Blog 2

Ø Describe your ideal Instructor/Professor.
The ideal professor would be approachable, informative, and supportive. They would help you with anything and everything you didn't understand. They would be more concerned about your success then their ego as a doctor of their field or not.

Ø “I knew it when I studied it, but I forgot it on the test.” How can students study differently to prevent this from happening?
Relax, it's only a few questions of review to prove that you're learning something from the class. Mneumonics will help remember terms and their definitions or functions.

Ø How do you study for quizzes/tests?
Read chapters, do study packets, and look over questions throughout the chapters used to check your progress and understanding. Write unclear things out and make flash cards to test my knowledge of terms

Ø What do you have trouble with on quizzes/tests?
I overthink things and don't read questions throughly enough to rule out all incorrect answers.


Also, read this short excerpt-- I was shocked:For coffee drinkers, it would seem fairly safe to just grab a quick cup of coffee at McDonalds on the way to work. But many health conscious people would object to it also including this list of ingredients: sodium phosphate, sodium polyphosphate, Di-Acetyl Tartrate Ester of Monoglyceride, sodium stearoyl lactylate, tetra sodium pyrophosphate, sodium hexametaphosphate, sodium citrate, and carrageenan.http://rinf.com/alt-news/culture/surprise-ingredients-in-fast-food/1654/Some of these food additives are not foods at all, but are chemicals that are generally recognized as safe. Most of these additives cannot be found at your local grocery store, probably because they aren’t food. But some can be found at your local hardware store, though in inedible products like low tox antifreeze, silicone caulk, soap, sunscreen, and play sand.(This website is used only for citation purposes - you don't have to go there, unless you want to. Caution: It's scary!)



Finally - Do you feel as if there is any healthy fast food available to consumers? If so, where and why? Give specific examples of products.. Please be honest and support your opinions. For example, I feel that Subway's Veggie Sub is healthy due to its freshly-cut produce, cheese, and "fresh-baked" breads. I actually talked to a friend who works at Subway and he said in MQT, they slice their own produce. (My fear was that it arrived pre-sliced and filled with preservatives). It's not organic, but it's a start.
There really isn't any healthy fast food available to consumers. Things like salad are drenched in caloric dressing or soaked in sugar water to preserve it. However, I don't consider Subway fast food. It isn't pre made and shoved into a bag upon request. It is made directly in front of you and it takes much more time to get than McDonald's or Hardee's. Also there isn't a drive thru connected to it that you can use to your convenience when your late. You have to actually go into the store and buy your food. Subway produce may be pre cut and easily placed onto a sandwich but they don't make their sandwiches ahead of time and then throw it into a bag for you to take immediately with you.