Literal
a. “I, Phoebe Luong, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.”
b. I spent my hours at Silverado helping the head chef cook dinner and desert, and also helping the senior citizens cook at the two other kitchens found in the buildings. I also shadowed Jennifer at Kaiser for extra hours.
Interpretive
At the senior home I was able to help out in the kitchen with the head chef Linda. I learned a lot from her because while I was helping her I was able to ask questions like, which one is healthier? I learned the different diets senior citizens eat. Some have specific diets if they have medical problems, some had to eat their food mushed up, and some would eat the things from the norm. I also learned how to cook healthier meals, having completely no experience before which will help me with my future independent component (going on a diet). I learned how to sugar could be substituted and how vegetables could be incorporated into most meals, ect. At the Kaiser Mental Health Center, I learned about specific diets are needed to serve patients with different medical problems. Even though I was not able to talk to patients or go behind the kitchen while they were working because of the privacy issues and risks (being that it is a mental health center), I still learned a lot by asking a lot of questions.
Applied
This relates to my essential question because I learned about the different diets there are and how they are healthy. Mostly, I learned about how to eat healthy if someone has diabetes or low cholesterol. For a patient with diabetes, I learned that they are not allowed to have any fried food, no sugar (if they do eat sugar it has to be a substitute), nothing too salty, no soda, milk is only allowed once a day (non-fat), and they must eat in limited portions. I also saw that there was a different way of cooking the food so that it could be more healthy for the patient for example, if the patient with diabetes wanted fish, it would have to be steamed instead of fried. A patient with low cholesterol would only be able to drink 2% milk, defiantly nothing fattening (oil, fat), and they must in in small portions. After learning about these different diets and how they are healthy comparing to the food I eat, I am closer to creating a healthy diet plan for myself, which is my essential question.
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