Spring Break
Nutrition fair doles out free food, facts
Carla Mancebo
Issue date: 3/14/07 Section: News
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About 200 students gathered at the annual Nutrition Education Action Team's nutrition fair yesterday to learn about the importance of a healthy diet and lifestyle and partake in the free bottled water, Kashi food bars and home-made whole grain muffins the action team provided.
"We came because there was free food," said Eric Groza, a senior majoring in graphic design. "But then we ended up learning some things."
Students crowded around the sixteen nutrition booths that lined the walls on the main level of the Student Union. Each contained information on various health issues that pertain to college life, such as the amount of saturated fat in fast food and the high sugar content in soda and energy drinks.
"It's really gross how much fat food I thought was healthy has," said Jessica Miranda, a graduate student in counselor education. " Like chicken - it has a lot of protein but a lot of fat too."
The event had a rush of students at noon. Students walked through the fair filling out quizzes that questioned students on the information given at the booths. Students could then turn the filled-out quiz into a raffle for an iPod Shuffle and gift certificates to the Spartan Bookstore.
"I'm just trying to win some stuff," said Louis Detrossie, a junior majoring in business.
Nutrition graduate students and Nutrition Education Action Team members handed out pamphlets and knowledge to the students who stopped by the booths to find ways to improve their lifestyles.
"I'm always trying to learn to improve my health and well being," said junior Michael Tabayoyon, a business major.
Action team member Sameera Hyder attended the body image booth. She said a lot of people came by asking for information on how they can get help for their weight concerns on campus.
One of the resources is the campus dietitian, Jennifer Waldrop, who can help students with their nutrition and diet issues, Hyder said.
"I just learned that there is a campus nutritionist who can help you make an eating plan," said Mariana Frias, a senior in linguistics. "I would take advantage of it."
"We came because there was free food," said Eric Groza, a senior majoring in graphic design. "But then we ended up learning some things."
Students crowded around the sixteen nutrition booths that lined the walls on the main level of the Student Union. Each contained information on various health issues that pertain to college life, such as the amount of saturated fat in fast food and the high sugar content in soda and energy drinks.
"It's really gross how much fat food I thought was healthy has," said Jessica Miranda, a graduate student in counselor education. " Like chicken - it has a lot of protein but a lot of fat too."
The event had a rush of students at noon. Students walked through the fair filling out quizzes that questioned students on the information given at the booths. Students could then turn the filled-out quiz into a raffle for an iPod Shuffle and gift certificates to the Spartan Bookstore.
"I'm just trying to win some stuff," said Louis Detrossie, a junior majoring in business.
Nutrition graduate students and Nutrition Education Action Team members handed out pamphlets and knowledge to the students who stopped by the booths to find ways to improve their lifestyles.
"I'm always trying to learn to improve my health and well being," said junior Michael Tabayoyon, a business major.
Action team member Sameera Hyder attended the body image booth. She said a lot of people came by asking for information on how they can get help for their weight concerns on campus.
One of the resources is the campus dietitian, Jennifer Waldrop, who can help students with their nutrition and diet issues, Hyder said.
"I just learned that there is a campus nutritionist who can help you make an eating plan," said Mariana Frias, a senior in linguistics. "I would take advantage of it."
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