Sacramento State students may be getting more than they bargained for when eating meals on-campus.

Nutrition professor Susan Algert said portion sizes at fast food restaurants have gotten out of control.

“Marketers have been very clever ? they give you a lot of food, so you think it?s a good value,” Algert said. “But it?s not a good value nutritionally.”

Nutritional information charts for some of the more popular on-campus restaurants show that students eating three meals a day at school would be hard-pressed to stay within the United States Department of Agriculture?s daily allowances for fat, sodium and cholesterol.

There are ways students can avoid taking in so much fat, sodium and cholesterol, Algert said.

“They should make plant based options, like a burrito with a lot of vegetables,” she said. “As a rule of thumb, never add salt if you eat out, Chefs tend to over salt.”

Whatever choices are available, stressing fruits and vegetables will ensure a healthier diet, Algert said.

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