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DateMass of Packaging (g)# of packagesQualitative Data
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3/20/17I have had a knot in my stomach because I feel like I am going to eat from something that I am not supposed to.
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3/21/17I felt thirsty after I ate the tamales because they were kind of spicy.
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3/22/17I think this is going to be harder than I thought because I rely on a lot of non-recycleble items.
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3/23/17I am just realizing how many non-recyclable items I have used in 4 days.
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3/24/17Even though I did not eat any items that had non-recyclable packaging, I was thinking about about things that I could eat during my DOT testing.
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3/25/17I ate a bag of popcorn today because I was watching Despicable Me 2. It was on NBC, so I didn't have to pay for it. The popcorn was pretty salty.
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3/26/17141.78 grams (approx. 5 ounces)17 packagesI cannot wait for the testing period because I am excited for the challenge. I have no idea what to eat.
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3/27/17Today I found out that it is almost impossible to only eat foods that have recyclable packaging. For the rest of the four weeks, I am going to have to eat as little food with non-recyclable packaging as I can (or buy in bulk).
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3/28/17Tonight I went to Sweetgreen in Dupont Circle. I went there because I knew that you could compost all of their containers. After I was done, nothing went into the trash. I got a free meal because they only take credit cards and I just had cash.
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3/29/17Today I don't think I ate anything that had a plastic packaging. For breakfast, I had a homemade scone, and for dinner I had some lasagna. My mom made it, and its was pretty good. It had some eggplant and zucchini in it.
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3/30/17Today, my mom left for Minnesota because she had a conference there. At school today we had the incentive. During the movie, I ate popcorn and candy out of 2 popcorn bags which are not able to be recycled. When we got to my dad's friends house, we cooked farfale salad for dinner. It was really good, and none of the ingredients we used had non-recyclable packaging.
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3/31/17For dinner tonight, I went to Chipotle with my brother. The main reason we went there was because my dad was dropping us at our house. Our mom arrived at midnight. I also thought it was a good idea to go to Chipotle because I can recycle the packaging.
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4/1/17Today I had baseball practice for the Adams team at Adams. I had half of a 28 ounce Gatorade bottle, but that is recyclable. When I got home from practice, I had a croissant from a container of 3, and I also had a chocolate yogurt, which has packaging that is not recyclable.
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4/2/1766.41 grams (approx. 2.34 ounces)9 packagesThe one thing that I ate today that had non-recyclable packaging was a heat-up soup. I had with my dinner, which was lasgana.
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4/3/17For breakfast this morning, I had some bread with nothing on it. After school today, I had baseball practice, where all I had was a bottle of water. I was in a hurry for dinner because I had to go somewhere, so I had some potato pancakes and some pasta.
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4/4/17This morning, I had a piece of bread with nutella on it. It was pretty good. Tonight, I had religious school, and they serve dinner there. I had a lot of salad with a fruity dressing that was really good. I also had about 10 cookies.
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4/5/17For breakfast this morning, I had some bread with nutella. All I had for lunch was some milk because I wasn't that hungry. After school, I had homework club, and than I did community service at the musical. For dinner, I had some cheese pizza.
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4/6/17For breakfast this morning, I had a scone. For lunch, I had some M&M's. After school, I went with Roberto to get some fries from Amsterdam Falafel. For dinner, I had some pizza and chips.
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4/7/17Tonight, I went to go see the musical at Adams. I went to McDonalds and got some food there before I went to the play.
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4/8/17This morning I had baseball practice. I had a nutella sandwich in a plastic bag, which is not recyclable. I also had some Gatorade, which is recyclable. Tonight, I went to a sushi place in Cleveland Park called Spices. It was really good.
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4/9/1756.56 grams (approx. 2 ounces)12 packagesToday for brunch, I went to the "Original Pancake House" with my dad, brother, and my dad's friend. I got 3 nutella crepes with whipped cream on top. Later in the day, we went shopping, which was really boring. I was up until 12:50 that night doing homework for Mr. Ames' class.
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4/10/17This morning, I got up really late. I had some potato salad for lunch. After school, I had physical therapy. After that, I stopped at baseball practice, and then went to Chipotle. Tonight was the first night of passover, so we went to synogouge to do a seder.
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4/11/17Today I woke up feeling sick. I did not go to school today. During the day, I had a container of heat-up indian food. The container is not recyclable. Tonight, I had to go to another seder even though I was sick.
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4/12/17Today I woke up feeling sick again, so I did not go to school. I stayed home and barely ate anything today.
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4/13/17Today, I was feeling sick again, but I went to school for the second half of the day. I brought home lunch for the first time in a while, and the only non-recyclable container I ate from was pudding.
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4/14/17Today I brought home lunch again, and the only non-recyclable container I ate from was pudding. After school, I stayed and played basketball with Mr. Zeno-Lopez.
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4/15/17Today, I woke up at 9:15am to go to my first Nats game of the season. I had to wake up early to get cheap tickets. It was fun, and I had a lot of french fries and a hot dog without a bun. For dinner, I had indian food that was really spicy.
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4/16/1789.73 grams (3.17 ounces)10 packagesToday I woke up really late again. I did a lot of chores. I got hungry so I heated a frozen burrito up for myself.
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4/17/17Today I woke up around 11 in the morning. My mom went to her office, so I stayed home all day and played video games. It was pretty fun.
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4/18/17Today I went to Mitchell Park to play sports. I played soccer and baseball with my mom, dad, and brother. Tonight, we went out to eat at Mellow Mushroom to break the Jewish holiday Passover. I got some wings and a steak and cheese sub.
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4/19/17Today I woke up really late. I stayed home all day, but earned $40 dollars helping my mom move a cabinet.
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4/20/17Today was my dad's birthday. Me and my brother took him to see Boss Baby. After that we went to the Cheesecake Factory to get food. Later in the evening, my mom, brother and I went to go see a play called Brighton Beach Memoirs by Neil Simon.
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4/21/17Today I went bowling at Pinstripes in Georgetown. While I was there, I had a burger and some fries. After that, we went down to the waterfront, but my allergies were so bad that I had to go into the Nike store.
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4/22/17Today I woke up really late (at 11:30). I took some medicine because I began to have really bad allergies that started a few weeks ago. I stayed home all day because of my allergies. I did nothing all of today.
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4/23/1788.90 grams (3.14 ounces)9 packagesToday I woke up at 9:15 am. I went to a service at my synogouge after. After that, I went to get a hamburger at Byblos Deli in Cleveland Park. Then, I went to Metro Center with my dad to see a movie. After that, I went home and had pasta for dinner. I just measured the weight of my packaging, and my mom gave a milk carton,and it ended up killing my number for this week.
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