Dining halls at Harvard and Stanford are using their kitchens as ‘living laboratories’ to change the eating habits of students

An unlikely group of scientists, chefs, and academics is banding together to transform the eating habits of college students… Known as the Menus of Change University Research Collaborative, the alliance aims to ditch the unhealthy, unsustainable foods commonly served in dining halls in favor of tasty, more plant-based offerigs. "Hopefully in five years, this will be mainstream. A new crop of students will come in and see a university with a healthy culture around food," says Peggy Policastro, director of behavioral nutrition with Rutgers Dining Services.