JANUARY/FEBRUARY MONTHLY SPECIALS
FIRESIDE CAFÉ | GRIDIRON GRILL
BURGER OF THE WEEK
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Jan 21st - Five Alarm Burger
Jan 28th - Pepper Bleu Cheese Burger
Feb 3rd - Reuben Burger
Feb 10th - Salsa Burger
Feb 17th - Cowboy Burger
Feb 24th - Caprice Burger
Check out the Daily Specials at these food
stations daily!
Each Combo includes:
• Fresh Homemade Potato Chips
• Delicious Bakery Bar
You will find some of the most popular
Heritage Deli items ready to combo here!
Jan 21st - $1 Parmesan Chicken
Jan 28th - $1 Chicken Ranch Snack Wrap
Feb 3rd - $1 Corn Dog
Feb 10th - $1 Grilled Cheese Sandwich
Feb 17th - Two for $1 Hot Dogs
Feb 24th - $1 Chipotle Snack Wrap
BUNS & BOWLS
SUB OF THE WEEK
FIRE & STONE PIZZERIA
PIZZA OF THE WEEK
Jan 21st - Meatball Pepperoni
Jan 28th - Chicken Parmesan
Feb 3rd - Club
Feb 10th - Meatball
Feb 17th - Philly Beef
Feb 24th - Tuna
Buffalo Chicken
Deluxe
Thai Chicken
Cheeseburger
BBQ Chicken
Chicken Bacon Ranch
NORTH POINT PM
Sunday - Peppercorn Chicken
Sandwich
Monday - Chicken Snack Wrap
Tuesday - Junior Hamburger
Wednesday - Combo of Fries & 12
oz. Fountain Beverage w/ Hot
Sandwich of $2.40 or more
Thursday - Grilled Cheese
Three selections offered each week from:
• Cranberry Turkey Sandwich
• Tuscan Chicken Sandwich
• BLT Sandwich
• Italian Club
• Mandarin Chicken Salad
NORTH POINT PM JAN/FEB SPECIALS
January - FREE Order of Seasoned Fries
with purchase of Gyros
February - FREE Fountain Beverage
with purchase of any Burger
COMMONS MINI MART
Week of January 21st
Turkey & Cheese on Bun
Week of January 28th
Nachos & Cheese
Week of February 3rd
Jumbo Muffin
Week of February 10th
BLOCK PLAN DEALS
Week of February 17th
Nachos with Cheese
Week of February 24th
20 oz. (Medium) Coffee
Cranberry Turkey
Sandwich, Homemade
Potato Chips, and
Pumpkin Bar!
20 oz. Cappucino/Hot Choc
For only one meal at
HC2 Jarvis Express!
Super Sub Sandwich,
Homemade Potato Chips,
and Pumpkin Bar!
FIRESIDE CAFE | UPPER LEVEL MSC
GridIron Grill: Full breakfast menu and upscale sandwiches for lunch
Monday-Friday
7 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Poblano's: Mexican food your way - tacos, burritos, quesadillas
Monday-Thursday 10:30 am. - 10 p.m.
Friday
10:30 am. - 3 p.m.
Innovations: Dishes cooked to order with pasta and Asian cuisine
Monday-Thursday 10:30 - 10 p.m.
Friday
10:30 am. - 3 p.m.
Comfort Zone: All of the Midwestern and Stout favorite comfort foods
Monday-Friday
10:30 - 3 p.m.
Heritage Deli: Upscale sandwiches and salads - ready to go!
Monday-Friday 10:30 - 3 p.m.
SKYLIGHT MARKET | LOWER LEVEL MSC
Mo-Th 7 a.m. - Midnight | Fr 7 a.m. - 11:30 p.m. | Sa 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 p.m. | Su 12:00 p.m. - Midnight
Grab & Go: Convenience and ready-to-eat foods
Blue Devil Grill: All-American fast food menu items
Buns & Bowls: Subs and salads made to order
Fire & Stone Pizzeria: Brick Oven pizza by the slice
Brew Devils: Full line of Starbucks beverages, smoothies, ice cream treats
Open at 10 a.m. Monday - Friday
January/February 2013 Edition
Purchase any sandwich or salad for $3.00 and
make it a combo for an additional $1.29
SKYLIGHT MARKET | DECEMBER SPECIALS
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Value Combos - Treat Yourself Right!
BLUE DEVIL GRILL
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Presented by
HC2 JARVIS EXPRESS
RETAIL DINING OPERATIONS
EXPRESSWAY CARTS: Quick service of coffees, sodas,
sandwiches and more.
UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
Monday-Thursday
HARVEY HALL
Monday-Thursday
Friday
9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
7:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
7:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
HC2 JARVIS EXPRESS: Located in the large ground floor
lounge of Jarvis Hall, this location offers grab and go
service with the best of our Expressway Carts and the
Heritage Café menu. Snacks, quick lunch, and beverages
await you.
Monday-Thursday
7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Friday
7:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
NORTHERN EXPRESS & NORTHPOINT PM: Offering in between
meal and late night snacks plus popular grocery items for
north campus residents.
Daily Northern Express Hours
Sunday
10 a.m. - 12:00 a.m.
Monday-Thursday
7 a.m. - 12:00 a.m.
Friday
7 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Saturday
10 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Daily PM Hours
Sunday
Monday-Thursday
CELEBRATE ‘FAT TUESDAY’ AT MARDI GRAS STYLE MEAL
ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12TH
There will be a Mardi Gras inspired menu offered from 4 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. at Commons &
North Point Dining. Decorations, costumes, favors and the menu will reflect some of the
common Mardi Gras favorites.
Full Salad Bar| Salad of Day – Red Potato Salad
ENTREES - Shrimp Creole | Vegetarian Creole | Sausage, Ham & Chicken Jambalaya
SIDES - White Rice | Red Beans & Rice | Cajun Oven Roasted Vegetable Blend | Cornbread
w/Butter Honey
DESSERTS - Key Lime Pie | Mississippi Mud Pie | Hard & Soft Serv Ice Cream w/Toppings
Mardi Gras Punch
February 4th, Room 39
North Point Dining & Fitness Center
February 6th
Commons & North Point Dinner
Mardi Gras Style Meal
February 12th
Please note that continuous service between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. will be modified to allow for
set-up for this special event in each dining hall and we will close from 3:30 – 4 p.m. @ North
Point and 3:00 – 4:00 @ Commons. Both the Commons Mini Mart and Northern Express will
be open during this time.
Prices for this meal will be - Baseline $2.50 | Flexline $7.00
Cash $8.20 | Block Plan 1 meal
HOLIDAY FEAST WELL RECEIVED
Each dining hall offered a buffet menu to celebrate the upcoming holidays in December. The
menu highlights were: Chicken Cordon Bleu, Carved Pit Ham, Au Gratin Potatoes, Green Bean
Casserole, Apple Crumb Pie, Gingerbread Cookies, Sugar Cookies. Mistletoe Punch, Egg Nog
and more. The top three favorite menu items in both locations were: Ham, Au Gratin Potatoes
& Cordon Bleu.
The Commons had 1070 diners and North Point had 495 for a total of 1565 participants
in this buffet. Both locations offered students the opportunity to decorate their own cookie
and play some holiday games for prizes. The linens and/or special decorations, along with
candlelight were much appreciated by students.
Surveys of 422 customers yielded these results:
Overall
Menu
Décor/Entertainment Worthwhile
Excellent
33%
29%
32%
Yes - 87%
Good
Fair Poor
48% 15%4%
54% 12%5%
49%
15%
4%
No - 13%
7:30 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.
8 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.
10 a.m. - 7 p.m.
7 a.m. - 8 p.m.
7 a.m. - 7 p.m.
10 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Dining Service Advisory
Committee Meeting
Steak Night
MENU
COMMONS MINI MART: Located on first floor of the Commons
offering all day grab and go foods as well as a limited grocery
line.
Sunday
Monday-Thursday
Friday
Saturday
MONTHLY EVENTS
UNIVERSITY DINING SERVICE
Learn more at www.uwstout.edu/dining
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
MEETS
The Dining Service Advisory
Committee meets next on
Monday, February 4th at 5 p.m.
Room 39 – North Point Dining
& Fitness Center. If you have
any concerns, questions or issues you would like discussed
at this meeting please contact
a representative. All Advisory
Committee members are listed
with their e-mail addresses on
the UDS Web site under “About
UDS”.
You are also welcome to share
concerns with UDS via the comment feature of the Web site
or e-mail Ann Thies, Director of
Dining at thiesa@uwstout.edu
NUTRITION NEWS YOU CAN USE
Can Chocolate Really Be Healthy for You?
As kids we were all told to eat our vegetables, and still today many
of us dread eating vegetables. Well did you know that chocolate has
similarities to vegetables?!! Chocolate is made from plant products
that carry health benefits similar to those found in dark vegetables.
These health benefits are derived from parts of the chocolate
called flavonoids, which act as antioxidants. Flavonoids are great
for the heart and also help to reduce blood pressure. All chocolate
contains flavonoid antioxidants, but levels are eight times higher in
dark chocolate.
