Somebody tell me why it's so hard to get a good meal around here, on campus that is. You would think with more than 20 locations across campus I could find at least one place to eat that tastes good, and is fast and healthy - not to say the current options we have are none of the above; I'm merely saying there are limited, if any, dining options I know of that fall under all three categories.
Sure, there's Mrs. E's with her vast "array of delicacies" and The Studio with it's "multiple meal-plan options," but even then I still feel like I'm eating the same foods all the time, a lot of it's not healthy, usually by choice. So I can't complain too much about KU dining; ordinarily they do an excellent job. I just have one recommendation: mix it up!
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Adding healthy seasonings and other stuff is great. Putting some artichokes, or sun-dried tomatoes or tofu, or something, on the menu once in a while is even better. But add more healthy varieties to the menu that taste good and allow me to get full at the same time. I'll almost guarantee more people will want to invest in a larger meal plan and put money back into on-campus dining locations as a result of having better food options.
Putting more flavor-packed, filling, healthy foods on the menu might be problematic because of food cost these days, I'm assuming (without looking at any facts or statistics). But making nutritious foods available to students at an affordable cost should still be the dining service's priority.KU dining services needs to remember now more than ever it has to be creative in soliciting "student bucks." The way the economy is we (students) are more than likely to go without before we just buy whatever is in front of us. Real talk.
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