Journal 8- Food Intake/ Packaging

I was able to use the Diet Analysis Plus Program to track everything that I eat in a day. The program is great as it recognizes every brand of food and how many calories are in each serving. Here are the results from one day of eating:

	Reduced Fat Milk, 2%	8 fl. oz. 122 kCal
	KELLOGG'S SPECIAL K RED BERRIES	2 c. 229 kCal
	LEAN POCKETS Glazed Chicken Supreme Stuffed Sandwiches, Frozen				1 svg. 233 kCal
	POWERADE, Lemon Lime Flavor				3 svg. 234 kCal
	Chicken Nuggets, Frozen, Cooked				100 g 296 kCal
	COKE Diet Cola Soda		8 fl. oz. 1 kCal
	Beef Chuck, Arm Pot Roast, Prime, Separable Lean, 1/2'' Fat, Raw		8 oz. 349 kCal
	SUNSHINE CHEEZ-IT Parmesan & Garlic Snack Crackers	26 item 150 kCal
	BREYERS All Natural Light French Vanilla Ice Cream	1 c. 235 kCal

Total: 1845 k Cal

During this day, I was actually able to consume less than the average daily caloric intake. Even so, there is still much energy and water used to produce these items and that energy will consequently contribute to our global warming efforts. When it comes to other items I purchase in a day, I can honestly say that I do not make sustainable choices when shopping. When grocery shopping, I use plastic bags which are not biodegradable and are harmful to the environment. More so, I do not recycle the bags I use. Every product I purchase comes either in a cardboard box with Styrofoam or in something plastic. However, avoiding the packaging of these items is virtually unavoidable. Also, not only am I contributing to polluting the Earth, but the manufacturers producing the items are doing so as well. Their energy used is not sustainable to the environment and the gasses produced in their factories are causing global warming.