Sign in automatically next time Search Student. When you go away to college and leave behind home-cooked meals, there's no one forcing you to eat a healthy, balanced diet. College dining halls present a challenge for all students, but vegetarians can have a particularly hard time getting all the necessary nutrients while at school, especially with the limited offerings at many slop, er, dining halls.
Vegetarianism can be a very healthy lifestyle choice.
Complete vegetarian diets provide all the vitamins, minerals, fiber, protein and fats a person needs, and can be filling without too many calories. Lower incidences of high blood pressure and certain types of cancer have been found in vegetarians. But not all vegetarian diets are healthy. Bigaouette stresses that being a healthy vegetarian means more than not eating meat. The American Dietetic Association provides essential information for planning a balanced diet.