Walking into the brightly lit, sparkly clean cafe at Pepperdine University, my expectations were set very high about the "college food" I had heard so much about. Now, I'm not talking about Top Ramen or cold pizza, I'm talking about freshly made, chef inspired goodness.

Let me preface this article by saying that while college food was not nearly what I expected, it was a huge upgrade from the dire halls of the high school cafeteria experience.

My first few weeks at Pepperdine I was loving the food. I had officially moved on from the cardboard patties and milk cartons onto the chia seed drinks and daily burgers and omelets. This phase, as I later would realize, didn't last for very long. At first, it was amazing, but then after my 3rd burger in a row and 5th salad, I started becoming quite bored with my palate. There, of course, were other options for me to eat, but all of the main entrees were either too healthy or too questionable for my stomach. Being almost three months into my college experience, I can now say that my diet is consisting of salads, Odwallas, and chicken tenders. Sometimes I really do wonder when that freshman 15 is going to hit, (or if it already has).

Besides the mere choice of food, I would love to talk about pricing for food. At the beautiful institution of Pepperdine in sunny Malibu, you might think the price of food is a bit expensive. Good news is, YOU'RE CORRECT. And even though most colleges get a swipe plan, where they just swipe once and eat all their little stomachs desire, at Pepperdine, some genius thought it would be funny to have a points system. This points system means that every item costs a number of points and you only have a certain number to start with. Maybe this is why our campus stays in such good shape.

Because of this points system, it's really hard to get the amount of fruits and vegetables you need. Sure, it's easy to grab a burger and fill up your protein and carb amount for the day, but vegetables and fruit, (especially fruit) costs extra. Dear Pepperdine, how am I supposed to stay healthy if a tiny bowl of fruit costs as much as a plate of hamburger?

In the end, college food really isn't too bad, I mean we are so blessed to have what we have. However, if you are going to provide us chefs and expensive food, please make sure it tastes good and that other things, like fruits and vegetables, can be a little underpriced. I'm sure all of us college students would be very grateful.