Blog #24: Independent Component 2

Literal:

a. I, Phoebe Luong, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.

b. I have completed 30 hours by going on a healthy diet and applying what I have learned. I also went above to exercise more because I learned that to be able to be completely healthy I must exercise more.

Interpretive:

Going on a diet is a 24/7 thing. I have to resist the urge to eat junk food and it also takes time to prepare healthier foods. The log is here.

Applied:

This has helped me with my EQ because it has is a primary source I could use to understand what it takes to actually change a healthy lifestyle. I learned a lot of helpful tips and strategies that would make it easier to eat healthy. For example, I learned that it is harder to eat healthy if getting healthier foods is harder to access so every week I make sure I have something in my cabinet or refrigerator that is healthy and easy to grab so that I would not resort to junk food. 

Blog #16: Independent Component 2 Plan Approval

(1) Instead of it being my last independent component I decided to change it to my second independent component now that I learned most of what I need to know on what I can eat and what I can't. I have decided that I am going to on a diet. Now I know that I am going to stay away from processed food, foods with plenty of oils and sugars, and even though I don't want to give up meat and dairy, I am going to cut down my meat portions.

(2) I will meet this requirement because being on a diet is a 24/7 thing. I will right on a food journal exactly what I have eaten, in fact I have already started on it.

(3) This relates to my EQ which is, "What is the best way to achieve a nutritionally healthy lifestyle?" because it is my ultimate goal for what I want to get in my senior project. I want to be able to change my diet successfully so that my lifestyle is nutritionally healthy.

Blog #15: Independent Component

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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.

Blog #7: Independent Component 1 Plan Approval

Q: Write a description of what you plan on doing for your independent study component.
A: So far the only thing I've gotten planned for what I am going to do for my independent component is to go on a diet myself. Well, not a diet, but an attempt on changing what I eat to live a healthy lifestyle. I'm thinking about doing this because this will tell me first hand what it takes to go on this change and how hard it actually is. I would learn how much motivation it takes and what I need to achieve this healthy lifestyle.

Q: Describe in detail how you think your plan will meet the 30 hours work requirement.
A: I plan on meeting the 30 hours required by keeping a food diary and recording everything I eat so that I would be on this diet 24 hours a day,

Q: How does your independent study component relate to your EQ?
A: This relates to my EQ because my goal is to find out how I can change my diet so that I would be able to live a healthy lifestyle, and in order to live a healthy lifestyle I must actually pursue my diet plans and from that I have to find out what it takes to follow through with those plans.