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A very encouraging post! I've given up on modern nutritional information too. I follow the Seven Food Groups guidelines. They weren't introduced until 1943, so I'm a little early. I like the way fruits and vegetables are separated into vitamin c and vitamin a groups. I think that's more helpful than lumping them all together. 

After posting that I wouldn't give up my smartphone, I am getting rid of it! On my brief internet break recently, I noticed I sleep better and even eat less when I'm not using my phone. I finally found a flip phone that has no internet at all. Whew! I've been trying for years to come up with a way to have a phone that is just a phone, and I've finally got one! My husband decided he needs a new desktop so he can do projections, so I'll do my shopping on the desktop. The Good News Network shared about an annual bird count in February, and I looked at the apps designed by Cornell University being used for the count. There's the eBird app for the counting and the Merlin app for identification. They look really nice, so I asked my son if he would mind having them on his smartphone so we could share our bird count through the year, not just for the event, and he thought that would be great. My new phone arrives today, and I'll get to be old-fashioned! :) 

Everyone that comes to my home always remarks that it feels cozy. That makes me happy to hear as I have a lot of antiques and don't want it to come across as a museum. I use what I have it is not for show, it has to have a useable purpose for me.

It is still bitterly cold and we have about 8 inches of snow that is now blowing around. I can't get out of my lane, but really have no reason to leave anyway. I did start my car this morning and let it run for15 minutes.

I do love the diary entries. 

I follow my own rules and tastes for eating, I am not big on meat but love fruits and veggies and I have never met a pastry or bread that I didn't love. Lactose sensitive so can't drink milk but make a gallon of whole milk into yogurt every week. As much as I would prefer the organic fruits and veggies I have been priced out of buying them. Pivot and adapt seems to be the way to go for me.

Getting ready to make some soft pretzels to snack on, will probably make some semi-spicy cheese sauce to dip them into. I don't buy chips or snacks, don't like them and prefer homemade.

I'm still working in the computer world, so I'm doing a very "minimalist" version of the study.  

I find it interesting that this study is about 1942, since my daughter lives in a house built in 1941.  I envision the original house (it's been added onto by a previous owner) and what it must have been like for them to live there in the early 40's. Even though the house was later enlarged, a great deal of the original home's features remain. It helps me think about what it was like, living then.

I agree with the see-saw of "Eat this" and "Don't eat this" and back.  It's been ridiculous. I remember when we were supposed to count every gram of fat but the "healthy" fat-free treats were just loaded with sugar.  I remember butter was demonized, then we found out margarine was full of trans-fats.  I decided I will eat real food, as unprocessed as possible, and be done with it.

I do keep a journal which usually mentions weather, visits, funny things, shocking things, and, prayers in it.  I have always assumed I would destrpy my journals eventually, but now I am not so sure.  Mine as they are, I think, are too personal because they describe other people's situations in my prayers that I don't feel comfortable leaving for viewing after I'm gone.  Maybe I will have two journals - one for prayers that shall remain private, and one for day to day stuff.  I will strongly consider that in my retirement.  The day to day writing could be very interesting to a descendent or just to a person who loves history, a la Charles and GDonna.