In honour of the month of love, show your ocean and wildlife some care by looking out for the Sustainable Fish label on our menus in the dining hall!
Chocolate – A Universal Love
You didn’t think we would let February pass without a classic Valentine’s Day post, right?
Well, we’ll limit the cheesiness and get straight to the good stuff: You don’t need an incentive to treat yourself with some delicious chocolate – but here are a few reasons that make it even better!
Meet the Dietetic Interns!
Left: Andrea, Right: Heather
This winter, we’re lucky to have two Dietetic Interns on the team to help out in the dining halls and put on great events! Learn a little more about Andrea and Heather, and say hi if you see them around!
Dining Hall Changes – February 2021
New Year, New Start
Welcome – we’re glad to have you back! As we break into a new semester, here are some tips on how to implement sustainable and long-lasting health habits that will help carry you through the challenges of online learning.
Winter 2021 Dining Hall Updates
We Heard You!
Based on your comments and feedback from the fall semester we have made a few changes to the menu options and availability!
Simple Tips for Prep-Free Healthy Snacks
We understand that as COVID has restricted self-serve options in the dining halls and kitchen access in the residences you may be feeling limited in preparing your own snacks. [Read more…]
Top Tips for Eating During Exam Time
It’s that time of the semester once again. Long study sessions, running on no sleep, and bottomless coffee. Nutrition quickly falls off the radar when such important priorities are on the list. When it comes to preparing for exams, it’s important to treat them like a mental marathon where endurance is key. Eating the right foods at the right times will alert and energize you through those long study sessions. Your Food Services team have put together some simple tips so you can eat your way to an A!
Q&A: Labeling in our menus – understanding icon crossover
With the recent addition of the No Dairy icon to our identifiers, we now have 8 that we add on to different menu items. Some icons can’t ever be paired together (for example: a dish can’t have Sustainable Seafood in it AND be Vegan). Many dishes we serve qualify to have multiple icons on them. In an effort to balance and not overload people with too much on our signs, we do have some guidelines on why we choose to put an icon on some things and not others. [Read more…]
Making the most of dining hall
Let’s go over some tips from breakfast to dinner on how to make the most of your dining hall experience.