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Sustainable Eating
How can the University of Michigan encourage and facilitate eating seasonally among students in the residential dining halls?
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Appealing to Tastes
The University should offer sustainable options that are similar to what students are already eating.

- According to a sociological study conducted at Michigan State University, researchers found that the foods most consumed by college students were: pizza, pop, chips, fries, frozen yogurt, crackers, and popcorn. (Huang et al.)
- Using locally grown food as a substitute in the preparation of these food choices would ensure the success of the program, seeing as the students already frequently consume these options.

- Instead of using frozen or pre-made ingredients, dining halls could use seasonal vegetables to create different vegetable fries or fresh tomato sauce for pizza.

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