Nutrition

Healthy Eating

Providing you with healthy options is something your dining team proudly does every day. We help you select delicious, nutritious and satisfying meals, snacks and desserts by highlighting well-balanced menu choices and providing nutritional information and tips to help you make choices that fit your needs.

Meet the Dietitian

Our dietitian, Gabrielle Mele RD, LDN, IFNCP is your resource for:

• Answers to questions regarding food allergies and sensitivities

• Nutrition education through tabling events and one-on-one consultations

• Fueling your body mindfully throughout your college experience

Gabrielle’s focus as a dietitian is on helping others understand how to enjoy a diverse array of foods that lead to a healthy lifestyle. She works with the campus dining team to ensure that students’ dietary needs are met and has an open-door policy for any concerns students may have. Gabrielle can be contacted at gabrielle.mele@sodexo.com.

Food Allergies

We take pride in serving you wholesome ingredients, preparing recipes accurately and providing nutritional analysis and ingredient statements on our menus. From our general manager to our front line servers, we work carefully to address food allergies and special dietary needs. We want to meet one-on-one with anyone who has individual dining needs to ensure that your dining experience is safe, delicious, and social. If you have a food allergy/special diet concern, please call or visit the Dining Center office.

Dining with Gluten Sensitivity

We offer many items for those avoiding gluten, such as sandwich breads, cereals, entrees, & soups. Many of our dishes are made with gluten-free ingredients such as flour, so you can enjoy a wide variety of offerings. Please contact us directly so we can ensure that you are able to enjoy the countless offers we provide.

Simple Zone

Simple Zone is our campus “pantry” where food items needed by students with gluten or nut sensitivities are provided. This area is free of tree nut, peanut and gluten-containing ingredients and products.

Mindful

Mindful is Sodexo's health & wellness approach that helps you make healthy choices second nature! We are committed to creating healthy environments for our customers. Central to this effort is providing healthy, nutritious foods. The result of this initiative is an approach that focuses on transparency of ingredients, delicious food, satisfying portions and clarity in message so that you can make Mindful choices!

Mindful offerings meet stringent nutritional criteria based on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Each meal part contains fiber and protein, has ≤10% of calories as saturated fat, has ≤10% calories from added sugars, and is restricted in sodium. Look for the Mindful icon to indulge in the healthy and delicious items offered at each meal.