FSD C&U Spotlight

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University dietitian crafts low-calories dishes for college crowd

Students at North Carolina State looking for healthy options will be able to choose a pre-designed meal option clocking in at under 500 calories. The dish, designed by NCSU nutrition students, will change daily.

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University food truck ranges beyond campus

The Pony Express food truck at Murray State isn’t limited to university grounds. It can be seen traveling to apartment complexes, neighborhoods and campus villages.

Stony Brook University’s meal plans, which include deductions for dining facility renovations and new construction, leave many students hungry for more.

Restaurateurs who own eateries on busy Cumberland Avenue in Knoxville, Tenn., adjacent to the University of Tennessee campus, are upset over two new restaurants that opened this past fall on campus property.

Faculty members of the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences have looked into their crystal ball and come up with food trends they see for 2015.

UGA’s dining halls serve about 28,000 meals each day when school is in session, and not everyone cleans their plate.

Many students are curious about how what they eat gets from the farm to the fork - and want to explore the environmental, economic, historical, cultural, social justice and public health issues along that path.

The Subway and Einstein Bros. Bagels chains have opened restaurants in the new food court. Pizza Hut and a Michigan-based company serving healthy fare will soon follow. Finishing touches are being put on the building's interior.

Moghul Fine Indian Cuisine and Tapas Bar, opened on campus this semester, joining 10 other retail concepts in the Marketplace, the redesigned dining facility that opened last January.

Children up to 6 years old can now eat at Top of Lenoir and Rams Head dining halls for a reduced rate.

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