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Eating healthy for students
Students learn simple ways to balance a health and budget consious diet
Kathryn McBrayer
Issue date: 9/18/07 Section: News
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Lisa Dickenson, coordinator at the CSUSM Fitness and Wellness Center, spoke for the event giving students tips on how to eat healthy on a budget. Dickenson suggests that students shop together with roommates to help ease the budget pain. She also encourages reducing serving portions.Saving time and money by planning meals for the week makes healthy eating much easier. An important part of healthy eating involves shopping wisely, which means finding the right store for your preferences that can save you money on the items that you enjoy.
Dickenson advises that a balance between density verses quantity is also key, as density in a meal will stabilize blood sugar throughout the day.
Dickenson says that "balance is the key to healthy eating… also making [it] a fun experience with roommates and friends."
Dickenson gave a few websites to help students in making healthy eating choices. MyPyramidTracker.gov (http://www.mypyramidtracker.gov) provides a way of tracking diets in order to show people where they need to make changes in their eating habits. HealthyDiningFinder.com (http://www.healthydiningfinder.com) reveals healthy choices in dining. She also mentioned Fitfood.com (http://www.fitfood.com) and GssiWeb.org (http://www.gssiweb.org) for more supplementary information. Dickenson recommends that students who would like more help with eating choices seek guidance at the Fitness and Wellness center.
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