Subject: This Week in Dining for 10 / 23-29 / 2006
Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 17:18:43 -0400 (EDT)
From: plaid@andrew.cmu.edu
To: <Mealplan-Mailing-List@listserv.housing.cmu.edu>

THIS WEEK IN DINING OCTOBER 23 - 29, 2006

Welcome to TWID, and welcome back from mid-semester break... Hopefully, you
are well rested and ready for the rest of the semester. We have a few
exciting announcements re: response to customer feedback, and Schatz will
feature a couple of special events this week that you should consider
checking out. The weather's turning cold this week, and some more (light)
snow's in the forecast, so winter's clearly on the way! Have a great week.

SUSHI BLOCKS around campus
Starting this week you will be able to get sushi blocks at locations in
addition to the main kiosk in the UC Marketplace; blocks are continuing to
be featured at the Maggie Murph Café in Hunt library, and now they've been
added to the menu at the Carnegie Mellon Café. These fresh sushi blocks are prepared daily, as always, by the chefs at Sushi Two, and a wide-variety of other sushi combos can be purchased with DineX.

The BATTLEPODS are open!
The Carnegie Mellon Café's menu - now displayed on new LCD monitors - is expanding beyond hot sandwiches,vStarbucks Coffee, and fresh smoothies. Now there are a couple of other really cool things to do before or after you eat. Follow the stairs up to the fitness mezzanine, a spacious workout environment featuring over 20 cardio machines and a weight machine, as well, that offer you a chance to get some exercise while you check out the views of the walkway or the IM field. And now the ETC's Battle Pods are fully operational in the back room on the first floor! The Battle Pods are FREE and offer interactive gaming for up to four people at a time. Bring your friends and set up a mech battle today, or grab your meal and stop in to watch the exciting games! The pods are open: Mon – Fri, 11a – 11p; and Sat - Sun, 5p – 11p.

FRUIT WITH BLOCKS
For those of you who are looking for a healthy side with your block meal, we are happy to announce that fruit can now be substituted in a block at most of our dining locations. The venues include the Maggie Murph Cafe, the Carnegie Mellon Café & Taste of India in Resnik, The Underground in Morewood Gardens, and the UC Gallery. Please check the create-a-block signage or inquire with your cashier to see if you can pick up some fresh fruit at your favorite location!

WHAT'S @ SCHATZ
This Tuesday (10/24), a delicious Premium Entrée will be available in the
dining room. Check the posted menu to see what you can get for a meal block and just a few dollars of DineX. Plus, since it's getting cold in
Pittsburgh, warm up with The Chef's Chili Cook Off this Thursday for dinner
at Schatz, 5p - 8p. There will be a number of different recipes to try and
delicious sides, as well, so bring your appetite!

PREMIUM ENTREES
The Bento Bowl premium for the week is Bento House Special with Shrimp,
Scallops & Steak over Lo Mein. Other menu items include Vegetarian General
Tso's, Seafood Chow Mein, and a delicious new pork recipe.
The Sequoia Grille is featuring BBQ Ribs as a special entrée, and, as
always, there are multiple other made-to-order sandwiches available for
lunch and dinner.
Both of these premium entrees, as always, are available as a block meal with an additional few dollars of DineX. So stop by for one of these premium meals or any of the other hot & made-to-order items from either location.
Be sure to check out the website for more updates and menu features... And
feel free to give us your feedback so we can make your dining experience
better.
Regards,
Housing & Dining Services
http://www.housing.cmu.edu/
http://www.cmu.edu/dining
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NEWS FROM THE NUTRITIONIST

In keeping in the sprit of the season, here are a few words about winter
squash from The Nutrition Bible by the late Dr. Barbara Deskins, one of my
undergraduate professors.

“A kind of a melon or, rather, gourd” is the way one early European
described pumpkins and winter squash. “Some of these are green, some yellow, some longish, other round like an apple, all of them pleasant food boiled and buttered and seasoned with spice. But the yellow…about the size of a pome….is the best kind.” Of course pumpkins and squash all belong to the same big family, all of them native to the New World. Pumpkin pie is
everyone’s favorite, but pumpkins are equally delicious baked like butternut squash. They’re even better when pureed and stirred into soup. All pumpkins are positively golden when it comes to beta-carotene and potassium and no slouch in the iron and riboflavin departments. Yet they are very low in calories and sodium, contain no fat or cholesterol. Thanks Dr. Deskins, now we all know a little more about this seasonal squash.
Happy Eating,
Paula Martin, RD, LDN
Have nutrition questions? Email: askrd@andrew.cmu.edu

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