A night out with the girls at Wild Wings

How fattening does this meal look? These fries aren't the normal poutine you would get at Harry's or any other fast food restaurant. It consists of gravy, cheese, and bacon. How delicious does that sound? It was a Friday night and I really did not know what to do since I have completed all my assignments, and so my cousin and her friend decided to eat out at Wild Wings. It was my second time eating at Wild Wings. I didn't really enjoy the first time, because I wasn't a huge fan of wings. But this time I actually loved their fries. The wild wing which I went to was located at Kennedy Commons on Kennedy and Progress Rd. The fries cost $7.40 and it is called, "fries, bacon, cheese & gravy. The fries are topped with crispy bacon and shredded cheddar cheese and then gravy is drizzled on top of the fries. It was so delicious, but at the same time it was quite fattening. Gravy itself consists of 188 calories per cup. Although I do recommend this dish to any fast food or fries lovers, but at the same time be aware that too much of this could make you gain an enormous amount of weight. If you want to go anywhere to eat the most delicious fries, choose Wild Wings. The price is actually worth the taste. Don’t watch your money in this situation, just EAT!

Karakudi Restaurant with family

Masala Dosai

Me and my family went to Karakudi Chettinad Restaurant which is located at 1225 Kennedy Rd. This restaurant offers an authentic Indian foods. Foods that they offer include; dosai, kothu roti, roti, appam, puttu, etc. What I personally ate there was called, Masala Dosai. Masala dosai is like a type of crepe that is made out of rice batter and black lentils. Along with the masala dosai as you see in the picture it is served along with sambar, wet chutney, and milagai powder. The dips are really spicy and hot. For example; wet chutney which is the white paste located in the middle of the picture is basically made up of coconut, lentils, green chilli and mint. And the other chutney which is green in the picture is made up of a powder of spices and coconut. The dish taste so good, but it was really spicy. I enjoyed it alot. This dish is well known in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka and other parts of Southern India. This meal can be eaten for breakfast, lunch or dinner. When I ate this with my family it was early in the morning. This dish is not unhealthy it is actually pretty healthy. It has many carbohydrates and it has no sugar or saturated fats. I would go back to this restaurant because it consists of many of my cultural background foods that I enjoy. I never really get time to enjoy foods like this because I have been so caught up in the western diet which consists of processed and fast foods. If anyone is from Southern India or feels that the dish I have a picture of above looks delicious, come give it a try at Karakudi Chettinad Restaurant immediately! I'm sure you you would enjoy it!

The Healthiest Dish I've Made by Far

 

As you see in the picture I and my cooking group for Mr. Stephenson's food and nutrition class cooked this for Winston Churchill Collegiate Institute students for the lunch program. I forgot what it was called, but it called something kebab. This dish consisted of cheese, cucumber, tomatoes, salad, avacado, egg, bacon and three strips of chicken. It actually tasted so good. It was pretty easy to prepare because we just took fresh vegetables and chopped them up. And for the chicken we just had to season it and then insert it into the oven.  Beside the dish is my favorite drink that I always buy at Shoppers Drug Mart. Back to the topic of my experience cooking this delicious dish. Most people enjoyed our dish and most people really loved the chicken. I personally did not like tomatoes, but otherwise the rest of the food on the dish I liked. I think this dish was the most delicious thing that we made by far in the class. And the reason I am saying this is because there were many vegetables incorporated in the dish, and as we have learned vegetables are essential so we don't experience medical conflicts in the future like; obesity. This is a great way to get kids to eat vegetables. Parents should consider preparing this meal at their homes so that their children would adapt to eating vegetables. And as for people reading this post, consider making this meal it is very delicious, easy to make and healthy.

