Providing healthy food choices on campus is crucial for several reasons. First and foremost, it promotes the overall well-being of students, faculty, and staff. A nutritious diet is fundamental for maintaining optimal physical health, enhancing cognitive function, and sustaining energy levels throughout the day. By offering a variety of wholesome options, such as fresh fruits, vegetables, lean proteins, and whole grains, educational institutions support individuals in making healthier food choices. This, in turn, can contribute to improved focus, productivity, and academic performance among students. Additionally, cultivating healthy eating habits during the formative years spent on campus can instill a lifelong appreciation for nutritious foods and encourage individuals to make better dietary choices even after they leave the academic environment.
ITS through canteen on several location provides healthy and affordable food. Moreover, several outlets provides vegan and vegetarian food. Some of the menu that can be found such as:
1. Nasi Pecel
Indonesian rice dish from Java served with pecel (cooked vegetables and peanut sauce). The vegetables are usually water spinach, long beans, cassava leaves, papaya leaves, and in East Java often used kembang turi. It is often eaten with fried tempeh and traditional crackers called peyek. This food can be consumed by vegan and vegetarian.
2. Gado-gado
Indonesian salad made with a variety of blanched or steamed vegetables, tofu, tempeh, and hard-boiled eggs, served with a flavorful peanut sauce. The assortment of vegetables typically includes ingredients like spinach, bean sprouts, cabbage, green beans, corn, and potatoes, among others. Sometimes, other additions like compressed rice cakes (lontong) or krupuk (Indonesian crackers) are also included. This food can be consumed by vegan and vegetarian.
3. Fruit Juices
Made by extracting the liquid content from fruits. It can be produced by mechanically squeezing or pressing fruits to obtain their natural juices. The outlets sell fresh fruit juices such as avocado, guava, mango, banana, etc. This can be consumed by vegan and vegetarian.
4. Mushroom
Mushroom is one of the most popular food in Indonesia. Some outlets sell various product of mushroom, such as mushroom onigiri, mushroom rice, enoki rice, etc. This food can be consumed by vegan and vegetarian.
