I noticed how most blog entries have been relevant to the G5 Foodies articles; I want to give a perspective on another food source that I'm sure you all east campus roomies are familiar with, Brittain.
Georgia Tech is pushing the “green” lifestyle on campus in hopes to improve the environment. This is great and all, but if we don't go green for ourselves and improve our physical state then what good is the environment? We won't be healthy enough to enjoy it to its fullest potential! My first breakfast experience at Brittain was not green; at all. I had a personal experience with the health issues of a sausage that turned me against a popular food line called The Grill. I sat down amongst newly found friends and decided to perform an experiment. I cut off one bite of sausage and squashed it between a napkin; the grease drenched a total of 4 napkins, for one normal sized bite of the sausage!
The amount of grease from that single bite of sausage was more than enough needed to cook a pack of sausages on a flat top grill. I have since then made it a personal choice not to eat from the The Grill or dine on any foods prepared on a grill from Brittain. I now have found healthier alternatives such as an Apple in the morning before class, which further research has shown that it will give you an energy and focus boost without any crash. I recommend you all to try this as well as comment about your own personal experiences from the Brittain dining hall.
Giovanni Mannella
