Some things I have learned during this month is that the amount of food we eat and get in restaurants is way too much. Our portions are more than enough for one person, but our culture tells us that we have to eat that much and that it’s normal. However, for most of the world it is not normal to eat so much and waste so much food. I made it through most of my day on two average size bowls of rice; getting protein at supper was truly a blessing. By supper I was getting hungry and needed something to help me stay strong and alive. But again it wasn’t a mass amount of protein, just enough to get by until morning for my next bowl.
Rice is the seed of the monocot plants Asian Rice or African Rice. As a cereal grain, it is the most important staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in East and South Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, and the West Indies. It is the grain with the second-highest worldwide production, after corn.
Saturday, October 29, 2011
There's a Light
The end is in sight, only 3 days away now. But this past week has went by just a little slower than most weeks since I am counting down the days until I can eat again. I have planned out what I am going to do on November 1 and then re-planned it many times, just so that I have the best first day back ever. This month will stick with me forever, never to be forgotten. I know or at least pretty sure that my stomach has gotten smaller, how much smaller? I am not sure but I probably will not be able to eat as much as I could have before. Frankly I am kind of alright with that. I am a snacker but now my snacks can be more healthy because I have tried all these yummy veggies. I am beyond excited about this being over, I know that it was a good thing I was doing but it’s wasn’t the most fun thing I could have done for a month. There were many other things I could have done for my spiritual growth project but of course I chose one that is strange and different.
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I have learned from your project Annie. Thank you for sharing it with us. I have long thought and struggled with how much food we eat, have in our refrigerator and throw away. You have proven my point and inspired me through your project. auntie pam
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