homework for alex

nutrition.rb

#fill out this meal array with items and details hashes. make sure you have at least 5 items
ITEMS = [  "ITEM" => {:calories=> ??, :fat => ??, :carbs => ??, :protein=>},
          "ITEM" => {:calories=> ??, :fat => ??, :carbs => ??, :protein=>}

]

#here is a method that randomly makes you eat x portions of the food
def generatePortions
   portions = []
   rand(20).times do
       portions.push(ITEMS.sample)  
   end
   portions
end

#create a hash that counts the portions and adds them to a new hash

#then create methods that count the calories, fat, carbs, and protein in the meal

#print a meal summary to the screen

reading

read http://www.w3schools.com/sql/ << teach you how to build sql tables
port the scraper lib from the sinatra app to the rails app
pay attention to what your models are!!
tables = > columns :: models => attributes
 
what data am i scraping || what attributes does my model have || what columns should my table have
SCRAPER || RAILS || SQL