When students head to college they face a many new responsibilities. At first you think about a student settling it or finding time to study / be with friends. Not very often does your first thought go to ‘what am I going to eat.’ There so many food options along the rows of hot trays and salad bars, many of which are mysterious and unhealthy, it's important to know how to navigate the dining hall. (1) Depending on your class schedule its sometimes easier to skip breakfast and just get lunch with friends afterwards but it has been proven that ‘breakfast is a necessary way to start our day, and skipping it has been linked to serious health issues.’ (1) You should try to get yourself on a routine of eating, this way it will be easier for you to make healthy choices. One article stated 5 tip how to stay healthy at school. These tips include Establish a routine for your daily life, Get enough sleep, Eat properly… that means breakfast, too! Learn to avoid and/or manage the stressors of college life and Build at least a half-hour of physical exercise into your daily routine.
(2) these easy five tips will make it much easier for students to stay healthy at college.
College is also a time to explore new foods and try things. I know from personal experience that going out and eating with friends who enjoyed different foods than I did forced me to expand my palette and try new things. As you get older you will be in situations when you cant order a grilled cheese or plain pasta with butter. It’s important to expand your palette for your own nutritional sake, and for social reasons later in life. One picker eater stated, “I had to train myself to branch out and like more foods, and with that came learning how to cook,” she said. “”It’s not impossible to retrain yourself, but it’s difficult.” (3)
There is currently a big debate about trays in school cafaterias. Yes, trays make it more convienet to carry food but on the other side, trays also lead to a huge amount of wasted food and or overeating. Besides the fact of even wasting food, having trays in a cafeteria also wastes so much water needed to clean the trays. “With the trays, you come in and often your eyes are bigger than your stomach,” said the manager, Janet Olivieri, who frequently eats at the dining hall and has lost 10 pounds since the change. “This way they can only get what they can carry on one plate. If the customer wants more, they have to make a conscious decision to come back for it.” (4)
College is also a time to explore new foods and try things. I know from personal experience that going out and eating with friends who enjoyed different foods than I did forced me to expand my palette and try new things. As you get older you will be in situations when you cant order a grilled cheese or plain pasta with butter. It’s important to expand your palette for your own nutritional sake, and for social reasons later in life. One picker eater stated, “I had to train myself to branch out and like more foods, and with that came learning how to cook,” she said. “”It’s not impossible to retrain yourself, but it’s difficult.” (3)
There is currently a big debate about trays in school cafaterias. Yes, trays make it more convienet to carry food but on the other side, trays also lead to a huge amount of wasted food and or overeating. Besides the fact of even wasting food, having trays in a cafeteria also wastes so much water needed to clean the trays. “With the trays, you come in and often your eyes are bigger than your stomach,” said the manager, Janet Olivieri, who frequently eats at the dining hall and has lost 10 pounds since the change. “This way they can only get what they can carry on one plate. If the customer wants more, they have to make a conscious decision to come back for it.” (4)