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Eating in College
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Allen Cai | Jenny Eishingdrelo | Albert Song | Akshay Udiavar | Conceptual Models | Spring 2011

2. Cooking Buying

3. On Off

5. Do you live on campus
How often do you cook?
What types of groceries
How much do you spen

7. Model 1

8. 1 - 2 TIMES
Most students only
have time to cook $8 - $15
dinner.
$
Most CMU students
spend within this
price range per meal.
ON MONEY
CAMPUS
The most popular
place to eat,
t
because of time
constraints $2 - $3
THE BALANCE
The estimated cost
CONVENIENCE OF CHOICE
for each meal when
ONLY cooking at home
DINNER
Most students only
have time to cook
dinner.
1 - 2 TIMES
The typical number
of trips to a grocery
store in a month.
DINING PATTERNS
AT CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY

9. 1 - 2 TIMES
Most students only
have time to cook
dinner.
ON
CAMPUS
The most popular
place to eat,
t
because of time
constraints
THE BALANCE
CONVENIENCE OF CHOICE
ONLY
DINNER
Most students only
have time to cook
dinner.
1 - 2 TIMES
The typical number
of trips to a grocery
store in a month.

10. $8 - $15
$
Most CMU students
spend within this
price range per meal.
MONEY
$2 - $3
ALANCE
The estimated cost
HOICE
for each meal when
cooking at home

11. What type of eater are you?
Model 2

12. MONEY EFFORT
$
Indicates the amount of Location of eating and
money spent per meal difficulty of obtaining food
TIME HEALTH
The amount of time Measures the overall
spent on obtaining food health of the individual

13. THE 5 TYPES OF COLLEGE EATING HABITS
VULTURE JUNKIE CONNOISEUR HOUSEWIFE HECTIC
$ $ $ $ $
The Vulture is a broke and Junkies gives little regard to The Connoiseur spends a Housewives often do their Hectic are stressed students
hungry scavenger who relies what they eat, as long as it’s heavy amount of money own grocery shopping and who try to eat well but rarely
on freeloading and mooching. accessible and edible. eating out and eating well. cooking at home. finds the time to do so.
Considerations Considerations Considerations Considerations Considerations
• Buy groceries on sale • Go grocery shopping • Stop wasting money! • Congratulations! • Buy wholesale
• Learn to cook basic meals • Try new places for meals • Try cooking with friends, You win college! • Eat simple snacks such as
• Watch what you eat! it’s just as social! • Hopefully your grades fruits and granola bars
are okay :)

14. $ $ $
Junkies gives little regard to The Connoiseur spends a Housewives often do their
what they eat, as long as it’s heavy amount of money own grocery shopping and
accessible and edible. eating out and eating well. cooking at home.
Considerations Considerations Considerations
• Go grocery shopping • Stop wasting money! • Congratulations!
• Try new places for meals • Try cooking with friends, You win college!
• Watch what you eat! it’s just as social! • Hopefully your grades
are okay :)

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Fin
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