There is a debate about whether brain food works or not. Some of the brightest students at Greeley West made the debate clear.
Junior Ellyse Hydock maintains a healthy diet while playing varsity softball and has a high GPA. “I eat healthy and I try not to eat any sweets,” Hydock explained. “During sports, I just try to make sure eat I a lot of protein and make sure I’m ready for game day.”
Hydock has a good brain food she wanted to share: “chicken, rice, and broccoli.”
Junior Brendan Boone, who knows his fair-share of math, doesn’t believe in the idea of Brain Food allegations. “I primarily eat a lot of Chick-fil-A since I work there,” Boone claimed. “I guess I would say I eat a lot of takis too. I don’t have a healthy diet at all.”
One of the top students in her class, Senior Akam Chahal keeps her balance with a good diet. “I try my best to eat some fruits and vegetables every day, but if I’m feeling it I’ll eat processed food if I feel like it,” Chahal stated. “During swim season, I eat a lot more because I get tired and when you’re swimming you burn a lot of calories.”
“During lunch, I try and eat a lot more protein and fruits and vegetables with also a treat like chocolate,” Chahal added.
Social Studies teacher Mr. Ky Dietz thinks badly of all students’ diets. “A lot of them are terrible (the diets) because they don’t know what they’re putting in their body and they don’t know what they’re eating. There are a lot of students who would just wake up and eat takis and they don’t know what they’re putting in their body and how it’s affecting their brain,” Dietz stated.
