7A Hypothesis Testing

Hannah Moss

ENT 3003 Fall 2018

Testing the Hypothesis, Part 1

It is extremely hard for college students to maintain a healthy well balanced diet without spending a lot of money on food. This is because many college students are extremely busy studying, working, and being involved in clubs so they have very little time to cook a healthy meal for themselves. Also, healthy foods such as fresh produce are much more costly than food sold at unhealthy “fast-food” type restaurants. 

• The Who: college students
• The what: unable to eat healthy foods without spending too much money.
• The why: do not have enough time to cook for themselves due to their busy schedules, nor do they have the budgets to buy healthy foods.

Interview #1: Jordan Madow

• Jordan’s “who”: UF first year graduate students working to get a Masters in Science and Real Estate. 
• Jordan’s “what”: States that for the first four years at school he would normally eat at his fraternity house and at fast food places like “Chic fil a” or “Taco Bell”. He says he did this because these places were on or near campus and he did not have time or the money to cook healthy meals. Also, he says no matter how unhealthy he ate, he wouldn’t gain weight so it did not really bother him. However, Jordan stated that during his senior year he began to feel out of shape and unhealthy. “While it is harder and more time consumer, I try to make my own healthy meals now a few times a week and I am starting to feel a lot healthier and more energized throughout the day.”
• Jordan’s “why”: “A lot of the people I know either don’t have time to cook, don’t know how, or are just too lazy. But I think the idea of actually buying healthy foods and cooking yourself is a lot scarier than it really is.”

Interview #2: Vanessa Rieder

• Vanessa’s “who”: UF student, senior, criminology major
• Vanessa’s “what”: Eating healthy was easy for her freshman and sophomore year because she would go to her sorority house almost everyday for lunch and dinner and they would provide healthy meals. When she decided to stop taking part in the sorority her junior year she began eating at fast food restaurants and claims she gained “the junior 15” because of it.
• Vanessa’s “why”: “I had no idea how to cook, so when I dropped the sorority, eating at McDonald’s was an easy alternative with terrible consequences.” She says that her mom helped her learn how to buy and cook healthy food before her senior year and it has been helpful.

Interview #3: Adam Elbaz, finance major

• Adam’s “who”: UF student, junior
• Adam’s “what”: States that he eats unhealthy food almost everyday on campus.
• Adam’s “why”: “It sounds bad, but I am just so busy with school that I normally just eat at the on-campus Chic-fil-a because it is super convenient for me.”

Interview #4: Eden Moskona

• Eden’s “who”: UF student, junior, public relations major
• Eden’s “what”: States that she cooks healthy meals for herself everyday since the beginning of sophomore year.
• Eden’s “why”: Says that during her freshman year she ate a lot of fast food because of the convenience. However, she taught herself how to cook through youtube after beginning to feel out of shape. “I was so grossed out by myself for eating so much McDonald’s and never finding time to work out. So I decided to look up some recipes on youtube and try to change my eating habits.”

Interview #5: Lili Levinson

• Lili’s “who”: UF student, freshman, undeclared major
• Lili’s “what”: Lili state that she she has only been at school for a few weeks now but already finds herself eating at the Chic-fil-a on campus “way too often.”
• Lili’s “why”: “I am trying to stay on top of my school work and get involved with clubs so stopping at Chic-fil-a a few times a week has been super easy but also probably not good for me.”