The cafeteria offers salads every school day including the chef salad. Photo by Hayden Siemens.
After a long morning class, your brain can be practically begging you for something to give it the fuel it needs. Now you could go to the vending machine and get that package of chips that probably won’t give your stomach trouble in the future, that’s your choice. Or you could go to the student run cafeteria and get yourself a variety of healthy, well-made food made by the culinary students, all for an affordable price. This includes caesar salads, chicken wraps, or a variety of healthy snacks at the culinary shop
To get a better opinion on what is a healthier option in the cafeteria, one of the ladies at the cafeteria, Peggie, had this to say about what a hungry student looking for a healthier alternative can get.
“The people in the cafeteria offer big, hearty dishes for only $10, or you could get half of a meal for $6. I know those dishes are a pretty good deal if you’re looking for a cheap meal. For some smaller, healthy options, the shop also offers some salads, wraps and fruits for pretty cheap prices.”
Alongside those great options, the cafeteria also offers lunch time features that change every day. These can range from filling roast beef sandwiches to perogies with bacon bits and onions, served with sour cream. Now when you hear that, I’m sure your first instinct is to go and see what’s on the menu today.
For more information as to what the best option a student can get for their healthy, cheap meal, cafeteria worker Tisa has a very good recommendation for a healthy, and filling meal.
“The chef salad is to me the best option you could get from the cafeteria that is cheap and healthy, while also having a lot of good ingredients to fill you up. It has lettuce, tomato, cucumber, shredded cheddar, turkey and hard-boiled eggs, all in a big bowl that costs you around $9, so I would say that’s a pretty good deal.”
The Culinary market has many options a hungry student can choose from, healthy or not. These range from fresh fruit and muffins, to smile cookies and cinnamon buns. The choice isn’t made much easier with the fact that those options are right next to each other. So the choice may be hard to make for those wanting to make the change to a healthier option. Whatever you need for fix your craving, whether it be a healthy snack, or a filling snack, the one thing you can count on is the cafeteria having something good to eat.