What are antioxidants?
Antioxidants are dietary substances that can be found in
nutrients like vitamin C, E, and selenium. Antioxidants prevent
and destroy free radicals; free radicals damage your body cells by
causing oxidation, cell damage from oxygen. This is what leads to
destruction and dysfunction of cells within the body and can lead
to chronic diseases including heart disease. Antioxidants work by
preventing oxidation. This can most easily be seen when you cut an
apple and it begins to brown, but if you put orange or lemon juice on
it will stop the browning. These juices contain vitamin C, which acts
as an antioxidant to stop the browning.
Dark Chocolate vs. Milk Chocolate vs. White Chocolate?
Chocolate is made from cocoa beans. The beans contain the
greatest amount of nutritional value, so keeping chocolate as close
to its original form will have the greatest amount of nutritional
benefits. However the cocoa bean itself is very bitter, and people
don’t consume cocoa like that because it is very unpalatable. This
cocoa is made into chocolate; the most common types are white,
milk and dark chocolate.
White chocolate is the least nutritious of the three. This is because
it has no cocoa solids. White chocolate is made out of cocoa
butter, milk, and sugar. Cocoa butter is what is left after removing
the cocoa solids, where all the nutritional value is located. White
chocolate is also reduced in nutritional value by the addition of
cream and large amounts of sugar. This leaves white chocolate
with very low nutritional value.
Milk chocolate has less of the cocoa solids than dark chocolate and
has added milk solids and sugar. So it has more nutritional value
than white chocolate but less than dark chocolate.
Dark chocolate has the greatest amount of cocoa solids in it
compared to milk and white chocolate. Because of the greater
quantity of cocoa solids, dark chocolate also contains the greatest
amount of antioxidants and it has the greatest health impact. In
research studies, dark chocolate with over 70% cocoa contains the
most antioxidants and has been shown to lower cholesterol and
prevent heart disease.
Doesn’t chocolate have a lot of fat?
It all depends on what kind of chocolate you eat! The fat in
chocolate comes from the cocoa butter. Chocolate contains three
fats all in equal parts - stearic, palmitic and oleic. Oleic acid is a
healthy monounsaturated fat; these are the healthy fats that are
also in olive oil. Oleic acid has been shown to reduce cholesterol
levels. But be careful, because chocolate also contains palmitic
acid which can raise cholesterol levels and may cause other heart
problems. Stearic acid has been shown to have no effects on
cholesterol level and heart disease.
How much is beneficial?
Because chocolate does contain some unhealthy fats and some
good fats, it is recommended to eat about 1oz. of chocolate a few
times per week. And remember to eat try eat dark chocolate to get
the antioxidants which have the greatest health effect!!
Plain chocolate vs other candy bars?
A Dark Chocolate Hershey Candy Bar weighs 1.45oz. If you eat two
thirds of the candy bar (1oz.) you will get the maximum nutrition
benefits. By eating chocolate with no caramel or nougat you will
reduce unnecessary calories that don’t contribute to your health.
There are more calories in two fun-size Milky Way or Snickers bars
because of all the extra fillings, than slightly over half of a full-size
Dark Chocolate bar. And in the candy bars you won’t obtain the
same amount of antioxidants as in dark chocolate.
So next time you want to say “I love you” through chocolate, go
for the dark chocolate! Dark chocolate contains the most health
benefits for the calories you consume. And when you reach for a
piece of chocolate you don’t have to look at it as a “sinful delight”
but instead as a “healthy treat”.
This article is written by Kayla Eernisse, senior in Dietetics and University Dining
Services Nutrition Assistant.
MIDNIGHT BREAKFAST A SUCCESS
The Midnight Breakfast, which was FREE to hall residents, offered
a breakfast meal and opportunity to relieve stress by playing
games for prizes. This event was held on the eve of Exam week,
Sunday, December 16th from 10:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m. at both
the Commons and North Point Dining Halls. The event was cosponsored by University Housing.
Event attendees totaled at the Commons 782 and at North Point
359 -– a total of 1141 individuals. University Housing staff kept a
the games at both locations going through the night and prizes were
given out to many participants.
GRADE
Overall Activities
Menu A
44%
41%
27%
BCDF
39% 15% 1%
1%
25%21%9% 4%
37%22%12%2%
The students appreciated the event and were sure to have enough
energy for the late night studying as no one went away hungry.
REGISTERED DIETICIAN LOCATED ON CAMPUS
Lisa Eierman, R.D. is employed by University Dining Services to answer your nutrition questions or address dietary concerns.
