[sevinufnine]

Those are among a growing list of food-related student queries that prompted UT Austin to hire a second campus dietitian ahead of the fall semester. Lindsay Wilson, was overwhelmed with requests to craft personalized menus for picky eaters, to debunk urban myths about the contents of food the school serves and to recommend healthier lifestyle choices. “I have had a little pushback from some very feisty vegans,” she said. “For me to see myself going to a school, I also had to see myself being able to eat there,” said Ally Roberts, an aspiring neuroscientist who started her freshman year last week at the University of Colorado Boulder. “I see a huge correlation between what I eat and how I think.”

The free-trade coffee movement played an early part in influencing campus dining. When Virginia Tech students demanded more free-trade coffee in 2008, dining-services head Ted Faulkner booked a trip to Nicaragua, where he helped pick beans at an organic, bird-friendly coffee estate that now supplies the school. A churrascaria, a gelateria and a sushi bar are among Virginia Tech’s other campus dining options. “You’ve got to keep pace with their expectations,” Mr. Faulkner said.

[sevinufnine]

Got a chuckle from this article. Thought we parents paid tens of thousands for our kids to learn, not fuss about hydroponic carrots or something.

[Red Badger]

Cilantro tastes like dish detergent...........................

[nickcarraway]

Let’s not blame the cilantro.

[sevinufnine]

My son went to Radford U. His main staple was what???? Ramen noodles!!!

[albie]

“Ted Faulkner booked a trip to Nicaragua, where he helped pick beans at an organic, bird-friendly coffee estate that now supplies the school”

...switch to Folgers and reduce tuition 25%.

[boycott]

This generation needs to be drafted. Imagine how they would have fared in WWII. These limp-wristed sissyboys would have cried without their cilantro.

[RegulatorCountry]

“I have had a little pushback from some very feisty vegans,” she said.

She's had a lot of blowback from some very gassy vegans, too.

[AndyJackson]

how do they expect your brain to grow?” said Hannah Logan

Bit late to worry about that.

[antidemoncrat]

Sounds like someone ought to invent an artificial teat these kids can carry around with them to provide as needed comfort.

[I got the rope]

UT students should only eat and plant native plants. Like Chiltepin!

[gaijin]

Billionaire Peter Thiel said

“if College were a single stock I would aggressively short it”

[Calvin Locke]

“You’ve got to keep pace with their expectations,” Mr. Faulkner said.

Anything to keep the students distracted while obscenely overcharging for continually diluted academics.

[Old Yeller]

Well gee, if your brain grows too much, won’t your skull crack open?

[ConservaTeen]

I know I’m a teen, however,I thought you go to college to learn accounting, architecture, business or anything valuable. But free trade coffee, hydroponic cilantro and gueten free stuff? My god..snowflakes Shut up, you are embarrassing!!

[buffaloguy]

Since when do college students have time for this cr@p?

I had my nose in books the whole time. Or working several jobs.

[Lurker]

Vegans are the ISIS of the food world.

L

[blueplum]

hydrophonics? ah....they might want to rethink that:

http://www.msn.com/en-us/health/healthtrending/94percent-of-us-tap-water-contaminated-by-plastic-fibers/ar-AAroet0?li=AA5LBhu&ocid=spartanntp

[HighSierra5]

What brain?