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Show • SOUTH GEEK DIET From page 6 So this is the main point behind the South Geek Diet — before you eat anything, call my mom and ask if ifs OK. It doesn't matter, day or night, she is ready and waiting to help you make the decision between a salad topped with almonds and mandarin orange wedges or ice cream topped with KitKat bars. That's pretty much it, just call my mom first. If you want to add more to the plan, that's fine, just don't come crying to me when you end up getting really fat because you trusted in some new- age trend tike Atkins or exercise. My doctor has never told me I need to exercise. He and I have a deal. He doesn't tell me to work out and I don't ask him to look at this growth I have on my butt. Eat well and geek on. Steve Shinney is a senior in computer science who used to base his eating habits on video games. He would only eat when he was hurt and needed to regain some life points. Comments can be sent to steveshinney@cc.usu.edu. 300 calories, however, so is a bagel or whole-wheat bread and a banana," as stated at www. roanoke. com. Students using energy bars as a meal replacement may actually gain weight because they are not performing enough to burn off the calories consumed in a single bar. Joan Morris, of the Contra Costa Times said, "Unless your body is quickly burning fuel, the extra boost provided by the energy bars just adds pounds.*1 Young said it is important to find an energy bar that is made of all-natural ingredients, one that has complex, rather than simple sugars and to find a bar geared for what you are looking for. "They make bars for endurance athletes, bars for building muscle and mealreplacement bars," Young said. "I chose Cliff Bars because I like the taste." But energy bars are big business and when costs linger around $1 per bar, it's no wonder why Nestle bought PowerBar and Kraft Foods bought the Balance Bar brand, since there's plenty of money to be made. Energy Bars are convenient, prepackaged and portable, but so are granola bars made from wholewheat sources, which many experts agree are a much better alternative. When combined with a fresh fruit and vegetable, granola bars can provide students much more nutrition and fewer calories than an energy bar meant for athletes. -etippetts@cc.usu.edu thing contains 700 calories and has 13 grams of saturated fat, about a third of the average caloric intake for a person. Students should be focusing on eating foods that will help them feel good and it's possible even if they don't have a lot of money, Anderson said. "Most college students eliminate fruits and vegetables because they say it's expensive to eat healthy, but heart disease and diabetes coast a whole lot more," Anderson said. "And when they add color to their lives, they'll be adding nutrients." Not only do many students lack in fruits and vegetables because they cost more, Anderson said, but they don't know how to use them. She said some students will buy in bulk and aren't able to eat everything before it goes rotten and then they don't want to buy it at all after that. This can be a problem when students purchases bags of fruits and vegetables and gallons of milk. Serena Ellsworth, a freshman in animal science, said she thinks it's possible for students to have a well-balance diet so long as they're getting a little of everything and making sure they make nutritious choices. Ellsworth moved to Valley View Towers a week before school started and said she has been eating at the Junction, where they serve the typical "teen menu" of pizza and tacos, as well as a wide variety of other choices. "You could eat a balanced diet just from the Junction," she said. She did say, however, that most students have junk food in their rooms that they can snack on. This could downplay the good choices they make if they are eating too many sweet and salty foods. If students want to eat healthy, Anderson said one step they can take is to write everything down that they eat for a few days and then look at it. She said they can also visit the Web site www. MyPyramid.gov, where they can put in their age, sex and activity level and get recommendations on what to eat. The site also list tips on how to get enough of each food group. Students can also visit the Health and Wellness Center, where they can get individual help from a dietician, Anderson said. -mnewbold@cc.usu.edu POWER From page 7 consumed only by endurance athletes and are not meant as a meal replacement. In an article published by Princeton University, it is stated that students who consume energy bars to replace a meal during the day will not gain any more energy than can be gained from an orange, whole grain cereals or even a candy bar. If the choice comes down to a chocolate chip cookie or a chocolate chip energy bar, the cookie will probably do the same job with fewer calories. Bill Pierce, who works with runners to run marathons and half marathons on the East Coast said, "Energy bars are a convenient way to consume 200- Welcome Catch us at the Hub for soul soothing hot and cold beverages AND enjoy the same and more at our Historic Downtown Logan location where you can also enjoy our "DelHcious" breakfasts and lunches AND we're open seven days a week. Our Triple Certified Coffees: Organic, Fair Trade and Shade Grown are roasted locally so you get the freshest, best tasting coffee possible. We call it HEALTH From page 6 arthritis, sleep problems and gout, which is painful inflammation of the joints, she said. Poor diets may also lead to diabetes, which can eventually cause blindness, necessary amputations and kidney disease. With tight schedules, lack of nutrition knowledge and mothers who cook for them, Anderson said some students turn to McDonald's and Wendy's or the Junction, Marketplace and Hub dining areas where they can find nachos, tacos and hamburgers. This can lead to weight gain and for some, the "freshman 15." Researchers at Cornell University recently found that the average freshman student gains four pounds during the first 12 weeks of college, an amount that is 11 times higher than the typical weight-gain of 17- and 18year-olds. "There is a lot of information on the 'freshman 15' and they do tend to gain weight," she said. "Students who live in the dorms suddenly have endless access to food like pizza and desserts, and they have a hard time finding a happy medium between what's healthy and what's not." The Center for Disease Control and Prevention found in 2000 that one in five college students are overweight. Some of this may be because since many students don't know how to cook and they turn to fast food. Nick Lambert, a senior in physics, said he eats out at least once every day, and mostly at fast food places like McDonald's and Arby's. Frequent meals include a double cheeseburger and medium fries or a roast beef sandwich. "I have so much to do and eating healthy takes too much time," Lambert said. "I think a lot of students eat poorly because they're worried about doing everything else." Lambert said he takes vitamin supplements to try to make up for what he's missing and when he doesn't eat out, he usually eats food he can zap in the microwave. 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