Food for Thought

Story created by: Zachary Ivey

It is important to not only keep a healthy mind, but a healthy body as well. The students and faculty at the University of Montevallo are privileged to have a large variety of foods to choose from on a daily basis.

Lunch time in the Anna Ervin Dining Hall, UM.

When a full time student is cramming for midterms, or finals, they sometimes do not think

about what their diet is consisting of. It is very easy to grab a couple of slices of cheese pizza

and a soda for lunch every single day, but constantly maintaining a diet that is full of sugar,

fat and carbohydrates will eventually catch up to you physically and mentally.Oliver Head, a UM

student, even stated, "It's a lot harder to eat healthier while I'm at college". Since students are sometimes deprived of room in there day to make wise dietary decisions, the university tries to help where they can by offering healthy options.

UM's dining facilities have continued to make improvements on what they are serving to the customers.When it comes to the quality of UM's cafeteria food quality, Executive Chef of UM's Anna

Ervin Dining Hall, Jason Quarles, had this to say, " Most of our vegetables we cook are steamed or roasted; we don't do very much fried food; you will see a lot more baked or braised, and a lot more uses of vegetables like kale and fresh brussel sprouts".

  Anna Ervin Dining Hall offers a healthy salad bar.

The Anna Ervin Dining Hall gives the customer the choice to either eat healthy or not. So what should

students pick for their lunch time snack when they do not have time to sit down for a full course meal? Maybe grab a delicious apple, or a cup full of shelled nuts instead of those fattening foods and candy bars.

Fresh fruit is always served at UM's dining hall.

UM not only offers a spacious and plentiful cafeteria, but if you're looking for a tasty bagel,or if you have a hankering for a a stuffed burrito then swing by the Student Life Center

where you will find Moe's Southwest Grill and Einstein Bagels. UM wants their students  to be prepared for the    

Students relaxing at UM's Student Life Center

challenges that the world brings when graduation day is in the rear view mirror,and in order to do

that, they must provide not only the best essentials for a high
quality education, but the best essentials for a high quality diet as well.
If you wish to learn more about UM's dining facilities click here
Want to learn more about maintaining a healthy diet in college? click here