"We're doing our best in terms of labelling and signage but we do have problems here and there," Hung says.
In addition to inaccuracies, cards are sometimes unavailable for a number of the dishes served by Dining Services.
Out of nine non-vegetarian, hot menu items (not including soups) served in Adams House at dinner on January 19, only three had nutritional information signs.
In particular, the strawberry-labelled cards denoting "Healthy Options" menu items--items that meet Hung's criteria for healthy foods--were conspicuously absent from the cafeteria lines when The Crimson conducted its survey.
According to Berry, signs are sometimes lost and it may take eight weeks to print signs for new menu items.
Miller says the premise of the "Healthy Options" program when it began was that several such items would be offered at lunch and dinner each day. He assures that the premise remains true.
"There is at least one 'Healthy Option' at every lunch and dinner," Miller says.
All the facts?
Nutrition cards do not offer all the vital information about a meal. While the card makes it clear that a single serving of Broccoli Souffle contains a whopping 41.40 gram of fat, it contains no warning that the fat content from two servings meet the daily allowances for men and exceeds the those for women.
Extremely unhealthy Just Plain Inaccurate The claimed caloric content of the Rice Pilaf is less than the number of calories from the fat alone. He acknowledges that the management of the individual dining halls sometimes fails to include the strawberry labels in the cafeteria lines. "We need to look at that if that's not happening," he says. While Miller says the strawberry labels can always be found on the printed menus, Berry discovered their absence from several days' listings. Read more in News
