You don't have to watch a documentary depicting the dangers of fast food to realize that hey, fast food is dangerous.
It makes a lot of people weigh more than desired, break out with bad skin and worst of all, have increased chances of high cholesterol and other dangerous diseases.
It certainly doesn't help that most food places available on campus are fast food joints, in which a deep-fried taco costs $1 and a much healthier salad costs $5. Hmm... wonder which one students go for.
So we were definitely not disappointed when we heard Sodexho is going to incorporate a new healthier menu into dining facilities at both the Memorial Union and Manzanita Hall.
The several vegetarians on board are especially fond of the new vegetarian menus, which are scheduled to make their debut next year.
Another thing we're looking forward to is a pizza place that will allegedly stay open until 2 a.m. Just in case we haven't complained about it enough, us State Press kids wind up stuck in a basement long after everything in the MU is closed, left to snack on whatever we can scrap.
But whether or not you're going to take advantage of 2 a.m. pizza, the fact is that Sodexho is heading in a really good direction.
It's important that while they expand their services, they keep in mind the health (and thin wallets) of many ASU students.
Still, the part of our brains that reasons logically can't help but flash a yellow light. Are students really going to change their diets?
More importantly, can they? It's no secret that the greasier the food gets, the cheaper it is. And often times, the better it tastes.
Often faced with the opportunity to have a healthy Subway sandwich, we opt for the deep-fried, too-good-to-be-true Orange Chicken and Chow Mein from Panda Express.
And realistically, will adding a couple of places with healthier menus actually make us want to eat healthier?
There will still be a lack of a proper market on campus. If students on the proposed meal plan have to stay on campus to get their necessary nutrients, where will they obtain things such as milk and eggs?
Not to mention the lack of ripe fruit and freshly baked goods.
There is also the issue of location. Many students who live or have classes on the south side of campus find it inconvenient that dinning facilities are further up north.
But hey, you can't please them all, can you?
What matters is that in the least, Sodexho is trying to make changes to accommodate students' health needs and wants.
