DINING SERVICES

Balance Mind, Body and Soul

Visit BalanceMindBodySoul.com  for your nutritional information. You will find recipes, nutritional and wellness information as well as have the opportunity to "Ask The Dietitian." BalanceMindBodySoul.com provides reliable nutrition and health information that can easily be accessed any time of the day.

Topics that students are concerned about such as eating healthfully while away at school, vegetarian nutrition, and eating for fitness are presented in an informal, lively style.

WHAT CONSTITUTES MIND? MIND - information for maximizing the mind's power and pathways for clear thinking and decision making.

WHAT ABOUT BODY? BODY- energizing ideas to incorporate sports and fitness into your day and information on developing eating habits for lifelong health.

WHAT IS SOUL? SOUL - Guidance on self-expression and self-care through creativity and reflection. It's also cultivating healthy relationships with communication.

Balanced Foods

Recipes that meet special balanced foods criteria will be identified by area and menu or by one of the following stickers:

Well BalancedWell balanced foods and recipes fit criteria based on recommendations by major health organizations for reduced calories, fat, cholesterol and sodium. An entrée may not contain more than 15 grams of fat, for example. Many vegetarian and vegan recipes also fit within the well balanced criteria. Vegetarian The vegetarian label means lacto-ovo vegetarian. Vegetarian dishes may contain milk and/or eggs. Meats, meat products, seafood, fish and poultry are excluded.
Vegan
Vegan contains only plant-based ingredients. Excludes all meats and meat byproducts, excludes all poultry, all fish, all seafood, all dairy, all eggs and egg products, all honey.
Carb-Friendly Carb friendly recipes and foods contain 20 grams of carbohydrates or less. This criteria does not abandon the healthy good carbs - fruits, vegetables and whole grains