As I mentioned in an earlier entry, I work at a camp that doesn’t offer a lot of variety in food. As a result sometimes I don’t get enough nutrients or make the best decisions when it comes to meal time. Sometimes this is a struggle medically. When I don’t eat right the regular blood tests that I go for typically show something as being out of whack. Because I’m a legal adult and they don’t leave messages on my mom’s answering machine anymore, they call my cell phone instead. This used to be convenient, but now it just seems as if my doctor is another parent. The most common issue that I have is that my iron levels are low. I’m normally pretty anemic, but when there’s a big jump in numbers they ask me to make changes in my daily routine. For one I take supplements, which help out a lot, but I often forget to take them. The other way to increase iron intake is to change your diet. This was something that I kept in mind while watching all of the food presentations in psychology. I normally eat spinach, almonds, and try to eat red meat, but sometimes it just isn’t available. So thank you to those of you that gave presentations which touched on your food’s iron content or lack there of. It was helpful!
Shannon
of searching, I still haven’t found one. The sweetness that is prevalent in many brand name yogurts in our supermarkets is just too much for me to enjoy them. In my hunt, I had believed I had found an alternative. 
yogurt that they had enjoyed from home. Created on the principle that yogurt should have subtle flavor and less sugar, the yogurt was soon being marketed in the United States. This yogurt is actually called skyr and has a traditional part of an Icelandic diet for more than 1,000 years. 
the gift of food for those who need it. The smiles of those who receive food are brilliant and the community output which was shown in my own town was fantastic. This picture to the right was just half of the space that was given to collect donations. If you’re interested in reading the article on the psychology of gift giving, you can find it 
would have been delivered warm milk in the mornings and the afternoon as well. Brought around by a man in white, like this picture. He would bring milk to all of the kids that were lined up each day. There was something that stuck out in Donald Robert’s mind about this ritual. He was a Welsh immigrant who arrived in 1925 and in his interview, this is what he said stuck out as his most prevalent memory
North Brother Island came in second on the list. That was the place which housed Typhoid Mary for her last years of life. They also named some relevant places concerning oysters and clams such as Robbins Reef and Ruffle Bar. The oyster trade was something crucial to New York’s development and here we have some easy to see locations still being referenced in a modern magazine. Robbins Reef is very easy to see from afar, but not so easy to visit. If you take the Staten Island ferry, you’ll be able to see the small island just after departure, north west of the docks. It’s technically in New Jersey waters, but maybe they chose to ignore it. If you want a closer look, you can go on a virtual tour of the island 
The Staten Island Diner seemed like a nice enough spot to grab a bite to eat. The interior was bright and welcoming, and those inside seemed to be enjoying their meal. Anyone who is a native to the Island and have had the pleasure of dining here before, may have their own opinion on the spot, but for us it was a great and easy place to get some food. Just like many other diners, when we got the menu, we saw that it had pages and pages of options. Not only did they have pancakes and french toast, but they had entire rows of toppings and flavors. This was something that is pretty typical of a diner 
environment so I didn’t thing much of it, and ordered Nutella and peanut butter pancakes because I was feeling particularly indulgent and why not? I’m young. When the food arrived all looked good and we couldn’t wait to dig in. But in my pancakes, I had a tiny symbol starting back at me. Stuck into my flapjacks was a tiny American flag. I thought this was ironic considering the size of the meal (which was much larger than I had assumed it would be). This got me thinking, is this obsession with large portion sizes and the diner mentality of bigger being better a universal thing across the country? 
Has every diner you’ve been to had the same staple in size? Or is it just something that is prevalent on the East Coast? I was wondering if anyone else has had experience with this and could share their thoughts. Here is a picture of my meal. Though delicious, it was definitely too much for me to eat in one sitting, and was unfortunately at the mercy of an unprepared customer. Hopefully some of you who have been across the country can add to this post. It the size of a ‘diner portion’ standard?