Campus Dining: Do you know what you're eating?
By: Aditi Dubey
Issue date: 7/27/07 Section: News
Originally published: 7/28/07 at 12:18 AM EST
Last update: 7/28/07 at 1:50 PM EST
Originally published: 7/28/07 at 12:18 AM EST
Last update: 7/28/07 at 1:50 PM EST
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Do you feel like you're making the right choices at the dining hall? Do you even know how many calories are in that meal you're about to have?
Staying healthy while in college is one of the big issues frequently researched by nutritionists, professors and dietitians nationwide. It is usually found that campus dining plays a big role influencing the diet of college students.
According to the data collected by the U.S. Census Bureau in 2005, approximately 17.5 million students are enrolled in some kind of higher education institution. Nutritionists say that it is due, in part, to a lack of choices being available to students through campus dining, and also in part due to the fact that students themselves often don't make healthy choices or don't get enough exercise.
Campus dining is an important factor, and some publications like the Princeton Review, have a separate ranking list of colleges under categories such as 'Best Campus Food' and 'Is It Food'? Drexel University does not appear in either of these lists but it is worth it to take an in depth look at our campus dining services, operated by Sodexho, Inc.
The Handschumacher Dining Center at Drexel is where most freshmen eat, using their Gold Carte Blanche, or unlimited meal plan they are automatically enrolled upon their arrival at Drexel. This plan costs $1,485 per term.
There are several sections with the dining center: Asian cuisine, classics, grill special, vegetarian and vegan, pizza and Italian, Salad bar and a Deli. There is also an ice cream machine, different kinds of milk and bread available in the dinning hall during all hours of operation.
Karen Drummond, Auxiliary Professor in the department of Nutrition and food science at Drexel, feels that the dining hall gives enough options to the students in terms of healthy choices.
"You can absolutely, positively eat a very balanced diet at the dining hall," Drummond said. "There are a lot of healthy choices there and it's up to the person as to whether or not they make the healthy choice."
Staying healthy while in college is one of the big issues frequently researched by nutritionists, professors and dietitians nationwide. It is usually found that campus dining plays a big role influencing the diet of college students.
According to the data collected by the U.S. Census Bureau in 2005, approximately 17.5 million students are enrolled in some kind of higher education institution. Nutritionists say that it is due, in part, to a lack of choices being available to students through campus dining, and also in part due to the fact that students themselves often don't make healthy choices or don't get enough exercise.
Campus dining is an important factor, and some publications like the Princeton Review, have a separate ranking list of colleges under categories such as 'Best Campus Food' and 'Is It Food'? Drexel University does not appear in either of these lists but it is worth it to take an in depth look at our campus dining services, operated by Sodexho, Inc.
The Handschumacher Dining Center at Drexel is where most freshmen eat, using their Gold Carte Blanche, or unlimited meal plan they are automatically enrolled upon their arrival at Drexel. This plan costs $1,485 per term.
There are several sections with the dining center: Asian cuisine, classics, grill special, vegetarian and vegan, pizza and Italian, Salad bar and a Deli. There is also an ice cream machine, different kinds of milk and bread available in the dinning hall during all hours of operation.
Karen Drummond, Auxiliary Professor in the department of Nutrition and food science at Drexel, feels that the dining hall gives enough options to the students in terms of healthy choices.
"You can absolutely, positively eat a very balanced diet at the dining hall," Drummond said. "There are a lot of healthy choices there and it's up to the person as to whether or not they make the healthy choice."
