Daily Food Diary – Day 75 of 365

by annemariedemyen, posted in 2025, Health and Fitness

Today,  I am celebrating 75 Days since I began recording and posting my Daily Food Diary.  75 DAYS and I am 75 hits and 0 misses. šŸ‘

Today, I am also celebrating St. Patrick’s Day.   (Photo from my Jigsawscapes App.  My daily jigsaw obsession).

Happy St. Patrick’s Day to you and yours,  especially to all of my Irish friends who are celebrating today!

Today, I am ALSO celebrating what would have been my Father’s 116th birthday!

My Dad & Son Dan

My Father passed away 32 years ago. That is inconceivable to me. For some reason, my Father and my Mother have been popping up in my dreams on a regular basis lately.  To me, there is nothing odd or upsetting about their appearances.  The dreams are not about them, they are just there, very normal, very natural, very familiar. 

I was fortunate to have parents who worked hard to provide a stable, secure home for my siblings and I.   I appreciate all that they both did for me, but to be honest, I was closer to my Father.  Yes, I was a Daddy’s girl.

My Dad was everything I strive to be –  kind, gentle, strong, happy, caring, determined,  dignified (and determined to respect the dignity of others). 

Last year, my sister Jeanne reminded me of something that I had forgotten about my Father.  Something that seems so timely with all of belittling, dehumanizing, and hateful treatment towards people nowadays – based on their color, religion, nationality, sexuality or whatever!

My Father had a Grade Two education – French education.  Despite this, he was a very intelligent man and accomplished in many ways.   I knew that his Mother struggled with serious health issues and that when my Father left school, he went to work to help his father provide for his siblings.  He sat in the basement of the general store, removing the eyes from potatoes, to keep them marketable. 

Over the years, I came to believe that Dad quit school because  his family needed his help at home taking care of little ones and bringing in what little money he could from his humble position at the general store.

What I forgot was that he was expelled from school. IN GRADE TWO! Why? Because his teachers, good Catholic Nuns that they were, decided that he was stupid and unteachable because he was left-handed and refused to change his wayward ways.   He was deemed unworthy of an education.

Amazingly, they did not break him.  He was who he was – caring, kind, strong, loving, respectful, patient, and more.  Most important to me … He was my Dad.

Food Diary – Day 75

Breakfast:

(1) c coffee (2) (.3)

(2) potato patties (240) (2)

(2) eggs (160) (14)

(3) slices bacon (135) (7.5)

(1/2) medium tomato (11) (.5)

Snacks:

(36) oz water

(1) c Cinnamon Tea

(1) PC Matrimonial Cake (139) (1)

(25) Lay’s Classic Potato Chips (160) (2)

Supper:

(1) Large bowl Baked Onion Soup – beef broth, caramelized onions,  (soda bread) croutons, shredded marble cheese (368) (19.5)

Total Calories: 1222

Total Protein: 48.3 grams

Daily protein goal: 46 to 58.5

That’s it for today. Take care and have a great day! šŸ˜Šā¤ļø

 

26 thoughts on “Daily Food Diary – Day 75 of 365”

  1. I enjoyed reading this very much. What they did to your father because he was left handed was terrible. The people I know who are left handed are very intelligent. I am so happy for you having such wonderful memories of your father. Hugs Anne, have a great day.

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  2. Thank you, Mags! I know lots of good left-handed people – my husband, daughter, grandchildren…. šŸ¤¦ People will, and always have used bias and bigotry to abuse their power. Fortunately, there are those who are and who do better. Have a great day, Mags! šŸ’ž

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  3. Wow, this says a lot about the Catholic faith. No wonder I’m one of those terrible protestant people. My mom was Catholic, she put me in a Catholic school at a very young age, I remember the nuns being very mean. That didn’t last long…

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  4. It’s like everything else, there are and we’re a lot of good Catholic Nuns. Unfortunately, it is the bad ones that leave their mark – and a mark on the good ones for not calling them out. My Father remained a devoted Catholic for the rest of his life.

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  9. What a remarkable story about your fatherā€™s selflessness and perseverance in the face of such hardship. I am glad he and your mother visit you in your dreams. Happy St. Patrickā€™s Day!

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  11. Thank you, Treacy! My Dad often spoke about his first job – with pride. I vaguely remember Mom telling me about his schooling, but I totally forgot until Jeanne mentioned it. I am glad too! It is kind of odd, because it was a very random occurrence over the years but lately it is such a regular thing. šŸ˜Š

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  15. Such a nice tribute to your Dad! I am also a lefty and darn glad no teacher tried to break me of it. Most of us lefties and rather bilateral as we live in a rightie’s world. Makes us stronger! Haha!

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  18. Annemarie, lefthandedness? A learning deficiency? I think JFK and Bill Clinton were left handed and the former was Catholic. In the book ā€œQuietā€ about the power of introverts, being introverted was once thought to be a disability as well. Later on, an increasing number of CEOS are introverts Keith

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  21. Ridiculous as it sounds! I’m sure JFK would have been exempt from such treatment, even if being left-handed was still considered an issue by the time he went to school. I will have to check out that book. Being an introvert myself, I can see where we would make wonderful CEO’s and politicians.

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