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Join us each week for this interactive e-newsletter for students at Minnesota State University, Mankato. We are committed to helping students be informed, engaged and successful.
View our Parents' Corner for helpful tips for your new college student.
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FRESHMAN TIPS
Staying healthy
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- Don't share drinks and food
- Wash your hands often
- Get rest
- College is not the place to starve yourself. Your mind needs nutrition
- Not everything on the salad bar is healthy
- Skipping breakfast won't make you thinner
- Take advantage of the free campus resources (like your new campus dietitian)
These tips were taken from I'll Miss You Too and 1001 Things Every College Student Needs to Know.
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PARENTS CORNER:
Brain food can be fun: ideas to share with your student:
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- Tune in to your body's natural appetite cues. (Eat when you're mildly hungry)
- Eat a variety of foods from each food group.
(Choose foods that are close to natural state as possible)
- Foods that pack a big nutritional punch
(nuts, eggs, berries, ect.)
- Boost energy with mini meals
- Healthy on-the-go choices
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CSU Welcomes Two New Dining Experiences
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Star Ginger Erbert & Gerbert's
Fresh Asian Flavors Familiar Flavor Favorite
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SERENDIPITOUS MOMENTS VIDEO
GET KNOW THE CAMPUS DINING SERVICES
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This week's Serendipitous Moment video highlights the Dining Services and the new campus dietitian, Alexa ! Having so many food options that are readily available can be overwhelming and very tempting. Stay tuned to hear from Alexa while learning more about what she will doing on campus and how she can help you!
Thanks for letting us share our weekly videos with you.
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SERENDIPITOUS TIDBIT
University Dining Services Welcomes New Dietitian
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This summer, the University Dining Services team welcomed its first campus registered dietitian Alexa Cournoyer, RDN, LDN.
Alexa will provide students knowledge on meal plans with individual nutrition counseling for nutrition related topics including but not limited to:
- Weight loss/gain/maintenance
- Allergies/Intolerances
- Diabetes
- Gastrointestinal Disorders
- Sports Nutrition
- Vegetarian or Vegan Diets
- Celiac Disease
- Incorporation of a healthy lifestyle
Schedule an appointment with Alexa at alexa.cournoyer@mnsu.edu or call (507) 389-1441. Follow Sodexo RD at MNSU on Facebook to find out about events happening on campus and information on allergies, nutrition and wellness. |
SERENDIPITOUS TIDBIT
How to stay healthy on your own
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By Haley Severson 
CSU Public Relations Intern
Moving to college on your own is tough. Especially when you have never cooked a day in your life. Luckily freshman have the option to choose different meal plans on campus. The cafeteria is great and all, but after a semester of just eating the cafeteria food, I was very happy I chose the meal plan that allowed me to convert my meals to flex dollars for extra meal options around campus. For me, I was lucky and didn't gain the freshman 15, however, your body is constantly changing. Being healthy is important so you keep away from the sophomore, junior, and senior 15.
Many students worry about the freshman 15, but here are some helpful tips to stay healthy throughout college.
- Eat breakfast
- Avoid excessive carbs and salt
- Don't eat past 8 p.m.
- Exercise beyond climbing the stairs to your dorm room
- Drink a lot of water
- Eat six little meals throughout the day speed up your metabolism
- Eat slow so you don't over eat
All students will learn what works best for them through trial and error. You can always reach out to your friends and the campus dietitian for some help. Some students won't gain any weight in college and some students bodies will completely change, which is just a part of growing up. The goal is to find healthy habits that work best for you, your body and lifestyle.
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SERENDIPITOUS TIDBIT
Next week we celebrate CONSTITUTION DAY!
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MSU students will be dressed up as colonial town criers to help us celebrate Constitution Day. They will be in the CSU Friday, September 16 from 11am-1pm handing out scrolls. The first 200 to completed I.Q and bring test CSU 220 get a FREE Gift!
 Constitution Day (or Citizenship Day) is an American federal observance that recognizes the adoption of the United States Constitution and those who have become U.S. citizens. It is normally observed on September 17, the day the U.S. Constitutional Convention signed the Constitution in 1787 in Philadelphia.
For more information, visit Minnesota State Mankato's Constitution Day webpage. |
SERENDIPITOUS VIDEO ARCHIVES
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