Henderson Oracle

Issue date: 11/9/09 Section: News

Media Credit: Judea Jackson Food and thought - While Caddo does currently serve fruit and salads and other healthy options, students have expressed a desire for more variety from the burgers and other unhealthy foods. In response, Caddo employees have come up with a new program called "Just 4 U." The program pairs additional healthy options with informing students about the food's nutritional value. "We're really trying to listen," Caddo Food Service Director Charlie Kremers said.

For many students on campus the Caddo is their main complaint about Henderson. One of the biggest complaints is the lack of healthy foods and food choices in the cafeteria. Caddo is trying to solve these problems by implementing a new program.

The program is called "Just 4 U."

"After looking at interviews and surveys, health and having healthy options were some of the biggest concerns from students who eat in Caddo," said Holly Humphries, junior dietetics major and manager of the "Just 4 U" program.

Aramark, which is the company that is over all the food operations at Caddo, started the program with the goal "to enable, educate and encourage people of all ages to adopt healthier lifestyles."

According to the "Just 4 U" booklet, "48 percent of U.S. college students are attempting to watch their weight." The program is designed to give students more healthy food options, such as turkey wraps and healthy soups. The program also calls for a healthy main dish to be served daily.

"The program will help show students that they don't just have to eat a salad to eat healthy," said Humphries.

Along with the healthy food options, the Caddo will also be putting up tabs with the name and the nutritional facts on most of the foods served. Some examples of the tabs that will be posted are tabs stating that something may be "Low Fat" or "Less than 5 grams of Fat."

"The tabs will help point out what is healthy for students to eat," said Humphries.

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