Home cooked meals generally have less sugar, fats and salt than take-out food.

“We have home cooked meals every day,” junior Hannah Patterson said. “It’s healthier than takeout.”

Fruits and vegetables should be eaten as snacks over empty calorie snacks like chips and cookies.

“I eat anything that’s sugary as a snack,” sophomore Kathy Fehr said. “I usually have two snacks a day.”

Five to nine servings of fruits and vegetables are recommended on a daily basis.

“I like fruits so I probably get two servings a day,” senior Laura Enriquez said. “I like broccoli. I probably get one serving of vegetables a day.”

Sodas don’t have to be completely cut out of your diet; they just need to be consumed in moderation.

“I don’t usually drink soda,” Principal Robert Chappell said. “I’ll drink it with pizza though.”

Sugar, like soda, also needs to be consumed in moderation.

“I don’t use much sugar,” freshman Cesar Velasquez said. “Sometimes I’ll put it in my cereal or Kool-Aid.”