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!

LiveWell on the Weekend!?

Yes, you can "LiveWell" on the weekends too! All Dining Services restaurants have healthy, RD-approved LiveWell meals on the weekends too.

One of my personal favorite LiveWell meals is available today at Oceanview Terrace on Marshall College. It's the Sweet Potato Burrito - sounds weird but it's tasty!


Look for the LiveWell logo (pictured at right) to find the LiveWell meal in your Dining restaurant. You will also see the Nutrition Facts posted right by the meal.

Have a great weekend!

How Can You LiveWell Today?

LiveWell meals are offered everyday in Dining Services.

Today's LiveWell options are:

• Latin Pork with Mango Mojo at Pines


• Tuscan Chicken with White Beans at Cafe Ventanas


• Peruvian Pork at Canyon Vista


• Lemongrass Chicken at Canyon Vista and Plaza Cafe

Look for the Nutrition Facts for all LiveWell items posted right by the meal.

Happy Eating!

Real Deal today at OVT

Come by Oceanview Terrace today during lunchtime to say hello, try the LiveWell meal and talk nutrition with me.

I'll be serving the LiveWell meal, which is Curried Chicken with Spicy Indian Dahl:

• 444 calories


• 11g fat


• 11g fiber


• 49g protein

This LiveWell meal is high in protein from the chicken and the dahl and is also high in fiber from the dahl.

Today's Featured Organic Meal at Oceanview Terrace

Today at Oceanview Terrace on Marshall College, the featured organic meal is:

• Organic Tomato Basil Primavera with Organic Pasta


• Pizza made with organic ingredients on wheat crust


• Dessert: Organic Berry Compote with Organic Whipped Cream

Happy Earth Week

It's Earth Week and to celebrate, join Dining Services for the following special meals:

• Monday, 4/18 at Pines: Free Range Coq au Vin with organically grown vegetables

• Tuesday, 4/19 at Canyon Vista: Free Range Chicken Florentine, Oven-roasted Acorn Squach filled with sweet and spicy organic lentil stew, Organic Twice-Baked Yukon Gold potatoes, steamed organic vegetables, Dessert: Organic Strawberry Cheesecake

• Tuesday, 4/19 at Foodworx: Quinoa Pilaf with Ratatouille Sauce and Caesar Salad

• Wednesday, 4/20 at Cafe Ventanas: Herb-roasted Free Range Chicken, Eggplant Parmesan, Garlic Sauteed Vegetables and Roasted Potatoes

• Thursday, 4/21 at Plaza Cafe: Organic Vegetarian Eggplant Parmesan and Free Range Chicken Parmesan, Organic Whole Wheat Pasta with marinara sauce, steamed organic vegetables

• Friday, 4/22 at Oceanview Terrace: Organic Tomato Basil Primavera with Organic Pasta, Pizza made with organic ingredients and wheat crust, Dessert: Organic Berry Compote with Organic Whipped Cream

LiveWell everyday with Dining Services Restaurants

Dining Services has 5 full-service restaurants with daily LiveWell meals:

• Canyon Vista (Warren)


• Cafe Ventanas (ERC)


• Oceanview Terrace (Marshall)


• Pines (Muir)


• Plaza Cafe (Revelle)

Every day, there are at least 4 LiveWell options to choose from for a healthy, RD-approved meal.

Today's options are:

• Tuscan Chicken with White Beans at Cafe V


• Vegetarian Gnocchi at Plaza and Canyon Vista


• Bruschetta Baked Chicken at OVT


• Five Spice Chicken Saute at Pines

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!

Fruit - an easy way to Eat Right With Color

March is National Nutrition Month and this year's theme is Eat Right With Color.

Red...

indicates produce that may help maintain a healthy heart, vision, immunity and may reduce cancer risks.

Orange...

fruits and vegetables contain nutrients that promote healthy vision and immunity, and reduce the risk of some cancers.

Every Dining Services restaurant and Place & Market carries fresh fruit so pick up some today. Try to eat at least one fruit or vegetable with each meal. The fruits pictured are a red delicious apple and an orange from OVT. These fruits travel well in your backpack to class and are a great snack.

LiveWell today in Dining Services

LiveWell meals are healthy, RD-approved meals.

Check out the choices that you have for LiveWell meals TODAY, Feb 7th, 2011:

Tuscan Chicken at Plaza Cafe (Revelle) & Canyon Vista (Warren)

Potato Gnocchi at Pines (Muir)

Salmon w/Indian rub at OVT (Marshall)

Chicken Bruschetta at Cafe V (ERC)

Meatless Mondays in Dining Services

Calling all vegetarians! You asked for more vegetarian options and, among other efforts, Dining Services offers Meatless Mondays at every restaurant location. At the grill of each restaurant every Monday, you will find all vegetarian choices.

Hey, meat-eaters! Don't be shy - try a meatless option. You might find that you love it!

Pictured above: the Chana Masala from today's Meatless Monday at OceanView Terrace on Marshall College. This dish is vegetarian and healthy - it's high in fiber and a good source of protein from the main ingredient, chickpeas.

Real Deal on Nutrition TODAY at OVT

Come by Oceanview Terrace at lunchtime today where I will be dishing up the Real Deal on Nutrition as well as the LiveWell meal.

Come see me today at OVT for the Real Deal on Nutrition!

Come see me today at Ocean View Terrace (OVT) on Marshall College during lunch. I will be serving up the LiveWell meal and available to answer your nutrition questions.

Come by and get a yummy, healthy meal and say hello!

The Real Deal today at OVT

I'll be at Oceanview Terrace (OVT) today from 11:30-12:30 sharing The Real Deal on Nutrition.

Come say hi and taste the LiveWell meal, Latin Pork with Mango Mojo!

Hope you had a good Earth Week!

Earth Week's official celebrations conclude today but Dining Services remains committed to sustainability in many ways throughout the year. Many of our programs incorporate sustainable practices, such as Farm2U (local farmer's produce), Meatless Mondays (veggie meals take less energy to produce than meat-containing meals), and organic produce on our salad bars everyday.


Check out today's featured organic dinner at OVT, which is Organic Tomato Basil Pasta Primavera with organic vegetables and and organic tomato basil sauce.

(oh yeah, that's my pic to the right and yes, those are mini-Earth earrings!)

Tea Party

Are you trying to limit soda but bored by plain water? There is a healthy beverage solution when you'd like some flavor without the sugar; it's TEA! Dining Services has hot tea and iced tea available everyday. This pictures shows the iced tea dispenser at OVT on Marshall College.
Tea's natural, unsweetened flavor is great but if you need to sweeten it, try just one sugar packet. (That's a whole lot less than soda and juice.) Plus tea has some antioxidant properties. Be well!

Just the Facts, Ma'am

Swirl is a healthy iced drink available at Plaza Cafe, OVT, Cafe V and Canyon Vista. Swirl comes in a regular 100% juice form and in a Swirlite version, which is lower in calories because it's sweetened with sucralose.

New this week: all Swirl dispensers have the Nutrition Facts labels on them. Check out the labels the next time you're in the mood for a sweet, icy treat.

This photo shows the Cherry Snow Swirl label at Plaza Cafe.

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!

Beware of Brain Freeze!

Looking for a treat? Dining Services' locations have healthy frozen juice drinks called Swirl. It's made with 100% fruit juice and comes in all kinds of fun flavors. Swirlite is lower in calories because it's sweetened with Splenda.

Drink slowly or risk the dreaded brain freeze!!!