What the experts say about truly eating healthy-review

Although many people, like Michigan State University students, think that turning to specific foods to eat healthy may be the best course of action, the experts say the real key is balance and variety. Gina Keilen, a registered dietitian and culinary coordinator for Culinary Services at MSU, said that when someone is  looking for nutritional foods to eat, it is very important to look for variety. “Look for variety, not only in the types of foods you are eating, but also in the colors on your plate,” said Keilen. Not only is variety important, but also Karen Smith, a nutritionist, said that it is very important to make all foods fit into your diet. “Rules such as 'eat this, don't eat that' and 'eat only this amount' are external cues rather than internal cues, and following external cues can lead to disordered eating,” said Smith. “The key is eating out occasionally, eating when physically hungry (most of the time), keeping balance and variety in mind, choosing what sounds good to you, eating it mindfully and stopping eating when satisfied (most often) -- and also engaging in enjoyable physical activity on a regular basis,” said Smith. 

Students go to healthy food options-preview

     Students at Michigan State University have their own idea of what foods that they should eat when they are looking to eat more nutritionally. “If i’m trying to eat healthy I will always get a salad in the cafeteria,” said Amy Davis, a freshman at MSU. “I am especially happy if the salad is made up of spinach, cucumbers, cauliflower, and broccoli.” Like Davis, another MSU freshman, Isabel Pavone said that she eats chicken with salad when she is trying to eat healthy. Not only do students have specific foods they aim to eat, they also have off-campus restaurants they think are good to visit for a healthier meal. “Whenever I eat off-campus I go to Panera and get a healthy salad,” said Davis. “I would say my healthier restaurant option would be Sushi Ya or Tropical Smoothie,” said Grace Beck, an MSU sophomore. “Sushi Ya is good because because you can get very simple ingredients as in avocado and rice with seaweed wrap.”