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Aggielife Page 3 • Monday, December 6, 1999 UM ENTARY ued from ?rs. ' tte, is still worfe the essays andpo> into the filmandi indents know importance of eating healthy BY MELISSA PANTANO The Battalion ■tte has posted te asking for essays, written thoughts He said the resp; erwhelming. gotten so manyiej y, essays and pray- I >, former students® | o be,” Collette said 1 vision stations cat >ollege students’ lives are plagued with tough de- telp with film edit; I dsions. From something as simple as “Should I go Us called often if t0 class today?” to more complicated issues such ’|hort sleeves or long sleeves?” With such busy lives, the last thing students want to |rr\ about is whether the chicken sandwich they eat piled or fried. But there are some easy ways to as- iire that what they eat today will not have them buy- i compile them Li i ar g er j ean s size by Christmas. ’ into a book. Putting a little time and effort into meals and tte,who hopes toL| a |i( S can boost their energy and leave them less imentary by thee:B>ry in the long run. Genevieve Connors, a senior said making his IrfeitIon major, said a little time and effort can in- 1m has been a ck-iiraa healthy lifestyle. aeen a hobby fowThe easiest way to eat healthy is to bring snacks with ’ve made somes pu jo campus,” Connors said. “Pack fruit with you that jsy to carry around. Nothing that will squish — ap- are good; bananas also have potassium that will you from getting stressed.” Connors said planning a healthy snack is easy and :aper than eating junk food, landwiches, carrot sticks, crackers with peanut but- the protein in that will give you energy,” Connors d, “Actually, anything with protein should get you ugh the day. ” dien most people are on campus and hungry, they to just pop some change into a snack machine. But e inexpensive tastebud-tingling treats might not al- s be the best choice. onnors said most people have a common miscon- ion about sugar. Sugar boosts you up,” Connors said. “But then it s you really low, really fast. ” onnors said students run into problems when buy- irinks they think are good for them. Another thing that people don’t realize is that fruit ?saren’t always a good choice,” Connors said. “They etimes have a lot of sugar in them, which makes im not much better than a coke. ” iven though snacking is sometimes frowned upon, nors said it is good for students on the go. unchies .1 I’ve done a lot ol nothing like this,' he documentaryih of boring HistoryG rmation as well am y, innovative style “Snacks keep your metabolism going throughout the day,” Connors said. “It also prevents overeating when you finally get to sit down and have a meal. ” College students are so busy that they sometimes for get to sit down and eat the most important meal of the day. Connors said what one eats for breakfast will affect the rest of the day. “Eating fiber for breakfast will make you feel more full for the rest of the day,” Connors said. “A lot of col lege students skip breakfast, starve until lunch and then overeat.” Not everyone sticks to veggies for healthy snacks. Some get more creative and like a bigger variety. Dena Lubbering, a senior marketing major, said she does not bring healthy food to school, but when she goes home, she eats healthy. “I like to eat Grape Nuts cereal, cheese, hot green tea, tuna and asparagus,” Lubbering said. “I try to buy stuff from the store that is light or fat free. ” Lubbering said eating healthy is worth the extra time and effort when one considers the payoff. “I don’t want to turn into a blimp,” Lubbering said. “Staying healthy puts me in a good state of mind.” Some health-conscious students get stuck on campus without healthy food. Jessica Miller, a senior informa tion systems major, said she has found a way to eat healthy on campus. “If you go to one of the food places in the MSC, you can buy water and crackers to tide you over,” Miller said. Miller said if students eat right, it will help them avoid the mental ups and downs that come from a diet of junk food. “If you stay away from a lot of sugar, you can keep going longer,” Miller said. “Healthy eating can let you study longer and have more energy. ” Not all students trouble themselves with the trap pings of a healthy lifestyle. For a student on the go, fill ing an empty stomach is the only deciding factor. Andy Hutton, a senior economics major, said he does not concern himself with healthy food choices. “Health food has no effect on my life whatsoever,” Hutton said. “I’m young, and my metabolism is still good. I don’t think about it much. 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