Special Events in Dining this April

Happy Spring!

Check out the Special Events for April in your favorite Dining restaurants: http://hdh.ucsd.edu/diningservices/events.pdf

There are a lot of healthy special events, including a week of organic meals during Earth Week (April 18th-22nd) and World Health Day (April 7th).

As the weather warms up this spring, remember to stay hydrated. Carry water with you to class and drink before, during and after exercise to replace what you have lost in sweat.

Remember to use the convenient hydration stations inside all the Dining restaurants or pick up a drink at your nearest Place & Market.

What are good beverages to consume regularly?

• water


• sparkling water with a fresh fruit slice


• 100% juice (in moderation)


• unsweetened tea

Happy St Patrick's Day! Join us for Corned Beef and Cabbage.

In honor of St Patty's day today, Dining Services will be serving Corned Beef and Cabbage with 2 sides for $6.50.

Did you know that Corned Beef and Cabbage is more an Irish-American tradition and not really found much in Ireland? The substitution was likely made by Irish immigrants due to the higher cost of the more traditional pork product as compared to the corned beef.

Wear your green and come de-stress from Finals with some Corned Beef and Cabbage!

Gumbo Challenge today at Canyon Vista AND Real Deal today at OVT

There are 2 fun events happening today in Dining Services.

Check out the Gumbo Challenge at Canyon Vista at 11:30am - several chefs and Dining employees have entered to win the annual Dining Gumbo Challenge. Come experience the different recipes and have a taste! We'd love your votes!

Also, at OVT, come see me during lunchtime serving up the Real Deal on Nutrition and the LiveWell meal!

Celebrating Every Body TODAY on Library Walk

Come by the Celebrating Every Body event today on Library Walk in front of Student Health today between 11am and 2pm.

Representatives from the following areas will be there to give out information and answer questions regarding body image and eating disorders:

• Student Health Services


• Recreation


• CAPS (Counseling and Psychological Services)


• Dining Services

Dr. Karla Materna (UC San Diego psychologist) will offer an introduction to mindful eating during this event.

Thanksgiving Lunch TODAY in Dining restaurants

I LOVE THANKSGIVING! Please join Dining Services' restaurants today for a Thanksgiving feast, going on now! Here is a preview of what you'll get at Pines & Cafe Ventanas.

Apple Week in Dining Services THIS week

Autumn is a great time of year and one of the reasons is all the apples. There are fresh apples, apple cider, applesauce, baked apples, apple juice, warm apple pie...mmmm.

Dining Services is featuring apples all this week during APPLE WEEK.

Apples are great for you because they are a great source of fiber and contain disease-fighting antioxidants. There are many types of apples and all of them are good for you.

Be well and enjoy the special apple features in Dining Services this week.

Farm2U TODAY at Muir Quad 3:30-6:30pm!

The final Farm2U of this academic year is today!

When? Today, June 2nd, 2010, 3:30-6:30pm

Where? MUIR QUAD

What? fresh, local and organic produce

What else? other treats like Earnest Bars and local breads

Use your Dining Dollars, cash or credit to stock up on healthy produce and local products before your finals.

See you there!

Chocolate Covered Strawberry Day on Thursday, May 27th!

CHOCOLATE COVERED STRAWBERRIES are being featured today, May 27th, in all Dining Services' restaurants!

You already know that strawberries are good for you. They are high in vitamin C, folic acid and fiber. Even chocolate has health benefits; it contains flavonoids, which we believe are good for your heart. And who can deny that sometimes chocolate just makes you feel good! Pairing chocolate with fruit is a good idea because the volume and fiber in fruit helps you to be satisfied with less total chocolate and therefore fewer total calories and less total fat.

Memphis in May & Farm2U TODAY on Revelle College!

TWO great events on ONE great day!

Memphis in May at Plaza Cafe

Dinner from 4-8pm

Live Music from 5-7pm

Come get your southern fix of ribs, pulled pork, brisket, portobello mushroom (vegetarian; vegan upon request), catfish BBQ and many delicious sides!



AND Farm2U outside Roger's Place & Market
3:30-6:30pm
Special produce from the farmers this week include:

• blackberries
• blueberries
• cherries
• many, many more of the regulars (greens, carrots, apples, etc.!)

Ode to the Avocado

On Sunday, May 16th, the Revelle RAs at Matthews Apartments hosted the annual ODE TO THE AVOCADO. I had the pleasure of being one of the judges for the guacamole contest. YUM! Each guacamole team was allowed one secret ingredient to make their version a winner.

Check out the Event page and photos on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=31199322&op=1&o=all&view=all&subj=117891958245416&aid=-1&oid=117891958245416&id=1057890187#!/event.php?eid=117891958245416

Congratulations to the winners in the guacamole contest:

• 1st place: Tiffany Le, Katie Judson, Giana Lando (secret ingredient = corn)
• 2nd place: Cynthia Barajas, Jessica Nguyen (secret ingredient = queso fresco)
• 3rd place: Elyse Hallett, Andrew Zhen (secret ingredient = jalapeno)

Check me out with the awesome Arvind the Avomoto Man: 29074_1419093951524_1057890187_31199281_484515_n.jpg


I blog about avocados alot because I love them and they are very good for you. We live in the the avocado capital of the United States so go local and eat avocado!

Thanks Arvind, Britton and the other RAs and Aaron Austin for inviting me to this awesome event.

UC Walks TODAY!

UC WALKS is today!

Who? open to all students, staff and faculty of UC San Diego

When? TODAY! May 19, 2010 from 11:30a-1:30p

Where? Sun God Lawn

What?

• Group Walks every half hour
• win prizes and learn about wellness resources
• Discover the Trails jog at 11:45am
• Free t-shirt to the first 400 people to walk Sun God Stroll or visit booths

Why? Walking makes you feel good. We live in San Diego - it's beautiful here. GET OUT AND WALK!

More info at http://walk.ucsd.edu

Cinco de Mayo Today!

Dining Services celebrated Cinco de Mayo today with special Mexican meals on campus. Plaza Cafe's salsa bar (pictured at right) was awesome.

I love salsa!
I had a carnitas plate with beans, rice, tortilla and several types of salsas.

Today was a bit of a splurge but it was well worth it. There was so much delicious food from which to choose.

Gumbo Challenge 2010!

On Tuesday, February 16th, Dining had a Gumbo Challenge Contest in celebration of Mardi Gras. Five gumbo recipes were entered into the contest, which was hosted by OVT. Students were invited to taste-test all 5 gumbos and rate them on flavor, consistency, and aroma. The winning gumbo, based on ballots submitted by UCSD students, was Tim Kubota's (OVT's food production manager.) Congratulations, Tim!