A meal fit for a woman.

Being the house mother of our apartment i decided that i would make a feast for my roommate and I. I decided that i was going to make steak, mashed potatoes, and broccoli. I started off the meal by gathering all of the necessary ingredients at the very convenient Madison Fresh Market, located just beneath my apartment. I grabbed two very lean steaks, two stalks of broccoli, and a bag of Ore-Ida's Steam and Mash potatoes. It didn't take a great deal of time to plan out my all American meal, and luckily the store had all of my required ingredients. The steak took all of 12 minutes too cook after the oven was at the proper temperature, and the broccoli was done in about the same time. What was really interesting though, were the steam and mash potatoes. They were done in about 5 minutes and tasted like my mom's homemade mashed potatoes.

As we devoured our meals, it was disappointing to me to realize that it took us less time to eat the meal than it did to prepare it. I guess it makes sense though, considering we just got out of a three and a half hour practice. After eating, we quickly cleaned up our mess of pots and pans and placed them in the dishwasher. Being an athlete it is a rare occasion to prepare a meal for myself because of the time crunch. I felt quite satisfied with myself though, making a well balanced meal in my own apartment is a pretty big deal. I didn't even use low-fat processed foods in the process. I agree with Pollan with regards to these foods. Our society is so focused on quick meals that are "good for you". In actuality, the food that we are consuming isn't real food at all. In the article, "Processed foods, aren't real foods at all" the author discusses the science behind these processed foods, and the affects they have on our bodies. Luckily my meal didn't consist of any processed foods which in turn made my meal that much more enjoyable.