What better time to start than now?

My New Years resolution started in 2009.
I became interested in the availability and quality of local foods and the effect it has on childhood nutrition. Studying this in my masters pursuit has pushed me to start eating how I preach. So here goes my first blog into a new decade starting with a food journal - to determine how much I consume (for my own personal curiosity) and how much I can purchase, grow and eat from a local and/or sustainable source.
Carrie B came up with the idea to start a food journal and she will contribute to my blog (hopefully!). I want to record the food I eat on a daily basis in order to help with my consumption.

Day 1 - New Years Day - Friday - Buffet at Marriott City Center, Minneapolis.
2 -3 cups 'fresh' mixed fruit (strawberry, boysenberry, cantelope, honeydew, pineapple)
hashbrowns
scrambled eggs
skim milk
water
water
onion and mushroom pizza
beer. maybe 2 or 3. Leinie's Sunset Wheat. The only thing I am certain that is produced in the midwest area. I think of local as MN, but most places include Iowa and WI and the eastern halves of the Dakotas. What do you think?

Day 2 - Jan 2. - Saturday
This is all from memory.. I could be forgetting something since technically today is day 4 (1/4/09 start of postings).
Pizza leftovers
Boca burger on Blue Cheese burger at Joe Sensors.
Water
potato chips
Last time eating there. yuck.
Ice cream
Today was a bad healthy food day.

Day 3 - Jan 3. - Sunday - Happy Birthday Grandma!
Farm fresh eggs from Mom & Bruce's in North Branch
2 eggs with toast.
Earl grey tea. I think its local.
bread with Hummus and local mozzarella from the wedge.
1 beer
pizza at Patina's inventory.
Reeses pieces
handful of kettle corn popcorn.

How am I going to resist the little candies? Its so tempting but cutting them out will be tough.

Day 4 - Jan 4. - Monday. The first real day. I am going shopping at the Wedge Co-op after work.
Earl grey tea.
Wheetabix - wedge
milk - Illinois - buying local tonight.
2 pieces of Jewish Rye bread - toast
butter - NJ.
And its only 10:54am.