Welcome to UC San Diego!

To All New and Returning Students at UC San Diego:




Welcome to UC San Diego's Dining Services Healthy Eating blog! The purpose of this blog is to help you stay connected to what's happening in Dining Services with a special focus on the healthier side of things. My name is Becky and I'm the registered dietitian (RD) for Housing, Dining & Hospitality. I help students make healthy lifestyle choices while living on campus. Please feel free to check into this blog for posts on healthy foods, healthy events and what I hope is fun and informative nutrition and health information.

Check for the orange and purple "Real Deal on Nutrition" logo (see above) for nutrition news and events where I'll appear.



Also visit our Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2387457222 for updated information on what's happening all over Housing*Dining*Hospitality.

Do you have questions about eating at one of Dining's locations? Email me at rmcdivitt@ucsd.edu and I'll be happy to help!

Welcome to the start of a great academic year and good luck with your studies!

Club Med, Dining's Newest Location, Now Open!

Club Med, Dining Services' newest location, is now open on the School of Medicine campus at UC San Diego. Here are some photos of the interior of the new Club Med. The photo at top is one of the salads and one of the flatbread sandwiches.

This location is open Monday-Friday from 7:30am until 2:00pm and features freshly made-to-order salads, warm flatbread sandwiches, deli sandwiches and flatbread pizzas. There are daily vegetarian choices and a variety of grab and go items such as sushi, chips, yogurts, fresh fruits, and beverages (sodas, juices, coffee).

Club Med accepts Dining Dollars (for resident students), TritonCash, regular cash and credit. Come check it out and have a yummy breakfast or lunch.

Welcome Early Birds!

Early move-in starts today. Welcome to UC San Diego, early birds!

Dining Services is open for limited hours during the next few days to accommodate the early move-in schedule. Please check here for locations and hours: http://hdh.ucsd.edu/diningservices/hours.asp

Your meal plan begins on Saturday, September 17th. We'll be open for our regular weekend hours beginning that day and open for regular weekday hours starting on 9/19/11.

10 Years Later, Remembering September 11, 2011

No one could forget where they were when they heard the news 10 years ago that a jet plane had crashed into the World Trade Center building in New York City.

I was working in a hospital clinic in Baltimore, Maryland that had televisions for patients receiving infusions to watch during their procedures. Virtually the entire clinic staff along with several patients crowded into the infusion rooms to watch in horror as the media coverage revealed the attacks on the United States. We at the hospital braced for a possible influx of victims that we would receive from the Washington, DC attack or where ever else they might originate. I wondered what I would possibly be able to do for anyone as a dietitian (the answer was deliver food to staff and patients as needed.) Alas, my hospital did not receive a huge influx of injured. I went home that night to hug my family a little tighter and share the fear and hope that the entire country felt.

Today we remember all the people who were lost in the senseless attacks from 10 years ago. We stand in solidarity with our fellow Americans in thanking all who fought bravely to save others during the minutes and hours following the awful plane crashes in NYC, DC and PA.

Since this is a healthy eating blog, here is the one connection I'll make between nutrition and 9/11: Before you eat your meals today, take a moment of silence to remember those who died and to be grateful for the lives, safety and well-being of your loved ones.

Power Was Out!

Wow, what a power outage! SDG&E customers (all 1.5 million of us) were without power yesterday for 10-12 hours. I am very impressed with how quickly they got us all back online but of course there are food and water safety concerns following any kind of prolonged outage such as this one.
Therefore Dining Services' restaurants (and the UC San Diego campus) are shut down today.


Essential personnel are busy working to restore the campus to full function and things are looking pretty good from what I can tell.

This power outage was a really good reminder to have emergency supplies at home, work and even in your car. Do you have an emergency kit in case of disaster?
Check out the CDC's recommendations for emergency kit supplies at http://emergency.cdc.gov/preparedness/kit/disasters/

Be safe and remember to feel grateful when you flick a switch and the light turns on, when you use the loo and the toilet flushes, when you sit on your comfy couch and watch football (or reality tv, whatever you're into), etc., etc. We are fortunate in this country to have the best of modern conveniences and luxury!

Dining Services Locations - Re-Opening 9/14/11 Except for Club Med Open Now

This week UC San Diego Dining Services is busy preparing for move-in, which begins with early move-in on 9/14/11. We expect most of our resident students to join us starting on 9/17/11.

We are so excited to meet you, share meals together and have a great year overall.

If you happen to be on campus this week, we have one open location: Club Med. It's on the School of Medicine campus and is open from 7:30a-2p, Monday-Friday.

We're working hard to be ready to serve you the best meals that Dining Dollars can buy. See you soon!

From Associate Director of Dining Services at UC San Diego, Steve Casad:


Dear UC San Diego Student,


Welcome to the University of California, San Diego. We would like to introduce you to our department, Dining Services. Currently Dining Services provides 16 on-campus locations to dine and socialize with 1 additional location under construction. Our restaurants and markets are conveniently located throughout the campus at each of the 6 colleges. Now is the time to join us! We would like to offer you the opportunity for on-campus employment.

Employment with Dining Services is convenient, competitive and full of perks:

-students report that it is convenient to work in the neighborhood where they live and learn
-schedules are a minimum of 12 hours/week and a maximum of 20 hours/week so work does not interfere with academics
-Dining Services provides flexible scheduling around classes
-competitive wages starting at $8.64/hour with bonuses to follow
-ample opportunity for growth and promotion
-free meals for every shift worked
-the additional benefit of being paid to make new friends!

If you are interested in employment, please check our website at http://hdh.ucsd.edu/diningservices/employ.asp. Contact information for our locations' student managers is provided under the "Contact the facilities" heading. We pride ourselves on the contribution we have in our students' lives as they live, work, and play at UC San Diego. Welcome to the community - we look forward to meeting you in the fall!

Sincerely,


Steven D. Casad

Associate Director of Dining, Retail and Conference Services