A Gross Surprise At Scarborough Town Centre

Hello Everyone! i know you guys are probably wondering and excited to read about this post just by looking at the yummie crickets. Yesterday i went to scarborough town centre to shop and hang out with some friends. After walking for a while around the mall, i got a bit tired and decided to go to McDonald's with my friends to grab something to eat. After finishing our Mcdonalds meal, i felt like i wanted to eat something sweet. Some of you might know the store right next to Mcdonalds called "Sweet tooth", it's basically a store full of really delicious sweets. However, as i walked into the store i noticed that they were selling a pack of dried crickets andi was just disgusted and could not believe my eyes! I know some people might enjoy eating crickets, but I definitely would not be able to even taste them. I still managed to take a pretty close look into the pack, then I read that there was all sorts of flavors to them.  Isn't that AMAZING?! Flavors that the crickets came in included; salt and vinegar, bacon, and chocolate. I was just shocked because i never knew they would sell such things in the mall right beside my favorite store McDonalds. Anyway, i guess they are healthy in some ways.  I have asked a couple of my friends if they would ever taste them if i were to buy them, they gave me the wierdest look. Because abviously there for a reason because some people actually buy them. They were for $3,99 each so not a bad price for a few dried up flavoured crickets. i would personally not try them, but if anyone would like to try them its up you guys. And don't worry I won't judge you just because you ate crickets. Go Try It Out ! *Yuck

Energy Drink - ER visits Doubled

There are many students that purchase energy drinks to keep them awake during university exam week. And one of them would be me. I drank NOS which is a energy drink, but I did not experience any symptoms because I only consumed one can. What I am talking about right now is targeted to those people that consume more than 2 cans per hour. Energy drinks are helpful in situations where a person is tired, but only a certain amount is. We have to consider the health implications associated along with this. An article on Food Canada website called, "Energy Drink - Related ER visits doubles in Just a Few Years". For the past 4 years people who have sought medical help due to drinking energy drinks has doubled. Drinking energy drinks like; NOS and red bull can cause insomia, nervousness, headache, fast heartbeat, and seizures. I really do not think teens are aware about how powerful this drink is and how  it can create serious problems to the human body. We need to make them more aware, by educating schools and the public through programs. Or we can ban it or bring it as an issue in the parliament. The drink itself contains a huge content of caffeine which keeps people awake and energized. "I had someone come in recently who had drunk three energy drinks in an hour, which is equivalent of 15 cups of coffee" (Food Canada). No one should die just by over consuming on drinks. But in this case we have to be careful on how much of energy drinks we intake to our bodies, as it may kill us.

First EVER All-Vegetarian McDonald's in India

McDonald's in Kashmir, India

An all vegetarian McDonald's was introduced in India and is located infront of a temple. Since it is opened in front of a temple where people are mostly Hindus meaning that they are restricted from eating meat on Tuesday and Fridays. McDonald's has a variety of vegetarian meals for Hindus to choose from instead of limiting them to their normal religious foods such as; roti, boori, rice and such.  McDonald's is planning to open another vegetarian location near the Hindu site of Vaishno Devi cave in Indian Kashmir. I think this has brought such a big change to the Indian eating lifestyle. Sooner or later they would be eat more McDonald's and gradually forget about the rice and roti and will become in the same situation as Americans with high risks of obesity and such. Although the introduction of McDonald's in India may be a good idea, it also has serious reprecussions for the citizens of India in the future. America as we all know have many people that are obese and suffer from many chronic medical conditions such as; obesity and type 2 diabetes. And most of these are caused by the fast food industry one of which is McDonald's.  When this is western diet is introduced in other countries they are also going to be prone to these medical conditions as well. In my honest opinion I feel that this isn't a good idea that McDonald's has imposed as it strips away Hindus from their religious foods and makes them adapt to a dangerous diet like this.

What's in Fast Food Chicken? (Hint: It's NOT CHICKEN!)

Have you guys ever wondered what's in your fast food chicken? It's definitely not chicken guys! I know so many of you love McDonald's chicken McNuggets, but sorry to break it to you, but after you read this you wouldn't want to buy this ever again. Companies add dimethlpolysiloxane. What a huge word right? This substance is am anti-foaming agent made of silicone that is also used in cosmetics. Another chemical that is added is tertiary butlxhydroquinone. "This causes nausea, vomitting, ringing in the ears, delirium, a sense of suffocation, and collapse" Now do you want to eat these delicious nuggets? I guess not! Kids be aware that what you consume is not 100 percent orginal or has no preservatives added to it, rather it has many chemicals added that can be harmful to the human body. There is only 50 percent chicken in the chicken mcnugget meaning that the other 50 percent is made up of hazardous substances. I believe people are so encouraged to buy fast food because of the convience and the cost is so cheap that they rarely make fresh healthy meals at home. More people have to start cutting there consumption of fast foods and begin eating healthy meals, because who knows what they add in the other products at McDonald's!