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…]
Q&A: Vegetables – How we purchase and different impacts on nutritional quality
This Q&A is based on feedback from our most recent survey and myths or questions about nutritional quality of produce.
Wellness Wednesday – Dietitian Q&A
Meet Dal Food Services Registered Dietitian Rai Lee Gardiner. This is an opportunity to get to know who your dietitian is and the types of services she offers on campus.
Your Immune System & Eating for COVID-19
How can I boost my immune system, so I don’t catch COVID-19?
Well, we don’t exactly want to “boost” the immune system. Having an overactive immune system can actually turn against us!
However, we can support our immune system, so that it is strong enough to fight the virus. The consensus among dietary professionals is that the best thing we can do is hydrate properly and eat a diet full of:
- different fruits and vegetables,
- high quality proteins,
- and whole grains.
Q&A with Rai-Lee – Sustainable Fish, Halal & More
We sat down with Rai-Lee to get answers to your questions! In this edition, she breaks down our seafood sourcing, Halal labeling, and why she became a dietitian!
Have a question you’d like answered? Ask it HERE! [Read more…]