But hamburgers, veggie burgers and other grill items are fried rather than flame broiled.

"Only the Quad and Adams house have flame broilers," Miller says.

But Miller says that he is looking into adding a grilled chicken breast option at lunch and dinner.

You Are What You Eat

But while HDS offers these healthy options, some students say they still find it difficult to eat healthy.

"It's easier not to eat healthy," Sonya R. Hendren '01 says. "I eat salads, but they could have better fruit."

Karen M. Emberger '01 says that there are limited options for those who do not like the main course.

"If you don't like what is offered at a particular meal, you get stuck eating cereal and pasta. I wind up eating cereal all the time," she says.

Although HDS offers healthy options, Miller says that he believes that the dining service should not tell students what to eat.

"We're not here to tell you how to eat. Mom did that. We're just here to make choices available," he says.

HDS uses a unique computer program to provide a nutritional analysis, including fat, protein and calorie counts for almost every item that dining halls serve, Miller says.

"The software system has a module for nutritional analysis. Every time an ingredient is added to the computer, nutrition information is added. [The program] comes up with the nutritional analysis for each item," Miller says.

For example, HDS would enter the individual nutritional information for the cheese, tomato sauce, vegetables and pasta used in baking its lasagna to determine the fat and calorie content, he says.

But some students who say they try to eat healthy have noticed that some of the cards are incorrect.

"I've seen astronomical fat counts sometimes that I can't believe," says Stephen H. Caldwell '01.