- Living in a dorm room and not having a kitchen at your fingertips, is quite challenging. Also, taking classes, having a job, being involved in clubs and organizations, and hanging out with friends, it gets hard when you want to sit down and have a nice, healthy meal. Even though my dorm has a kitchen on the ground floor, it’s time consuming to grab all the ingredients and take time to prepare a nutritious meal. Having access to meal points on campus, it’s extremely convenient to grab something to go or something that’s pre-made because it’s a lot easier and saves a lot of time out of your day. When I am home for breaks and holidays I find myself eating a lot healthier because my food is prepared homemade with healthy ingredients and I have access to a kitchen that allows me to make the right choices.
- Being a student at Penn State and living in the dorm room of South Halls, I am always in Redifier Commons picking up food to eat. South Halls has an array of food choices that are easy for college student to pick up on the go and eat. This norm connects to the societal issues of nutrition and food waste. When students choose convenient and easy food options, they are normally choosing unhealthy and processed food. This poor diet of excess and unhealthy food results in obesity, which, is all across America today. Also, being able to pick your food, some students are more likely to order more food than they actually can eat. This in turn, leads to an enormous amount of food waste daily at Penn State. Also having buffet styled food options, a lot of food is prepared ahead of time and if it is not used throughout the day it becomes a waste.
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Hi Mara, my name is Kelsey!
Your post was very interesting to read and it caught my attention. I like how you talked about living in a dorm and you don’t have enough time to cook meals. I’m going to be living in a dorm in the fall for my last two years so I’ll be experiencing this. I got to Penn State Schuylkill and my cafe is different than yours. It’s very small and the options of food choices is very limited. There is a tiny salad bar and that’s the only thing I consider healthy that they have. Nice post!
Here is the link to my post if you would like to check it out:
https://wp.me/p3RCAy-bIQ
Hey Mara great post. I agree that it is difficult to eat healthy meals while living in a dorm. I also eat much healthier when I am home for the holidays. I think that this school in particular has very little healthy eating options, especially in the east halls. It is just simply more convenient to eat something quick and greasy than to wait for a full meal. If you would like to check out my blog, go to:
http://geog030.dutton.psu.edu/2016/03/04/module-6-8/
Hey Mara my name is Katelyn. The link to my blog post is http://sites.psu.edu/geog30/2016/03/04/social-norms-for-food/
I like how you talked about the food in dorms. Although I never had to dorm because I stated at a branch campus and commuted there I could imagine how easy it is to pick the food that is bad for you. I live in an apartment now at University Park and I always make my own dinner. I could only imagine the temptations of all the food while living in a dorm. I really liked your system diagram, its neatly put together. Great job!