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Universities to offer extra, healthy options for students
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Cook Shanna Willis, from center left, Executive Chef Adrian Bailey and prep cook John Merck work the buffet last week at the Brenau University cafeteria. - photo by NAT GURLEY
Multiple studies show college students gain weight through their academic career, but two area institutions are working to change that reality for their students. Through their dining services provider ARAMARK, the University of North Georgia and Brenau University are taking part in an initiative to encourage healthier choices, particularly among sometimes finicky adults, many of whom are making their own nutritional choices for the first time in their lives. “We just cater our foods to the needs of the students,” said Robert Caron, Brenau University’s food service director.