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What is Balanced U?
Balanced U is a holistic approach to food and nutrition.
It’s based on one concept-we eat food. To help our customers
understand how food plays into health, Balanced U consists
of three components: Icons, Monthly Subjects and Stealth
Health.
Icons: A basic icon system to easily identify better options
(limited in nutrients that can be detrimental to health);
vegetarian options, vegan options and sustainable food
choices. Eating healthy should not focus on what a food
doesn’t have, instead it should focus on what it does have.
Nutrient dense with limited amounts of fats, sodium,
cholesterol and calories.
Monthly Subjects: Educational opportunities developed to
focus on functional food topics of interest to students and
positively impact a healthy lifestyle.
Stealth Health: A back of the house kitchen responsibilities
to increase the nutritional value of foods served to
students. Goals include reducing calories, sodium, fat,
saturated fat and cholesterol, increasing fruit and
vegetable intake and increasing fiber intake. |
