{"id":21649,"date":"2014-10-03T08:11:44","date_gmt":"2014-10-03T12:11:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/?p=21649"},"modified":"2014-10-03T08:11:44","modified_gmt":"2014-10-03T12:11:44","slug":"food-for-thought","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/2014\/10\/03\/food-for-thought\/","title":{"rendered":"Food for Thought"},"content":{"rendered":"Food can be the best part of the day. I\u2019m easily distracted by good eats. If you\u2019re like me an ugly pile of tasty stuff can brighten up life instantly. <\/em>But fancy meals are also fun, especially with friends.\r\n\r\n
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These are a ton of work but definitely worth it: home-made turnover pastries with beef and saut\u00e9ed vegetable filling. They also have my signature right on them (Photo by Zachary Biech)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\nFirst Nations House holds all kinds of fun feasts in addition to hosting lunches every Friday in the kitchen. The first major one is the Fall Feast on October 10th. Friends, food and fun all in one? I think that kitchen and I are going to get along very well indeed\u2026\r\n\r\n
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The coffee alone is enough to draw me in to the FNH kitchen (Photo by Zachary Biech)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/i.imgur.com\/0xBDi0R.jpg<\/a>\r\n\r\nI\u2019ve lost a lot of weight since the summer of 2012, and I now know eating well is vital. It starts with treating food like fuel. What goes into your body can give you power, but can also gunk things up. You wouldn\u2019t use diesel in a gasoline engine right? If it ain\u2019t good for my system, I ain\u2019t interested.\r\n\r\n
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Very typical lunch at my apartment (Photo by Zachary Biech)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\nAlso, how much<\/em> is on your plate is just as important as what is<\/em> on your plate. I follow a simple rule: half the plate should always be vegetables or fruit. Always. Add in some daily exercise and poof, just like that, I lost over eighty pounds. No fancy program, just good habits.\r\n\r\n
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Mmmm looks tasy; but notice the proportioning as well (Photo by Zachary Biech)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\nI\u2019ve noticed university students have a hard time eating well. I think it\u2019s the huge workload combined with cafeterias filled with sugar and fat. It\u2019s very easy to say to yourself, \u201cI\u2019ve got no time. I\u2019ll just grab some convenient comfort food and chow down real quick.\u201d To avoid the freshman fifteen<\/em>, I always found the tastiest, healthiest things in the cafeteria and proved to myself that it\u2019s actually very easy to eat properly in university. What works for me: recognizing that greasy or sugary stuff will not fuel you properly and actually make things harder. Brains need the good stuff!\r\n\r\nI\u2019ve also found home cooking to be a source of salvation. In my apartment, I exercise complete control over the foods that surround me. Thus, I have a kitchen stocked full of my favourite grub, and there are no bad fuels in my cupboards or refrigerator. It\u2019s a win-win.\r\n\r\n
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This is an easy, fun breakfast: Russian-style potato pancakes with egg-in-a-hole red peppers (Photo by Zachary Biech)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n
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Me, doing some culinary hocus-pocus (Photo by Claudia Dessanti)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\nI\u2019ve spent a lot of time exploring new recipes. Cooking is one of my favourite hobbies. I\u2019ve got a repertoire of healthy, funky recipes, and no longer need the fatty, sugary junk. These recipes are super easy and provide a lot of leftovers. My favourites are the simplest ones, like rye biscuits or stroganoff.\r\n\r\n
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Those are rye biscuits on the right, and Russian blinchiki on the left (Photo by Zachary Biech)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n
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This is what happens when you touch the element in an oven...your thumb lights on fire like a torch (Photo by Zachary Biech)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/recipes\/rye-biscuits<\/a>\r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/natashaskitchen.com\/2011\/04\/03\/marias-russian-beef-stroganoff\/<\/a>\r\n\r\nI love sharing what I cook with others, and I enjoy having meals with friends. It\u2019s a great time for connecting. If you\u2019re like me, then you\u2019d enjoy Friday lunches (or even just stopping by for coffee) at First Nations House. It\u2019s great for socializing, trying good foods and sharing your favourites. The kitchen is the heart of the home, and the dinner table can be the heart of friendships. Now enough talk, let\u2019s eat!<\/em>\r\n\r\nWhat\u2019s your staple go-to meal for busy times?<\/em>\r\n\r\nWhat\u2019s your favourite food to share?<\/em>\r\n\r\n
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The first meal I ever cooked in my apartment: It's an old family recipe and my staple go-to meal, which we lovingly call \"eggnoodle concoction\"
(Photo By Zachary Biech)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/utsu.ca\/food-and-clothing-bank\/<\/a>\r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/utsu.ca\/goodfoodbox\/<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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