Check out my progress on The Nutty Professor
Last week, in my “Food for Thought” class, someone asked the professor, “So, what do you eat on a normal day?” If you had been in class with us for the past two and a half months, you would be wondering the same thing. This professor makes frequent references to his morning oatmeal, “mini bits” (aka 100-Calorie packs), and elaborate vitamin regimen. Anyway, in answer to my curious classmate’s question, the professor showed us three days’ worth of his diet, plus a list of the supplements he takes. Let’s just say that he obtains his nutrition in the complete opposite way that I do. He eats roughly the same meals every day (oatmeal with chia seeds for breakfast, turkey sandwich for lunch, etc.), and he takes upwards of 60 supplemental pills per day….yes, 60. In contrast, I detest any sort of repetition in my diet (as you all know!), and I’m lucky if i remember to take my vitamin D supplement even once a month. The nutty professor also informed us that he spends about $1500 per year on his supplements…I, on the other hand, much rather spend that money on groceries:)
Anyway, here is how I’ve been avoiding dietary monotony lately:
Wednesday
Wheat germ may be my new favorite smoothie topping.
Thursday
Another round of cheese grits today, topped with a classic Southern ingredient: OKRA. I dressed it up a bit with some Newman’s tomato sauce too.
I had to rush out the door before heading out to tutoring, so I made a quick Woodstock tofu salad and stuffed it into a whole wheat pita. Annie’s makes the world a better place.
I’ve been dreaming about acorn squash soup ever since the last time I made it, and I finally fulfilled my dreams tonight for dinner. I’ll post the super-simple recipe soon. Anyway, it made the perfect accompaniment to a grilled hummus sandwich and crunchy broccoli slaw.
Alright, I am off to read some articles for eating disorders class and watch Shallow Hal. Fitting, right? Good night!
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Caroline Yoder, dietitian-to-be and all-around foodie.
I do not understand supplements. They cost more money, and they do not fill you up in the least. Buy food. It’s nutricious and it’s neccesary for life. Sometimes I think people take supplements just so they don’t have to worry about what they eat, and that’s not true.
On the other hand, I eat the same thing all the time, so I must compare myself to him in that way
Wow, 60!? That does sound nutty! I guess everyone looks at nutrition differently.
60 supplements?? And I thought my 3 was a lot!
I’d much rather eat your style than your nutty professors. Does he not see the value in whole foods? I bet you get more vitamins and minerals than he does through your food than he does through his pills.
Holy supplements! I dunno if I’d trust your professor to teach you about nutrition!
Sounds like YOU’D be a better nutrition teacher. Maybe you should switch?
Just a (food for) thought…
Love,
Katie
that’s how dangerous or unhealthy is the SAD, even professors in nutrition eats not as it should be. I can’t believe he takes 60 supplements a day! that’s insane!!!
60 supplements?! Does he rattle why he walks? Did he explain why he takes quite so many? I take a multi vit, calcium + vit D and omega supplements, but that’s it. Surely he could meet at least some of those needs nutritionally- unless he uses them in place of conventional medicine in which case his $1500 may work out cheaper. Hmm…interesting guy. Any chance he would do a guest post?!
How does the Annie’s + tofu work? Um, that sounds really dumb. I mean, I bought the Woodstock dressing specifically to recreate your tofu dish- do you just add cubes of raw tofu to the dressing or do you cook it? I wasn’t sure whether to marinade/bake or not.
holy crap – $1500 on supplements! There has to be a better way! It must take him 30 minutes to swallow all those pills!
Those grits look INCREDIBLE! What a great idea
Makes me want to go back to Nawlinz!
And that professor does sound crazy. 60 pills?! That’s outrageous.
Yikes! What would Michael Pollan say to that? 60 supplements??!! I always prefer to get my nutrition from real food, when possible.
Your eating disorders class sounds interesting! Would you consider sharing anything about it on the blog, maybe point out some articles you find interesting?
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How on earth could someone teaching you about nutrition take that many supplements each day, and justify spending that kind of coin on them a year. Crazy! I just can’t see how anyone would think hey, taking 60 pills each day is obviously a better option than eating a few more whole foods.