Healthy choices yield healthy changes

Want to develop healthier eating habits? The University offers faculty and staff numerous ways to do that. Most of the activities are free or require only a small fee. They include:

• Registered dietitian consultations: Learn what to eat and what to avoid. Set up an appointment with Deborah Zippel, registered dietitian, by calling 7-0742. One-hour consultation $50, half-hour consultation $35.

  Deborah Zippel

• Cooking Classes: A variety of cooking classes are offered during the year by Zippel.
• Grocery Store Tours: This service is open to students, faculty and staff and offered on a regular basis. Guided by the Registered Dietitian and our health education staff, participants learn how to: navigate the grocery store, where in the store to locate the healthier foods, tricks used by food manufacturers, how to decipher and interpret nutrition labels. For a tour schedule, call Student Wellness Promotion at 6-9393. These tours are free.
• Signs at campus eateries identify vegetarian entrees and other healthy choices. The Patio Cafe in Patterson Hall serves no fried food; all menu items are baked, grilled, sauteed, or broiled.

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