Where to eat

Menu and Nutrition Center

Standard Menu Items

Items in Residential Dining Rooms

Look in the “Nutrient Information Tables” for nutritional information on the menu items offered daily.

Residential Dining Retail Dining

The Deli

A make-your-own sandwich station is available at every lunch, brunch & dinner.

The following minimum standards must be available:

  • Turkey Breast
  • Tuna Salad
  • Hummus - Any Variety
  • American or Swiss Cheese
  • Lettuce Leaves
  • Tomato Slices
  • Red Onion Slices
  • Pickles - Any Variety
  • Breads - White, Hard Crust Rye, Stoneground Whole Wheat, Hard Rolls, Tortilla Wraps
  • Mayonnaise
  • Mustards - Dijon, Spicy Brown, Yellow
  • Chips (Potato, Corn, or Tortilla) or Pretzels

Deli Bar Nutritional Information

The Salad

A build–your–own salad must be offered at every lunch, brunch & dinner.

The following selections must be available:

  • Two Variety Salad Greens
  • Tomato Wedges/Grape Tomatoes
  • Five Other Fresh Vegetables
  • One Plant Protein
  • One Animal Protein
  • Two Other Items
  • Low-fat Cottage Cheese
  • Shredded Cheddar Cheese
  • Croutons
  • Six Salad Dressings : Ranch, at least one fat-free, and 4 others
  • Oil Cruets - Olive and either Sesame, Salad or Infused
  • Vinegar Cruits - Balsamic, Red Wine
  • Pepper Mill
  • Spices/Seasoning Blends - at least 8

Salad Bar Nutritional Information

The Grill

The following minimum standards must be available at the following ten locations: Berkeley, Branford, Calhoun, Davenport, Timothy Dwight, Jonathan Edwards, Pierson, Saybrook, Silliman, Trumbull:

  • Star Ranch® All Natural Hamburger
  • Star Ranch® All Natural Cheeseburger
  • All Beef Frankfurter
  • All Natural Chicken Breast
  • Gardenburger® (lacto-ovo vegetarian)
  • Gardenburger® Black Bean Veggie Patty (vegan)
  • Tofu
  • French Fries

The Grill Nutritional Information

Ice Cream Standards

Two flavors must be available offered at every lunch, brunch & dinner. Based on customer demand, sherbet and frozen yogurt will occasionally be included.

Units with frozen yogurt machines must offer 2 rotating flavors of soft–serve yogurt.

Sundae Bar Nutritional Information

Desserts

Breakfast Continental Breakfast Lunch Brunch Dinner
Assorted Fresh Fruit: Three Types Daily X X X X X
Jell-O: One Type Daily     X X X
Pudding: One Type Daily     X X X
Non-fat Organic Yogurt: Plain and 1 Flavored Daily X X X X X
Dairy-less Soy Yogurt Assortment X X X X X

Dessert Item Nutritional Information

Fruit Item Nutritional Information

Beverages

  Breakfast Continental Breakfast Lunch Brunch Dinner
Assorted Juices: Apple, Orange, 2 Blends X X X X X
Hot Chocolate Mix X X X X X
Fair Trade Coffees: Regular, Caffeine-Free, 1 Flavored X X X X X
Teas: Regular, Caffeine-Free, 6 Organic X X X X X
2% Reduced Fat Organic Milk & Nonfat Organic Milk X X X X X
Soy Milk (Plain & Vanilla) & Lactate Milk Upon Request at Any Meal
Chocolate Syrup X X X X X
Fruit Drinks/Iced Tea - choice of 4 X X X X X
Carbonated Beverages - choice of 4 X X X X X
Half 'n' Half , Sugar, Artificial Sweetener & Lemons X X X X X

Beverages Nutritional Information

Breakfast/Continental Breakfast/Brunch Items

  Breakfast Continental Breakfast Lunch Brunch Dinner
Cold Cereal Assortment
Cereal Nutritional Information		 X X X X X
Dry Oatmeal X X X X
English Muffins X X X X
Hot Cereal (10/15 to 4/15) X X
Low-fat Cottage Cheese X X X
Make-Your-Own Waffle Station X X X
Warm Hard Cooked Eggs X

Snack Foods/Add-Ons/Accompaniments

  Breakfast Continental Breakfast Lunch Brunch Dinner
Bagels: Assorted X X X X X
Butter & Margarine X X X X X
Croutons X X X
Yale Bake Shop Organic Granola X X X X X
Grated Cheese X X X
Local Honey X X X X X
Grape Jelly / Strawberry Preserves X X X X X
Light Cream Cheese X X X X X
Peanut Butter: Creamy & Chunky X X X X X
Raisins X X X X X
Satly Snack Assortment - at least 4 X X X
Sliced Bread: Lite, White, Hard Crust Rye, Whole Wheat X X X X X
Whole, Slice Your Own Bread X X X

Menu Accompaniments

Menu Item Menu Accompaniment
All Soups Saltines
All Chowders Oyster Crackers
All Chinese Casseroles Chow Mein Noodles
All Italian & Pasta Entrees Grated Parmesan Cheese
Chicken, Roast Turkey, Hot Turkey Sandwich Cranberry Sauce - Whole or Jellied
Baked, Broiled & Poached Fish or Shellfish Tartar Sauce, Lemon Wedges
Fried Fish & Shellfish Tartar Sauce, Lemon Wedges, Cocktail Sauce
Lamb Roasts Mint Jelly
Roast Pork & Pork Chops Applesauce
Burgers, Philly Steaks, Franks, Garden Burgers, Soy Burgers, Veggie Burgers, etc. Green Relish, Ketchup, Chopped/Sliced Onions, Sliced Pickles, Mustard, Mayonnaise
Tacos, Burritos, Enchiladas, Fajitas, Tostadas, & Quesadillas Sour Cream, Guacamole, Chopped Onions, Sliced Ripe Olives, Shredded Cheddar, Local Organic Salsa
Potato Pancakes Sour Cream, Applesauce
Baked Potatoes Sour Cream
French Toast, Pancakes, Waffles Syrup
Make-Your-Own Waffle Station 1 Warmed Fruit (Blueberries in Syrup, Peach Slices or Strawberries)

Condiments

  Breakfast Continental Breakfast Lunch Brunch Dinner
A-1 Steak Sauce X X X
Mesquite Barbecue Sauce X X X
Heinz Ketchup X X X X
Yellow & Spicy Mustards X X X
Mayonnaise X X X
Pickle Relish X X X
Sliced Red Onions X X X
Kikkoman Lite Soy Sauce X X X X
Oil Cruets: Olive and either Sesame or Salad or Infused X X X
Pepper Mill X X X X
Local Organic Salsa X X X X
Spices/Seasoning Blends: At Least Eight X X X X
Tabasco Sauce X X X X
Vinegar Cruets: Balsamic & Red Wine X X X
Lea & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce X X X

Condiments & Accompaniments Nutritional Information