Lisa can be contacted by phone (232-3599) or email (eiermanm@uwstout.edu). Her office is located in Room 160 of Merle
Price Commons. Lisa is on campus on Mondays and Wednesdays.
NUTRITION AND DIETARY HABITS SURVEY
SPECIALTY BARS IN DINING HALLS
During the month of January University Dining Service will
administer the annual Diet and Nutrition survey. The survey will be
offered in the dining halls with an incentive for participation. For
those unable to complete one during these times we will also solicit
completion of the survey on line.
Blue Devil Pizzeria (Closed @ 1:45 p.m. - 4p.m.)
A wide variety of traditional and unique pizza choices can be found
here with a vegetarian option always one of the choices. Served by
the slice on a thin crust.
Watch for your opportunity to provide feedback. The survey will
assess satisfaction with the nutrition education services provided,
your satisfaction with menus to provide healthy choices and meet
special dietary considerations.
The results of the survey will be published in the monthly menu
and will assist the management team and Registered Dietitian to
enhance menus and services to you.
SAMPLE BAR WEEKLY – GIVE US FEEDBACK!!
Every Tuesday at Commons and North Point Dining Hall we offer
samples of new recipes or products and ask for customer feedback.
Take a minute each of these Tuesdays in February to try the sample
and tell us what you think. Your opinion counts!
January 29th Honey Chipotle Sweet Potatoes
February 5th Creamy Soutwest Tomato Soup
February 12th No Sample – Mardi Gras Special Meal
February 19th Fettuccini with Sausage, Sage &
Bechamel Sauce
February 26th Hamburger Stew
CEREAL SURVEY
During the week of February 17th students will be offered the
opportunity to vote for their favorite cold breakfast cereals. The
selections of cold cereals for 2013-14 academic year will be based
on the most popular varieties of cereals in each category listed on
the survey and also that are available through our vendors. Watch
for the table and this opportunity to help select next year’s cereal
selection.
Du Jour
Diners will find unique entrée selections at out “du jour”
station weeknights. Most entrees will be built to order and offer
individualized choices to the diner. The entrée could vary from an
Asian noodle bowl, stuffed baked potato or a hot sub to a cook to
order pasta dish.
Kitchen Classics (Closed Weekdays 1:45-4 p.m.)
Offering some of America’s favorite main dishes complimented by
equally popular side dishes, just like home cooking.
Grill
Hot fresh sandwiches served with french fries. Your choice of
Garden Burger, Boca Burger, black bean burger, charbroiled all beef
burgers, fried fish, chicken cutlet, chicken breast or all beef hot
dogs.
Deli (Closed Fridays at 1:45 p.m.)
Assorted breads combined with your choice of high quality meats,
sandwich spreads (including hummus), & cheeses for a custom
made sandwich. Watch for our weekly
specialty sandwiches.
Eggstraordinary Omelets (Closed Weekdays at 1:45 p.m.)
Made to order omelets loaded with any of your favorite toppings:
bacon, ham, cheeses, onions, tomatoes, mushrooms, peppers and
more. (Egg substitute available upon request)
Stir ‘n’ Wok
You select the fresh vegetables and we stir fry it in wok oil with
shrimp, chicken, pork, tofu or cashews. Add a side of lo mein, fried
rice or white rice and top it all off with your favorite stir-fry sauce.
Waffle Works (Closed Weekdays at 1:45 p.m.)
A giant, hot Belgian Waffle made to order and dusted with powdered
sugar. Top it off with strawberry, blueberry, apple toppings,
chocolate chips and whipped cream.
Southwest Sizzle
Your choice of perfectly seasoned meat (beef or chicken) or Boca
strips quickly cooked with veggies you select. Served up in a
warm soft flour tortilla. A side of Spanish Rice, Pico de Gallo, and
Guacamole compliments the Fajita.
Tacos & More (Closed Daily at 1:45 p.m. @ North Point
Closed Friday at 1:45 p.m. @ Commons)
A little south of the border treat offering taco
salads in a tortilla bowl (baked or fried), a warm soft flour tortilla
(white or whole wheat), or a fried corn taco shell. Your choice of
taco filling: veggie, turkey, beef or refried bean topped with the
standard lettuce, tomato, cheddar cheese, black olives and sour
cream.
Pasta Stop
A delightful primer to the world of Italian cuisine. Three styles of
pasta are offered: shells, enriched whole grain penne, and rotini.
Top it with our popular tomato and meat sauce, alfredo sauce or red
vegetarian sauce. Breadsticks complete this Italian plate.