Subject: FW: This Week in Dining for 9/24/06 - 10/1/06
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2006 16:04:37 -0400
From: Plaid <plaid@andrew.cmu.edu>
To: <Mealplan-Mailing-List@listserv.housing.cmu.edu>

THIS WEEK IN DINING SEPTEMBER 24 - OCTOBER 1, 2006

Back issues of This Week in Dining are available in PDF @
http://www.cmu.edu/dining/twid.html
Good afternoon! Today marks the first day of meal plans after the change
period. During the past two weeks, a number of meal plan holders have
stopped into the office or visited our website to modify how your meal plan
works for you, and we think the process went very well. Please email
plaid@ with any feedback from your personal experience so we can continue
to offer the best customer service possible! On to this week's
highlights...

Thursday is GUEST CHEF NIGHT in the Rangos Ballroom from 5p-8p. For the
cost of one block, you will receive an all you care to eat meal prepared
for you by a visiting chef. Former Guest Chefs include: Corey Hayes -
Executive Chef of the Pittsburgh Steelers training facility; Rich Costanza
– Executive Chef of Robert Morris University; and Rick Laskie – Executive
Chef of Saint Vincent College. Schatz will not be serving dinner that
night.

The menu includes:
Carving Stations w/ Round of Beef Steamship, Mediterranean Bar w/ Salads &
Toppings, Lemon Grass Chicken Sausage & White Bean Ragout, Saffron Rice,
Artichoke, Smashed Potatoes Green Beans with Pepper Bacon & Tomatoes, Baked
Autumn Root Vegetable Medley, and a Mashed Potato Bar.

Give our PREMIUM ENTREES a try!
This week, Schatz is featuring a PREMIUM ENTRÉE at Tuesday’s 9/26 dinner.

SEQUOIA GRILL'S weekly premium special is a new Grilled Yellowfin Tuna on a
Kaiser roll, with alfalfa sprouts and honey mustard.
BENTO BOWL'S premium entree is a Triple Delicacy Combo. The combination
includes Jumbo shrimp, beef, and chicken served over peppers, mushrooms and
water chestnuts. Both of these items are available in the UC Food Gallery
all week, so stop by to try something new!

TARTAN COOKIE / OTHER BAKERY ITEMS AVAILABLE! Show a little Carnegie Mellon
pride and try one of the new Tartan cookies at the Carnegie Mellon Café,
East Street Deli, or the new Maggie Murph Café. Fresh cookies are placed
out at the open locations for both the lunch and dinner blocks. Make sure
you grab a milk, too...

FINE DINING AT FOSTER
In the mood for a three- or four-course meal featuring a delicious steak,
seafood, or gourmet vegetarian dish? Want to enjoy a restaurant-style meal
with your student organization or residence hall floor? Do you want to
save your cash and pay for it using your Carnegie Mellon meal plan? Then
this is the program for you! Dining Services looks forwarded to providing
you the opportunity to enjoy more high-quality food and service with our
Fine Dining at Foster dining room program. Reserve a date in the Housing &
Dining Services office, get a group of 28-32 organized, and enjoy a
private, served meal in the University Center! Check out this link for
more information:
http://www.cmu.edu/dining/other.html. Email any questions to plaid@.
Have a great week. Next week, we'll be featuring information on the new
Whole Sum Café and information for Homecoming and Fall Break!

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NEWS FROM THE NUTRITIONIST
Welcome to your new eating adventure as a first year student. CMU has a
large variety of choices for you to try, and sometimes all the selections
and options might get the best of you. Your parents aren’t around to tell
you when, what and where to eat, so you have some important nutrition
decisions to make. This might be a new experience, so let me help you with
a few tips adapted from The College Student’s Guide to Eating Well on
Campus by Ann Litt.

*Respect the importance of mealtimes, and put them into your schedule. Your
body performs its best when it is fed early and often. Eating
regularly-every 3-5 hours- makes it easier to avoid the out of control
eating that might occur if you are really hungry.
*Give up grazing and eat meals instead. “Grazing,” the act of eating small
amounts of food continuously rather than full meals, isn’t a substitute for
a well-rounded meal. Eating meals is different from grazing. If you find
yourself eating a handful of chips here, some fries there and grabbing
another coffee drink…ask yourself… it is time to sit down and have a meal?
Satisfy your hunger now, so you can get on with more important tasks of the
day.
*Eating shortly after you wake up. Yes, I’m taking about “breaking the
fast”, and the reality is your day is busy and you must have the fuel to
get through. Breakfast doesn’t have to be between 7-11am, it only needs to
be within one hour of waking. So get up, get eating and get your brain in
gear.
*Choose decent late night snacks. Contrary to what you’ve heard, eating
late at night is no more likely to add pounds to your body than eating
during the day. Plan to eat a snack if you follow the night owl life.
Remember the 3-5 hour rule. If you at dinner at 6:30 P.M. and remain awake
until 2 A.M. another meal is in order.

Happy Eating,
Paula Martin, RD, LDN
Have nutrition questions? Email askrd@andrew.cmu.edu.
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