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By Maddie Mills, Student Nutritionist
By: Rachael May, Student Nutritionist The University of Maryland Dining Services labels food served within the Dining Halls with our very own "Smart Choice" Icon, an apple filled with the Maryland flag, to reflect healthier options available. Smart Choice follows the USDA Dietary Guidelines, and updates accordingly with new policy and research.
By Isabella Dang, Dietetic Intern When you have a meal plan, food is literally at your fingertips… seriously those biometric scanners are pretty cool. And with all this food available to us, we can find ourselves pretty overwhelmed! But more options call for more room for creativity. What does that look like? Let’s explore some ways to make your next salads more exciting, your soup more nutritious, and your snack more filling. Here are some easy hacks you can try at a dining hall near you. By: Emma Slattery, Student NutritionistIn an ideal world our busy college schedules would incorporate a mid-day break for lunch. They would give us the time to go grab food from the dining hall or go home and toss together a sandwich. Unfortunately, with the competitive rate of class registration we don't always get the classes we want, at the times we want, and often end up with a day blocked with class after class after class. By the time you're free it's 4 or 5 or 6pm and you haven't eaten since that morning- if you even ate breakfast that day.
Think beyond the salad bar! Fruits and vegetables are an excellent source of vitamins, minerals, and fiber. Use your dining plan to your advantage and pick up some extra fruits and vegetables around campus!
1. All Chef's Feature and Smart Choice meals come with a piece of whole fruit. Be sure to pick up an apple, banana, or orange and keep in your backpack as a snack or keep for breakfast the next day! 2. Grab some extra vegetables from the salad bar and add them to your sandwich, wrap, or tacos. Pick an array of vegetables such as lettuce, carrots, or cucumbers. 3. Add a side of vegetable or tomato soup to your meal. Soups can be found daily at the salad bar in both dining halls and are an excellent source of important vitamins and minerals. 4. After your next workout at Eppley, pick up a fruit smoothie to cool down! Choose a smoothie filled with a variety of fruits to provide a variety of nutrients! 5. The convenience shops on campus provide pre-packaged fruit and vegetable containers that can be purchased for on the go produce snacks. Pick one up between classes from the Commons Shop, the Union Shop, etc. |
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