by Mignonne Bryant | Jan 29, 2015 | News Slider, Opinion
Eating healthy does not always come at a high price. College students may have limited funds, but there are ways to eat healthier at a lower cost. Graduate assistant Lauren Kinser showed some Lipscomb students how to pick the right items to eat at a lower cost. In a cooking demonstration, Kinser used reasonably inexpensive ingredients to make healthy snacks, like a peanut butter and jelly smoothie and energy bites, which are made with oats. “There’s no reason you need to pay two dollars extra to go to Whole Foods and feel better about it,” Kinser said. “You can feel better about saving two bucks and putting that towards buying something else.” Even at more affordable stores like Kroger, students may still be faced with expensive options. In the case of honey, Mountain Ridge is $9.29, Aunt Sue’s is $10.49 and the Kroger brand is $8.55. While it may not seem like a huge price difference, every penny counts when you are a broke college student. “Right now, I don’t have a lot to spend on healthy food,” senior Angela Moore said. “So it’s often easy to give the excuse that ‘oh that’s gonna be spendy so I’m just gonna go the fast way.’ I don’t wanna do that if there’s a better way.” Kinser encourages students to look at the labels of ingredients. She explained that many of the ingredients may be the same. “The name can sometimes be misleading,” Kinser said. “And also, what’s even more funny is sometimes they’re actually made in the same processing plants, but they just have a different label on them.” Yet Whole...
by Carly Bergthold | Oct 13, 2014 | News Slider
The Student Activities Center is observing Breast Cancer Awareness Month with a week dedicated to beating the disease. Warrior Think Pink Week will run this week from Monday to Friday. Wellness Graduate Assistant Lauren Kinser hopes that students will wear the color in honor of friends or family who currently have or once struggled with breast cancer. “We just wanted to do something on campus that got the students and employees involved in October, which is breast cancer month,” Kinser said. “We thought having those who are coming in for group fitness promote something that the whole country will be involved in would get them inspired.” In addition to the rosy theme, a donation box will be available at the front desk of the SAC. All proceeds will benefit the Tennessee Breast Cancer Coalition, a local charity dedicated to improving the quality of life for those undergoing treatment. The TBCC provides individual assistance, education and legislative action. To kick off the week, SAC workers held a tie-dying event on Oct. 8. Group fitness leaders dyed matching pink bandanas and students either dyed their own clothes or picked up a free campus rec t-shirt. “We bought some pink dye so they’ll be able to have some flair for the week,” Kinser said. “We love tie dying, so we thought what better way for them to bring some white and we’ll turn it pink!” If you missed the tie dye party, you can still come to group fitness classes even if you don’t own a shred of pink. Interested students can borrow a shirt from a friend or show their support...
