A Recent Meal

On Sunday January 15th, 2011 my fiancé and I prepared a meal that consisted of the following food items:

• Tyson Chicken Breast grilled and basted with KC Masterpiece Barbeque Sauce
• Birds Eye Frozen Broccoli Florets steamed in boiling water with Morton Salt
• Bushwick Commission Gold Potatoes cooked in the oven with Kraft Mild Shredded Cheese, Morton Salt, and Morton Pepper that was added after they came out of the oven.

The Tyson Chicken Breast could have come from multiple locations across the United States and Internationally. KC Masterpiece Barbeque Sauce is listed as being manufactured in Illinois. Birds Eye Frozen Foods, just like Tyson Foods, has locations in the United States and Internationally. Morton Salt and Pepper are manufactured here in the United States. The Bushwick Commission Gold Potatoes came from Farmingdale, NY. The Kraft Mild Shredded Cheese was more than likely manufactured in the United States, but they have locations world wide also.

All the food listed above came from Wal-Mart. Researching these food items has made me more aware of where they come from and that not every food item is grown and manufactured in the United States. I try my best to buy things that a manufactured in the United States, but with today’s economy the likelihood of buying things that are is diminishing at a dramatic pace. From now on I will not just assume the food items I buy are grown and manufactured in the United States. By researching these food items listed above I am now more apt to research food as much as possible to find out where it is grown and manufactured. I will also make it more of a point to eat food items that are grown by family and friends in their gardens. By doing this I know for sure where the food is grown.

The portion size we both consumed that night was less than 550 calories. My fiancé and I try to eat healthy the majority of the time. But the best thing about cooking a meal together, rather healthy or not, is the time we spend together. I know years from now when we have kids, cooking meals together may not be an option. So I enjoy this time now as much as possible.

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