Earth Week Specials This Week

In honor of Earth Week, Dining Services is featuring special organic and earth-friendly lunches this week. 

Monday, April 16th

Pines - Organic Eggplant Parmesan, Free Range ¼ Chicken Chipotle, Whole Wheat pasta with marinara sauce. Pizza made with organic marinara.

Tuesday, April 17th

Canyon Vista /FoodWorx– Free Range Chicken Florentine, Oven Roasted Acorn Squash filled with sweet and spicy organic lentil stew. Organic Twice Baked Yukon Gold Potatoes, Pizza made with organic marinara.

Wednesday, April 18th:

Café Ventanas – Organic Vegetarian Eggplant Parmesan, Whole Wheat pasta with organic marinara sauce, seasoned organic vegetables. Pizza made with organic marinara.

Thursday, April 19th

Plaza Cafe – Free Range Chicken Rotisserie, whole wheat pasta with marinara sauce, steamed organic vegetables. Pizza made with organic marinara.

Friday, April 20th:

OVT - Organic Roasted Red Potato Pizza , Fresh Mozzarella, Organic Baby Spinach and Shredded Parmesan Cheese. Baked Organic Butternut Squash Topped with Organic Quinoa pilaf garnished with a Parmesan Crusted Organic Tomato

What are you doing for Mother Earth? This week I've begun a concerted effort to save water.  I'm trying to save water by reducing my shower time (haha, I know there is a joke there but I promise I'll be nice & clean, just spending less time just standing there letting the hot water hit my face & trying to wake up), turning off the faucet while I'm brushing my teeth and only doing full loads of laundry (not a problem with a baby in the house!)

Happy Earth Week!

Organic Features today at Canyon Vista and Foodworx

It's Earth Week and Dining Services is featuring organic, local and cage-free/free-range options. Today's Earth Week features:

• At Canyon Vista (Warren College): Free Range Chicken Florentine, Oven Roasted Acorn Squash filled with seet and spicy organic lentil stew, Organic Twice-Baked Yukon Gold Potatoes, Steamed Organic Vegetables, Dessert: Organic Strawberry Shortcake

• At Foodworx: Quinoa Pilaf with Ratatouille Sauce and Caesar Salad

Enjoy and Happy Earth Week!

Foodworx and 6th Market Grand Re-opening RIGHT NOW!

Check out newly renovated Foodworx and the new 6th Market on Sixth College. Going on right now, come by for some free samples, a DJ and good times.

Sixth College residents: Thank you for your patience while Foodworx was being renovated. We hope you enjoy the new design and the new menu options. Let us know what you think!

See you there!

Happy St Patty's Day!

Ah, the humble potato. A medium potato has about 160 calories, 0g fat, 37g carbs, 4g fiber, 4g protein and is a good source of vitamin C and potassium.

Here are 3 different varieties of potatoes from the Produce Patch at Foodworx (Sixth College.) The larger varieties are only $0.95 each and the smaller ones are 5 for $1.00.

If you're looking for some recipes using potatoes, check out Food Network's recipe site: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes-and-cooking/index.html

Check out potatoes and more at today's Farm2U from 3:30-6:30p at Goody's Place & Market (Marshall College.)

Bogart Your Yogurt

Yogurt is a creamy, convenient, calcium-rich snack. The picture to the right shows 3 of the yogurt choices from Foodworx on Sixth College.
Soy yogurt is lactose-free. Regular yogurts are pretty low in lactose (the bacteria in yogurt actually breakdown much of the lactose.) "Light" yogurts are at least partially sweetened with artificial sweeteners so they tend to be lowest in calories.

The type of yogurt that you choose is up to you based on your needs. Most college-age students, especially women, under-consume calcium-rich foods so try to include some yogurt in your intake!