Word: branly
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...create healthier foods that taste good. It's tough. "In the '90s, the attitude was, 'Take the bad out--get out the fat, the salt,'" she says. But that removed taste. So Schellhaass is concocting products like Harmony, a cereal that's not as bland and healthy as All-Bran but has added folic acid and calcium, which women need. Schellhaass is finding ways for us to have our cake and beat...
...tone of my day is set by whether or not I have it for breakfast. I rush to the bins and search for my little brown loops of heaven. Hopefully, my eyes fall upon some Cracklin' Oat Bran just waiting to get in my belly. Because I love it, I pay close attention to how it is treated. I am shocked when I see bowls on the conveyor belt with unconsumed Cracklin' Oat Bran. In a visceral response, my whole body tenses up. Such a commodity should not go to waste...
Nonetheless, due to my consciousness of wasted Cracklin' Oat Bran, I make it a habit to skim the conveyor belt at every meal. Most of the time, I see many plates with a substantial amount of food on them. An all-you-can-eat buffet, such as the ones in Harvard's dining halls, unfortunately encourages this waste...
...advocating the abolition of the buffet. Nevertheless, I think that we can do a better job judging what quantity of cod, corn or Cracklin' Oat Bran we take. When you can always go back for seconds, why take a gladiatorial proportion and realize that you are not Maximus as you throw your silverware down the shoot and watch a plate of cold London broil on its way to a Cambridge garbage truck...
...student will tell you, we live in a world of scarce resources. Sadly, there is only so much Cracklin' Oat Bran and only so many grilled cheese sandwiches. You should think twice before spooning out more Cracklin' Oat Bran than you can handle. If you do ever find yourself with extra on your hands, please hunt me down. Pay attention to the menu as well. Don't pick up the shrimp scampi with shell pasta only to change your mind when you see the golden Kung pao chicken. The conveyor belt should not look like a haphazard buffet...