Aramark

I decided to scout out the CampusDish website, which is the website run by Aramark and Elon Dining Services, to check out what they claim about Elon's food, and what seems to actually be true. I had a banana this morning, but because they are grown in tropical regions, I did not consider that to be a food that might have been chemically engineered, although it probably was chemically engineered in some way.

Something I found interesting was that the website mentioned trans fats, especially in the fryer oil. the U.S. FDA required food processors to label their foods with trans fat content. Up to 40% of the 31 billion pounds of oil that Americans consume PER YEAR is hydrogenated, meaning it is very high in trans fat. The website said that, "ARAMARK worked with suppliers, dietitians and chefs to identify a product that provides the same great taste consumers enjoy in a non-hydrogenated corn and sunflower oil containing zero grams of trans fats." Clearly, Elon Dining Services are claiming to have zero trans fats in all of the foods that we consume here on campus. The website was actually very helpful, and surprisingly offered many different links, such as links to healthy websites, helpful cooking tips and recipes, and links to health and wellness resources. It seems that Elon really is trying to work with Aramark in order to create healthier, more balanced students. The link to the website is below. I really think that if we promoted this website more (I doubt Elon students ever even read it) that we might end up with healthier students.

Elon Dining Services (Fresh and Healthy):

http://www.campusdish.com/en-US/CSSE/Elon/FreshHealthy/

-Genevieve D'Cruz