On Tuesday
2/12, we had a guest lecturer come and talk to us about nutrition. This lecture
really interested me, because I actually am interested in nutrition and try to
eat healthy and maintain an active lifestyle. He mentioned that nutrition is
especially important for college students, because now we are solely relying on
ourselves other than our parents to make dinner for us, so it is an added
stressor. I completely agree, and being on meal plan last year provided me with
the convenience of food, but I didn’t always resist those chocolate chip
cookies. Whereas now living in an apartment, I have the option of choosing what
I want to cook (which I love to do) and what I want to put in my body to fuel
it for the day. I believe nutrition is extremely important to our health,
because it gives us the energy to live our lives to the fullest. I also believe
getting regular exercise is an extremely important aspect that should be done
daily. I strive to go to the gym at least five days a week and usually end up
running at least three miles a day along with weight training.
One of the
points that I liked that he mentioned was the fact that nutrition, and food in
general should be enjoyable. We should like to plan out our food and make it an
event, rather than not care what we put into our bodies. I love food, and I
really enjoy when I personally cook something myself, or plan to go out and eat
something really delicious. This is what is called “normal eating” and being
able to not obsess over food, but planning is necessary and enjoyable.
Overall, I
enjoyed this presentation on nutrition since he related it to our lives as
students. There are certainly reasons why students resort to fast food due to
timing issues, and why some students tend to lead unhealthy lifestyles.
However, you can live a healthy life during school with a little planning and
dedication towards your health, which is going to be more beneficial later in
your life. I could agree with what he was lecturing about, and some of the
tools like planning out meals and knowing what to limit food-wise I already
knew. He was interactive, enthusiastic, and did a good job.
The only
question I have regarding this topic is to other students, and what exactly do
they do for quick meals? It can useful to hear other people’s ideas and input.
Nutrition is extremely important in public health, because it is essentially
the core to everything else.
By: Meagan Will
I found this lecture to be very helpful as well. Being a young adult in college, it is very important to me to stay healthy and fit. From this guest speaker I was able to learn that staying healthy does not necessarily mean starving yourself or forcing yourself to eat foods you do not even like. Instead, it is more helpful to your body to eat things you do like, only in moderation. Also, I found the setting goals idea to be helpful. I never thought of setting goals as an approach to health, but now I see how it could help me be successful in gaining the healthy lifestyle I wish to achieve
ReplyDeleteFor quick meals, I like to do baked chicken. Just buy a chicken breast from the store and pop it in the oven for thirty minutes and you have a filling, healthy meal. Maybe cook some veggies on the side! That's what I eat most of my days for lunch and it is very quick and easy.