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Orientation 2017-2018

1.Resident Dining Meals• All-you-care-to-eat

• Served in the University Dining Center (UDC)

• Your MavCard is your meal card

• Hot To-Go Containers for $5 deposit

2.Dining Dollars• Works like a debit card

• Tax FREE!

• May be used at any University Dining

Services Location

MEAL PLANS – TWO PARTS

RESIDENT DINING: ALL-YOU-CARE-TO-EAT

University Dining Center – Opened in January

Come to our BRAND NEW Dining Hall! Here you will find a wide variety of food options including chef-carved meats, home-style casseroles, creative vegetarian/vegan entrees, and made-to-order sautés.

University Dining Center also features:

• Daily house made soups

• An extensive salad bar

• Healthy Mindful™ options

• Customized deli and grill featuring freshly baked

breads and wraps

• An assortment of delicious pizza options.

• Our pastry chef creates an array of outstanding

signature desserts daily

DAILY ONLINE MENU

• Weekly menus are updated every Monday Morningwww.mnsu.edu/dining under Locations & Menus

• Emailed every Monday morning by Residential Life• Listed on the large screen at the UDC

Click on any item

for nutritional

information

(Calories,

Allergens, etc)

MINDFUL™ WELLNESS PROGRAM

Highlights include:

• Meals with less than 600 calories

• Reduced sodium

• Desserts with less than 200 calories

• No trans fat

• