| Overall Rating | Bronze - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 41.68 |
| Liaison | Natalie Sobrinski |
| Submission Date | June 9, 2015 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Muhlenberg College
OP-7: Low Impact Dining
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.00 / 3.00 |
John
Pasquerello Muhlenberg College Dining General Manager Dining Services |
Percentage of total dining services food purchases comprised of conventionally produced animal products:
A brief description of the methodology used to track/inventory expenditures on animal products:
Does the institution offer diverse, complete-protein vegan dining options at all meals in at least one dining facility on campus?:
Does the institution provide labels and/or signage that distinguishes between vegan, vegetarian (not vegan), and other items?:
Are the vegan options accessible to all members of the campus community?:
A brief description of the vegan dining program, including availability, sample menus, signage and any promotional activities (e.g. “Meatless Mondays”):
Muhlenberg College offers diverse, complete-protein vegan and vegetarian dining options during every meal.
Currently there is a vegetarian station in the Wood Dining Commons that offers and there are many different vegan and vegetarian options throughout the Wood Dining Commons . Vegan options are available, however, there is no daily featured menu item under this category.
With the new facility and resources, a vegan station or dish can be incorporated into each meal period. The salad bar is able to hold more variety and recognize these vegan options.
A brief description of other efforts the institution has made to reduce the impact of its animal-derived food purchases:
• Muhlenberg does offer complete-protein vegan options at all meals in our main dining hall. We ensure that all customers can always fulfill their dietary needs through broccoli and our locally sourced tofu, and other offerings at the salad bar, edamame at Croutons, and through a variety of other vegan and vegetarian meal offerings.
• Muhlenberg does provide labels that distinguish between vegan and vegetarian. Above each of our stations in the main dining hall, there is a screen that lists what foods are being offered there. Next to each dish’s name, there is either no label, signifying the current offerings are neither vegan nor vegetarian, an orange “V”, signifying it is vegetarian, or a green “VG”, meaning it’s vegan. The information concerning these labels can be found here: http://dining.muhlenberg.edu/nutrition.html
• Vegan options are accessible to all members of the campus community.
• In our main dining hall, we offer vegan options daily at the salad bar and at the Wild Fire Grille. Though you can order a variety of foods at the Wildfire Grille, grilled vegetables are always an option there for lunch and dinner. Depending on what the menu is on a given day, there could be vegan options at other stations as well. For example, looking at the lunch menu for Monday, December 8th 2014, the vegan options at other stations include:
o Magellan’s: Orzo with eggplant and red pepper, summer squash, and fresh cauliflower.
o Mangia Mangia: Fra Diavolo sauce and basil marinara sauce.
o Croutons: Apple walnut and wild rice salad and Tuscan chopped salad, balsamic vinegar, tabouleh salad, hummus and edamame.
The website URL where information about the vegan dining program is available:
Annual dining services expenditures on food:
Annual dining services expenditures on conventionally produced animal products:
Annual dining services expenditures on sustainably produced animal products:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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