College Activists March on the Cafeteria: What Do We Want? Hydroponic Cilantro!
Students returning to the University of Texas at Austin this fall will have twice as much help wrestling with some of the big questions that college presents.
For instance, does water contain gluten? And, is all food genetically modified?
Those are among a growing list of food-related student queries that prompted UT Austin to hire a second campus dietitian ahead of the fall semester. The first, Lindsay Wilson, was overwhelmed with requests to craft personalized menus for picky eaters, to debunk urban myths about the contents of food the school serves and to recommend healthier lifestyle choices.
“I have had a little pushback from some very feisty vegans,” she said. . .