart which added up to $19.93.
Here is what I bought:
-1 box of cream of wheat
-3 bananas
-1 seasoned rotisserie chicken
-1 box of chicken broth
-1 head of iceberg lettuce
-1 long English cucumber
-1, 900g bag of rotini pasta
-1 alfredo pasta sauce
-1 bag of pre-sliced carrots
Once I got home yesterday, I meal prepped for the week, making chicken noodle soup, chicken and pasta meals with cooked carrots, and veggie snack containers.
I then decided to calculate calories per meal and snacks to find out my daily calories.
Approximate calorie breakdown:
-Cream of Wheat:
-110 calories/meal
-Salad:
-113 calories/meal 263 calories/chicken Cesar salad meal
-Carrots: 6 calories/meal
-Lettuce: 14 calories/meal
-Cucumber: 3 calories/meal
-Ranch and Cesar Dressing: 90 calories/meal
-Chicken: 150 calories/chicken Cesar salad meal
-Soup:
-284 calories/meal
-Broth: 9 calories/meal
-Pasta: 225 calories/meal
-Carrots: 6 calories/meal
-Chicken: 44 calories/meal
-Supper:
-398 calories/meal
-Chicken: 102 calories/meal
-Pasta: 225 calories/meal
-Sauce: 60 calories/meal
-Carrots: 11 calories/meal
-Snacks:
-1 Banana: 90 calories
-Veggies: 10 calories/serving
-Cream of wheat: 110 calories/ serving
I then decided with my final $1.07 to get a snack high in calories as my daily calories for this week will be very low. I decided to go back to Walmart and I bought a bag of chips for $1.02, bringing my final total to $20.95. I was relieved that I was able to buy this snack with only $0.05 left remaining.
With each snack bag containing 156 calories/ serving
My Health Alberta recommends for a female my age to ingest 1,800 calories/day. However, this week I will only be eating 1181-1261 calories/day.
This decrease in calories per day has me quite concerned. However, I have separated my food into what I will eat each day, knowing that if I am hungry day one I will overeat and then when day seven comes I would have no food left to eat.
Being active is very important to me so I have decided to download an app called FatSecret where I can track my caloric intake as well as my activity. This app connects with my Fitbit so I will be able to see the calories I burn versus the calories I ingest. I will refer to this app every day and use it as a guide throughout this week’s experience.
When it comes to eating, I tend to eat plain food with little seasoning so I am not overly concerned with the blandness of my food. However, I tend to eat different meals every day, but this week I will be eating the same meal. This is my biggest concern looking into this week. However, I feel up for the challenge and look forward to what this week will bring. For the next seven days, I will report on my days with pictures of my meals, giving some insight on my experience.
Below are the following links to the websites and apps I will be utilizing during my journey:
Welfare Food Challenge:
https://welfarefoodchallenge.org/2016challenge/
My Health Alberta:
https://myhealth.alberta.ca/Health/pages/conditions.aspx?hwid=aa144561
FatSecret App:
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/calorie-counter-by-fatsecret/id347184248?mt=8
Fitbit App:
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/fitbit/id462638897?mt=8
Canadian Food Guide:
https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/hc-sc/migration/hc-sc/fn-an/alt_formats/hpfb-dgpsa/pdf/food-guide-aliment/print_eatwell_bienmang-eng.pdf
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