Healthier foods in College Cafetereria

Through endless amounts of dining halls, residence vending machines, student union fast food joints, and grab-and-go lines, achieving a healthy college meal is hard to come by these days. Colleges around the country have been upgrading their food services to meet the expectations of their students. Students across the country have been spending their food money off campus, which has dropped the number of board meals served nationwide 25 percent. To reduce this problem, some schools are bringing in top-notch chefs and organic ingredients. In our society today weight gain in college is almost inevitable. College student’s weight gains are unwanted and a serious issue.Colleges across the country are reducing their use of pre-fabricated foods such as cardboard containers of pourable beaten eggs, frozen beef patties, and gigantic plastic bags filled with shredded iceberg lettuce. Colleges need to combat obesity by providing alternatives to highly processed foods and also restore the menu to be healthy and nutritious.