The Johnsonian

Issue date: 2/27/08 Section: Lifestyles

Sophomore history and English double major Renée Beach takes a pan of baked chicken out of the oven in Phelps Hall. She and her friends cook dinner together every Wednesday. "We have fun going to the store together and cooking it, even cleaning it up," Nicole Smith, sophomore mass communication major said.

College is the embodiment of freedom. Teenagers have escaped the clutches of their parents and now are able to fulfill every whim that comes to mind, without mom disapproving.

This freedom includes eating whatever we want. Those days that mom forced us to eat our pears or lima beans are over.

Unfortunately, we seemingly have forgotten mother's healthy eating reminders and head to Eagle Express, stocking up on ice cream cakes, chocolate covered pretzels and trans-fat filled cookies.

Though many of us have fallen to the temptation of chocolate, grease and sugar, there are some students who set examples by maintaining healthy eating habits.

"I try to make sure that no matter what I eat, it has some sort of nutritional value. Otherwise, there is really no point in eating it," Sarah MacDonald, freshman integrated marketing communications major said.

MacDonald eats healthy foods regularly, keeping fruits and other healthy snacks around the room, even risking the ridicule of some of her friends.

"I like a lot of things that my friends would make fun of me for," she said. "A good example is prunes. When I go home my sister and I eat them like candy. I like to keep them in my fridge as much as possible."

Another student, Kimberly Nicholson, a freshman human nutrition major, points out that eating healthy is not only about eating the correct foods, but it is also about not over-indulging.

"Eating healthy is not always about what you eat, but more on how much of it you eat," Nicolson said.

"Keeping that in mind, I stick to the recommended portions and don't get second servings."

Sybil Senn, freshman Spanish major, has taken healthy eating to the extreme.

Though Senn always practiced healthy habits, she gave up meat for Lent, going vegan for the Christian season for her second year in a row.

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