Tweet, tweet…UCSB Residential Dining Services is now on Twitter (UCSB Res Dining) @UCSBResDining. Dining launched into the Twittersphere on February 26th, expanding its social media presence and further reaching its audience. Through Twitter, dining will communicate about featured fare...
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Mar
2013
Is your New Year’s resolution of eating right and exercising more a distant memory? Well, eating healthy and staying active is more than a New Year’s resolution but an every day pledge! Nutrition Week is our way to celebrate National Nutrition Month, sponsored by the ...
Jan
2013
This quarter Residential Dining Services will be sponsoring the following special events:
Green Monday –
Ortega Dining Commons - 1/14
Carrillo Dining Commons - 2/11
De La Guerra Dining Commons - 3/4
We will be serving an all day vegetarian menu at the specified dining commons. Look...
Jan
2013
Congratulations to all 4 Dining Commons in celebrating your first anniversary of being Green Business Certified! We also want to commend Special Events Catering & Concessions for achieving Green Certification in December.
Last February, all of our Dining Commons met stringent standards set by the...
Jan
2013
Our first batch of food waste compost has arrived!
Our H&RS Grounds unit received the first delivery of compost, created and collected from Residential Dining Services’ pre and post-consumer waste program. We compost 100% of our food waste and compost approximately 22,000 pounds of waste per week in aggregate for all four...
Jan
2013
We are proud to highlight some of the following new sustainable items, as of fall quarter:
- Certified Organic Milk
- Grass-Fed Beef Burgers (Thursdays @ Lunch)
- Cage-Free Chicken Breasts (in select dishes)
- Organic Chelten House Salad Dressings
- Fair-Trade, Organic Numi Tea
Dining...
Jan
2013
When thinking about wellness we recognize the goal of achieving a balance in life. This balance focuses on areas including diet, exercise, and stress reduction. Residential Dining concentrates our support in meeting a balance in life through diet. That’s why Residential Dining Services focuses on providing nutritionally balanced meals...