The Lamar University Nutrition and Dietetics Association held a Pumpkin Patch Dirt Cup sale, Oct. 31, in the Setzer Student Center to promote nutritional awareness to students and faculty.
LUNDA president Victoria Viser said the organization aims to educate students on healthy eating habits in a fun and interesting way by making sweet treats with healthy ingredients.
“We want to push forward eating well, but also making sure there’s a way to have fun when doing it,” she said. “You don’t need to eat salads every day, you can eat your favorite treats by substituting some ingredients for healthier ones.”
Dirt cups are sweets that offer a healthier alternative to traditional desserts, Viser said.
“They are cholesterol free dirt cups and very low in fat,” she said. “They are made with avocados, which is a healthy fat, and they are also made with sugar, so they are not sugar free but still extremely healthy to eat.”
Viser said the cups combine two ingredients that make them delicious.
“They are made with cholesterol-free pumpkin spice chocolate cupcake ,and at the bottom is fat-free chocolate pudding with an avocado mousse in the middle topped with either a candy corn or candy pumpkin,” she said.
To spread healthy eating habits to the Lamar Community, Viser said LUNDA strives to provide students with essential nutrients they need for growth and energy. The group has a table in the SSC or on the Dining Hall Lawn every month.
“We sell all kinds of treats that are healthy, like overnight oats and anything else we make in the dining hall, while also passing out recipes booklets so that the students and faculty can make treats at home,” she said.
In order to stay active on campus, Viser said they table as often as they can so they can interact with students in the Setzer Center and promote healthy eating habits among the students and faculty.
“We typically table at least once or twice a month in Student Setzer Center or outside on the Dining Hall lawn,” she said. “In November we want to sell Algona Frescas again. We sold out on those because everybody loved them last month. They are packed with electrolytes and still have a great taste to them which is why they sold well.”
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