UNITED STATES, June 7, 2011 (usnews): For college students who choose to limit their diet–whether vegetarian, gluten free, Kosher, or vegan–finding a wide selection of food that both meets their needs and tastes good can be difficult, given the typically meager options in dining halls that often include little more than self-serve cereal stations and salad bars.
For many, college is a time of experimentation, be it in academic interests, lifestyle changes, or diet. And with the number of college-aged vegetarians on the rise–12 percent consider themselves part of the dietary description, according to a 2009-2010 Bon Appetit Management Company survey–“students are ahead of the curve of their very campuses and food providers,” says Chris Elam, program director of Meatless Mondays at the Monday Campaigns, a nonprofit public health initiative. “They have already moved to a more plant-based diet, and the campuses are following slowly.”
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