Discussion
The study addresses two questions: How do college students obtain the meals they are eating? Why are they consuming this food? According to my results, I found that food being accessible, cheap, and a healthy option factors heavily into the way a college student plans their diet. College students are aware that they should be eating healthy, however they have little time and money that cannot be wasted towards food, so they look for meals that help them save on both, all while still being a somewhat healthy choice. Due to these factors, many students chose to rely on drinking water and eating sandwiches because these choice hit all the traits that the college students wanted. Both water and sandwiches were cheap to make, healthy choices, took little or no time to prepare, and were easily …show more content…
Furthermore, they believed additional systems that can distribute healthier foods to these students should be implemented. They conducted an intricate study, in which they gathered a variety of background information on each student through a series of surveys. The study also noted that most students, who made under $15,000 a year, were especially vulnerable to food insecurity. In their study food insecurity was measured by the Food Security Survey Model. Comparing this to my study, I took a qualitative approach rather than a quantitative one. This study made use of a variety of surveys, and my study used observations and interviews. By using observations and interviews I was able to get a closer and more personal look into the diets of college students. My study was not focused on the amount of students who were eating an insufficient diet, but rather their motivations in choosing in their meals. The field study, Food Insecurity Amongst College Students, did highlight that many
The study addresses two questions: How do college students obtain the meals they are eating? Why are they consuming this food? According to my results, I found that food being accessible, cheap, and a healthy option factors heavily into the way a college student plans their diet. College students are aware that they should be eating healthy, however they have little time and money that cannot be wasted towards food, so they look for meals that help them save on both, all while still being a somewhat healthy choice. Due to these factors, many students chose to rely on drinking water and eating sandwiches because these choice hit all the traits that the college students wanted. Both water and sandwiches were cheap to make, healthy choices, took little or no time to prepare, and were easily …show more content…
Furthermore, they believed additional systems that can distribute healthier foods to these students should be implemented. They conducted an intricate study, in which they gathered a variety of background information on each student through a series of surveys. The study also noted that most students, who made under $15,000 a year, were especially vulnerable to food insecurity. In their study food insecurity was measured by the Food Security Survey Model. Comparing this to my study, I took a qualitative approach rather than a quantitative one. This study made use of a variety of surveys, and my study used observations and interviews. By using observations and interviews I was able to get a closer and more personal look into the diets of college students. My study was not focused on the amount of students who were eating an insufficient diet, but rather their motivations in choosing in their meals. The field study, Food Insecurity Amongst College Students, did highlight that many