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Galley food: Is it really good for you?

Jennifer Freeman FRE05015@BYUI.EDU Scroll Staff

Just as your mother was concerned with your eating habits when you were younger, the Galley at BYU-Idaho seeks to provide healthy meals as well.

The Galley offers a wide variety of food for all types of nutritional needs. Such needs include those with high allergy intolerance, diabetes and other health concerns.

“We have a tremendous amount of variety of food offered. We feel comfortable with all of our food choices,” said Chris Mann, food court operator.

However, it is the students’ choice of how healthy they eat.

“I think you can eat healthy, especially with all of the fruit and vegetables they have,” said Christine Cameron, a sophomore from Calgary, Alberta.

The cooks, including a trained executive chef, work on a two-week rotating menu, with two to three main entrées offered every day. The Galley offers baked meat items, as well as deep fried. They have also expanded their fresh fruit selection to meals besides breakfast.

“We are driven by the demand of our customers while at the same time offering a variety,” said Greg Carson, director of food services.

Is there a balance between healthy and unhealthy choices?

“I think that if you choose to eat healthy, the variety goes down,” said John Hoffman, a sophomore from Ocala, Fla.

With the diversity of an all-you-can-eat meal, comes potential problems.

“Because the Galley is an all you can eat, you have to be careful not to overeat. Overeating can be just as unhealthy,” said Jose Alvarez, a freshman from Guttenberg, N.J.

Choosing to eat healthily can have its rewards.

“We want them to be good students. That’s why we encourage them to eat at least one good meal a day,” Mann said.