Loaf, Revisited

Cult of the Hamburglar

I wrote about prison loaf a few years ago, and it's been back in the news recently.

Under an agreement announced on Wednesday, the loaf’s long reign as the worst food in the worst corners of New York prisons came to an end, a symbolic victory for inmates’ advocates and state officials seeking more humane, and more appetizing, treatment for prisoners.
“We will eliminate the loaf,” said Alphonso B. David, the chief counsel to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo.

Any society can be measured by how they treat their least powerful -- children & old people, the sick & handicapped, poor & unlucky, minorities & prisoners. This is a small but notable move in the defense of some of our most powerless, when the trend in this country has been to let prisons veer towards becoming post-apocalyptic hellholes, defund education, allow healthcare costs to balloon on the "free" market, cut welfare and role back voting protections.

Still, in the annals of food justice, this isn't just low-hanging fruit. This is fruit that fell off the tree decades ago, is well-rotted, and should have been collected a long time ago. I understand that the NY Times prints articles like this because it is news, not opinion or pushing a particular agenda, but I wish these random stories were somehow connected to the bigger world at large. As the rich get very richer, the middle class disappears and the ranks of the poor balloon, literal bread-and-butter issues will come to the fore. Government largess for radicalized idiot rancher-terrorists out west need to go away and targeted government support for unprofitable but healthy foods need to tip the scales. We can do better.

WEEKLY AVERAGE: 2714

My eating tapered off later in the week, capped by a good bike ride mid-day. Just didn't find myself as hungry, not sure why. Maybe the good sleep I've been having? Or something more nefarious?

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MONDAY COUNT: 3010

SLEPT: 11pm - 6am, 7 hrs

AM SNACK: 6:15am, iced green tea

BREAKFAST 1 : 10:30am, apple/beet/celery/carrot/cayenne/cucumber/ginger juice, 160 cal

LUNCH: 1:30pm, beef patty, pickle, tomato soup, health salad, 540 cal

BREAKFAST 2 : 3:30pm, steel cut oatmeal, 450 cal

PM SNACK: 4:30pm, momma salad, cheezits, 310 cal

DINNER: 6:45pm, lemon sole, asparagus, poppa salad with dressing, 750 cal

EVENING SNACK: 7:30pm, popcorn, bowl of cereal and milk, kind bar  +/- 800 cal

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TUESDAY COUNT: 3210

SLEPT: 9pm-6am,  9 hrs

AM SNACK: 6:15am,  iced green tea

BREAKFAST: 10:30am, apple/beet/celery/carrot/cayenne/cucumber/ginger juice, 160 cal

BREAKFAST 2: 11:45am, Greek yogurt with honey, almonds, vanilla,  450 cal

LUNCH: 3pm, steamed string beans, lentil curry, chicken meatballs, pickle,  670 cal

PM SNACK: 4pm, momma salad, veggie straws, 270 cal

DINNER: 6:45pm, French bread pizzas, poppa salad with dressing, 1060 cal

EVENING SNACK: 8pm, kind bar, special k and milk, animal cookies, +/-600 cal
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WEDNESDAY COUNT: 2520

SLEPT: 9pm-3am, 6 hrs

AM SNACK: 3:15am, iced green tea

BREAKFAST 1: 11:30am, apple/beet/celery/carrot/cayenne/cucumber/ginger juice, 160 cal

BREAKFAST 2: 12:15am, fruit smoothie, 450 cal

LUNCH: 3:15pm, bacon, poppa salad with dressing,  440 cal

PM SNACK: 4:30pm, momma salad, veggie straws, 270 cal

PM SNACK: 6:15pm, streetza, +/- 300 cal

DINNER: 7:45pm, Japanese BBQ, 1 beer, small amount of ice cream, +/- 900 cal
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THURSDAY COUNT: 2710

SLEPT: 10:30pm-6:30am, 8hrs

AM SNACK: 8am, iced green tea

BREAKFAST 1: 10:15am, apple/beet/celery/carrot/cayenne/cucumber/ginger juice, 160 cal

BREAKFAST 2: 11:15am, steel cut oatmeal, 450 cal

LUNCH: 2:45pm, chicken and haloumi sandwich, small side salad, water, +/- 500 cal

DINNER: 7:30pm, homemade meatballs with sauce and whole wheat pasta +/- 1,100 cal

EVENING SNACKS: 8pm, peanut butter pretzels, pocky, +/-500cal
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BIKE CREDIT: 650
FRIDAY COUNT: 2120

SLEPT: 9:30pm-5:30am, 8hrs

AM SNACK: 5:45am, iced green tea

BREAKFAST: 9:15am, apple/beet/celery/carrot/cayenne/cucumber/ginger juice, 160 cal

BREAKFAST 2: noon, Greek yogurt with honey, almonds, vanilla,  450 cal

LUNCH: 4:15pm,  sardines and avocado on whole wheat toast, health salad, momma salad, pickle, 660 cal

DINNER 1: 7:15pm, saag paneer with  little rice and a naan, vegetable samosas, pocky +/- 1500 cal