Before coming to Wagner, I was never personally a fan of any type of fried, processed, or unhealthy snack foods. However, every time I am hungry, I order an unhealthy meal at Hawks nest, and am always provoked by the cashier to get the combo (french fries and a drink). Why not get it if it is included? Once I am served french fries, I feel obligated to eat them because they are right in front of me, once I am given a cup, I walk over to the drink machine and get myself an iced tea or soda. This is a problem because if the waters served in Hawks did not use Flex Dollars, I would skip the soda machine all together; but, since a soda is included and not a water, I opt for the unhealthier, cheaper choice.<\/p>\n
In the morning, seeing people walking around campus with their Starbucks cups makes me crave the taste of coffee. The fact that class is very early in the morning is a cue to my body falsely convincing me that I need caffeine to get through my day. When I am waiting on line, I hear everyone shouting out their bagel orders. This as well makes me crave something more to go along with my already unhealthy sugar filled coffee. Since we are allowed a certain amount of money for each swipe at Starbucks, I am even further provoked to get a bagel with my drink, because if i don’t use the money in my swipe now, I cannot eat again until lunch time.<\/p>\n
After my 12:50 class ends, I feel as if I must get lunch because if I miss my lunch swipe, it does not carry over. The idea of a “swipe” leads me to eat more at certain times in the day because of my fear of “missing out on a meal (swipe).” I eat at times when I am not even hungry, and most of the time ending up eating very unhealthily, all because I don’t want to miss out on my lunch swipe.<\/p>\n
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Before coming to Wagner, I was never personally a fan of any type of fried, processed, or unhealthy snack foods. However, every time I am hungry, I order an unhealthy meal at Hawks nest, and am always provoked by the … Continue reading