*Healthy* eating on the meal plan

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<p>I’ve been on a health trip recently, and was wondering if I would be able to keep my current eating habits (amongst other things) once I move to Stanford. Few questions regarding the same:</p>

<li>Do the dining halls have stuff like fresh fruit, sugar-free cereal, salad bars, etc.?</li>
<li>Are food items marked organic/non-organic, and more importantly, vegetarian/non-vegetarian/egg? (I was reading in the Daily some time ago that Stanford has tied up with local farmers to obtain fresh organic produce, so I assume organic food is avaliable in the dining halls).</li>
<li>If you can’t eat healthy on the meal plans, can you afford to (both in terms of time and money) cook your own food or eat out (assuming alternative healthy eating options are available)?</li>
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<p>I know this is California and all, but just thought I’d ask.</p>

<p>Thanks :)</p>

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<p>same questions for me too...plus one more.
in the salad bars, do they usually have some type of lettuce other than iceberg? iceberg really has no nutritional value ¬_¬</p>

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<p>I know that at FloMo during Admit Weekend, there's a salad bar along with a specialty Salad of the Day, a vast selection of fruits, as well as pita and hummus, plus more every night (I didn't get to eat lunch there.) It was delicious! Also, even the prepackaged meals they provided for us all seemed healthy (ex: Thai roasted vegetable salad). I can attest to there being sugar-free cereal and non-iceberg lettuce too. Hope that helps.</p>

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<p>i've spent a total of 8 months living at stanford and i assure you the food is good, and there is a lovely salad bar, FLoMo is nice</p>

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<p>1 yes
2 yes
3 don't worry, you'll be able to eat healthy. but if for some reason stanford decides to serve burger king for months...i would think it would be kind of time and wallet consuming to be buying your own food and cooking it. but don't worry, it won't come to that.</p>

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<p>You guys think FloMo is good?</p>

<p>I ate there for a year and couldn't take it at the end...</p>

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<li>yes (mostly apples, oranges, and bananas), yes, and yes</li>
<li>yes and yes (vegetarian and vegan dishes are marked). The hamburgers are also hormone-free beef, and there's soy, rice, and lactose-free milk available. Stanford seems very big on health foods.</li>
<li>Well, everyone's required to buy a meal plan, and most dorms only have a small community kitchen, so frequent cooking isn't really an option. Neither is eating out, because freshmen aren't allowed to have cars.</li>
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<p>Thanks for the answers everybody :)</p>