Columnist Mimi Honeycutt uncovers five commonly misleading foods while offering alternatives. Mimi Honeycutt is a freshman media studies major.

Local food growers displayed fresh produce for sale and offered samples of juices and nuts to buy. Curious fingers tentatively picked through barrels of leafy greens and herbs from a local farmer, and bagged up handfuls to take home. Plates filled with epicurean treats like cheese-less pizza and turkey burgers topped with fresh salsa. Mouths were flowing with excited conversation about fresh, locally grown foods and the environment. Or as one student put it, “Why is the caf so weird today?”