Honest Food Guide

I came upon this interesting food pyramid today and thought I'd share. What do you guys think? 

zayd's thoughts on me and ammar's marriage

this is unrelated to food but hilarious...zayd still hadn't met ammar

Quizzy :)

Here's a little quizzy I found...the argument for the posting of calories on menus. Several states have already made it required for restaurants to post calorie counts on their menu. What do you think?

...more of my thoughts on this after finals :)

1. At Denny's, which breakfast item has the least number of calories?
a. Ham & Cheddar Omelet (just the omelet without toast or potatoes)

b. Country fried steak & eggs (just the steak and eggs without toast and potatoes)

 c. An order of French toast with syrup & margarine (3 slices)

 d. An order of pancakes (3) with syrup & margarine

2. Which sandwich from the restaurant Cosi has more than 700 calories?
a. Turkey Rustica

 b. Tuscan Pesto Chicken 

c. Tandoori Chicken 

d. Grilled Chicken T.B.M. 

e. Sesame Ginger Chicken

3. Which item at Dunkin' Donuts has the fewest calories?
a. Sesame bagel with cream cheese 

b. 2 jelly filled donuts 

c. Banana walnut muffin 

d. A medium (24 oz.) strawberry banana smoothie

4. Which grande (16 oz.) Starbucks drink has the fewest calories?
a. Frappuccino Blended Coffee 

b. Frappuccino Blended Crème

 c. Chai Tea Latte 

d. Caramel Macchiato

 e. Cappuccino

5. Which item at McDonald's has the most calories?
a. Big Mac 

b. 2 Sausage McGriddles 

c. Large chocolate shake

 d. 4 hamburgers

6. Would you support the labeling of menus with their calorie content?

studying for finals...

Some really fun and exciting thoughts while studying for finals:

*Guess the disorder: endothelial injury->platelet adherence->release of "growth factors"
->proliferation of endothelial cells-interior of blood vessel->atheroma-lesion over time
Good job. Yes. Atherosclerosis.


*DASH diet...equally if not more effective than drugs for hypertension. let food be thy medicine.
(Furosemide, no. Fruits/veggies, whole grains, exercise, yes.)


*Fiber recommendation: 20-30g/day...1 apple=3g fiber.


*flax=kashi=yum=food=hungry.


*TPN=bad.


*Physical activity=good. I miss my gym. It flooded.


*Necrosis--> Debride. Debride is a funny word.


*If you can read this, you are too old to be drinking whole milk.


*50% intermediate, 50% short insulin.


*cranberry juice: your kidneys will <3>

*Elemental formula: mo' money.


*don't sit on your rear all day. you might get a bedsore.


*ECF=CBS. clever. Extracellular fluid=chloride, bicarbonate, sodium.