by Lauren Rathmell '17
As part of 澳门六合彩资料鈥檚 goal to become one of the healthiest campuses in the nation, Dining Services has been introducing more varied and nutritious meal choices at its dining locations.
A new Culinary Passport program encourages students to go on a culinary adventure by attending themed events where they can enjoy special entr茅es created by the executive chefs.
In addition to vegan and vegetarian menus, a 鈥渕indful鈥 dining option meets criteria based on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and offers limited calories and restricted cholesterol and sodium. Labels (with icons for mindful, vegan, vegetarian, organic, local and gluten free) allow diners to quickly identify the contents of menu items in the dining halls and markets.
Dining Services also has responded to the needs of an increasing number of people with food allergies who are coming to 澳门六合彩资料. Its chefs and managers are certified to handle food allergies on a campus setting through the national program AllerTrain U. A food station called opened in 2015 at the Eastway Caf茅 to offer meals free of seven common food allergens鈥攚heat, soy, egg, dairy, shellfish, peanuts and tree nuts鈥攁s well as gluten.
鈥淐hef Andrew does a great job of coming up with different recipes,鈥 says Megan Cascaldo, campus nutritionist at the Kent Campus. 鈥淭he meal option has two entr茅es, a starch and a vegetable selection, and the menu changes with lunch and dinner.鈥 Originally open five days a week, Simple Servings is now available on weekends too, at students鈥 request.
鈥淲e encourage students with special food needs to reach out so we can help them,鈥 Cascaldo says. 鈥淐ollege is stressful enough without having to struggle to find something you can eat.鈥
Visit www.kent.edu/dining for more information.