OK people, lets be honest...
How many times have we gone hungry during our lunch breaks on campus due to not so grand food choices? Due to the fact that chick file just didn't seem to "float our boats" anymore or the fact that Sonic is on the worst list of food decisions when it comes to eating healthy and staying off the "freshman 15"?I have actually experienced something rather amusing yet ironic when i was last at Sonic...A worker that was busy shuffling fries in the grease was talking to her fellow coworker about this wonderful food resource. These were her exact words - " Why would anybody want to eat this? why would anybody want to stick so much grease onto their gut??"
So there I stand...stranded...waiting for my grease to be prepared, with such disgust and actual sorrow, thinking about my future harsh workout plan. Great!
Of course we also have "fresh" sushi and some Mexican variety...oh and lets not forget about the endless lines at the Deli corner and the carbs-full bread sticks from Pizza Hut...awesome!
Somethings gotta change. Don't you think?
For my personal research,I decided to talk to a couple of my friends who are transfers from other schools about the food choices in their previous schools and all came to the conclusion that UNM's food choices are pretty weak. What a shame. In such a diverse student community, with people wanting so many different things from life and living such different lifestyles I would expect all of my fellow hungry people to be satisfied when it comes to nutrition.
And some of you might be wondering right now- " gees, is it really that bad?do people really care?"
Well, i do have an answer. Indeed a problem persists....I read the Daily Lobo every day and I'came across many notes about how many people are dissatisfied with the food choices and the food decisions they are basically forced to make...
it comes to solutions, I wish i could see more restaurants open. The lines are ridiculous and take up so much of our time, especially when some don't really have long lunch breaks.
I'd love to see a salad variety.Maybe a special section in the sub that is all about the Healthy Yet Yummy food.
The only place I truly appreciate in the SUB is the Higher Grounds. I love their coffee and their breakfast and lunch specials. But it gets boring to eat that every day right?
Maybe some changes will appear very soon?
What do you think?
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I think I understand what you mean. About 5 years ago I was working as a temp at UNM Pediatrics' Center for Health Promotion and Decease Prevention (CHPDP). One of the people working their was a diet expert. We had a party and there was a pecan pie. However she referred to it as "the box with sugar & fat". All of a sudden the pecan pie didn't look so tasty anymore. ;-)
I haven't eaten all that much at Higher Grounds yet as their prices are pretty steep, but I must agree that their coffee is really good! I do like the rice bowls of the Japanese place. They're really good. I do agree: we need less fast food restaurants in the SUB and more healthier & tastier options.
Ohhh, I could not agree with you more! This was cause for much frustration my first semester here. One of the most annoying things about it is that the ONLY healthy place to eat (you know ... the mediocre, over-priced salad bar) closes WAY earlier than everything else and, with my class schedule, was generally closed by the time I had a chance to eat. So frustrating! Chick-fil-a gets old after awhile and, after just one week of eating like that, I could feel my arteries clogging.
It's such a big issue and so many students complain about it, you would think they'd do something. :-/
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