Eating Healthy

Providing you with healthy options is something your dining team proudly does every day. We help you select delicious, nutritious, and satisfying meals, snacks, and desserts by highlighting well-balanced menu choices and providing nutritional information and tips to help you make choices that fit your needs.

Meet the Dietitian

Dawn McMillian MS, RD, LD, is our campus registered dietitian here at Delaware State University! Dawn has over 20 years of experience providing individual and group nutrition counseling and diet instruction in many topic areas.  She holds two bachelor’s degrees, one in biology and the other in nutrition and dietetics, from the University of Delaware. After her undergraduate studies, she completed her dietetic internship/residency and obtained her master’s degree in clinical nutrition at the University of Memphis. Being ServSafe-certified and trained through AllerTrain, Dawn collaborates with the foodservice staff to provide the ultimate nutrition experience for the students at Delaware State University!  
Her services include:

Nutrition & weight management guidance
Food allergies & intolerances
Meal planning advice
Any nutrition-related questions

If you have a food allergy, medical condition, or nutritional concern, we can take an interdisciplinary team approach to ensure that you are receiving the support you need when dining with us on campus. We encourage you to book a session with Dawn, so she can answer any questions you have, helping you become more comfortable in your new dining environment!

 
Also make sure you check out our daily menus...also available by downloading the free Everyday app!

Mindful mindful-icon

Mindful is Sodexo's health & wellness approach that helps you make healthy choices second nature! We are committed to creating healthy environments for our customers. Central to this effort is providing healthy, nutritious foods. The result of this initiative is an approach that focuses on transparency of ingredients, delicious food, satisfying portions and clarity in message so that you can make Mindful choices!

Mindful offerings meet stringent nutritional criteria based on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Each meal part is limited in calories, has fewer than 30% of calories as fat, fewer than 10 % of calories as saturated fat, and is restricted in sodium, and cholesterol. Look for the Mindful icon to indulge in the healthy and delicious items offered at each meal.

Our menu system provides ingredient statements specifically highlighting the big eight allergens: milk, eggs, shellfish, fish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, & soy. Guests may check on the presence of allergens prior to planning their meals using the Everyday app. The absence of an allergen listed on posted or electronic product signage is not a guarantee that the product is free of that allergen. The guest is responsible for communicating their allergy to a supervisor or manager to ensure safety.

VegetarianDishes that do not contain meat or fish but may, or may not, contain dairy, eggs, and/or honey. 

VeganDishes that do not contain any ingredients that came from animals.

PlantBasedPlant based meals only use ingredients from plants such as fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes and nuts. They may also include honey and sugar.