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EDITORIAL: Feed us information
Editorial | 3/4/08
Posted online at 1:44 AM EST on 3/4/08
Students were shocked when recently posted nutrition information revealed that a seemingly healthy option, the Asian chicken wrap at the Usdan Boulevard, contained over 1,000 calories.
While the newly posted caloric information is useful to students, Dining Services still has a long way to go in becoming more accessible to a student's right to know what is in the food he eats. Already, at the start of this week, students found that Dining Services had not bothered to post an updated listing. This has long been a problem with the Dining Services Web Site which fails to give accurate information about each day's food options.
Yet, other deficiencies are more than mere inconveniences. The lack of allergy information on the nutritional information signs or on the Web site is unpardonable. Those with soy, gluten, nut or other allergies are often not aware of what foods may be dangerous to their health.
Everyone should be able to eat in our dining halls without fearing for their health or safety. Members of the Student Dining Services Committee insist that this is something they have personally been advocating for and yet Dining Services has chosen to ignore this reasonable demand.
When armed with the relevant information about their dining options, students can advocate for more healthful dining options. While positive changes, such as the elimination of trans fat, have occurred in recent years, much more can be done to allow students to make educated dining decisions.
While the newly posted caloric information is useful to students, Dining Services still has a long way to go in becoming more accessible to a student's right to know what is in the food he eats. Already, at the start of this week, students found that Dining Services had not bothered to post an updated listing. This has long been a problem with the Dining Services Web Site which fails to give accurate information about each day's food options.
Yet, other deficiencies are more than mere inconveniences. The lack of allergy information on the nutritional information signs or on the Web site is unpardonable. Those with soy, gluten, nut or other allergies are often not aware of what foods may be dangerous to their health.
Everyone should be able to eat in our dining halls without fearing for their health or safety. Members of the Student Dining Services Committee insist that this is something they have personally been advocating for and yet Dining Services has chosen to ignore this reasonable demand.
When armed with the relevant information about their dining options, students can advocate for more healthful dining options. While positive changes, such as the elimination of trans fat, have occurred in recent years, much more can be done to allow students to make educated dining decisions.
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