Living in a suite drives healthier eating among students
A student reflects on dorm life in a Columbia suite where roommates monitor each other’s diets and well being. She notes the contrast with past dorm living and says the suite motto is Eat Protein.
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Granny Fanny’s Protein Cookies and Experimental College Life
The article outlines a complete protein cookie recipe using vegetable oil wheat germ and powdered milk. It then describes Barnard and Columbia's Experimental College where fifteen members share cooking duties five nights a week, buy produce from a basement co op, and eat communally at a large red table, highlighting affordable meals and group responsibility.
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Vegetarianism and Kosher Dining At Barnard College
Rising meat prices push students toward vegetarianism at Barnard with moral reasons cited by a senior who calls meat unhealthy physically and spiritually. Jewish students keep kosher, using Hewitt trays for breakfast and lunch and the Jewish Theological Seminary for dinner, with plastic ware provided. Some suites accommodate kosher living but most mix meat and dairy separately in shared suites.
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Nutrition at Barnard Health Service Examines Student Diets
Barnard Health Service director Dr. Harriet Mogul notes most nutrition issues among students are not undernutrition but iron deficiency and metabolic disorders. Budget limits shape eating quality, with vitamin deficiencies rare. supplements viewed as security rather than essential.
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Gracelaw’s Coleslaw Recipe Card
Recipe card details a simple coleslaw with 2 cups cabbage and bacon. It instructs sautéing bacon until crisp, saving drippings, mixing dressing from mayo vinegar and salt, and tossing cabbage with bacon before serving.
Vintage Velveeta Macaroni Recipe Card
This old recipe instructs heating cream and melting Velveeta cheddar into a soupy cheese sauce. Cook elbows then fold in a beaten egg and butter, combine with the sauce, top with wheat germ and grated cheese, and bake to form a crust.
The Munchies Eat Book Finds Market in College Kitchens
A New York publishing house marketed The Munchies Eat Book to address the munchies plaguing students during exams. It promises quick and longer recipes to satisfy hunger without overeating, reflecting the campus craving to snack during study marathons.
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Healthy study snacks and quotes blend humor and advice
The piece notes students eat more while studying and nutrition may suffer. It cites Ms. Gordon on the link between eating and studying and offers snacks such as Granny Fanny's Protein Cookies and bananas. It ends with Mark Twain on enjoying food and letting it fight it out inside.
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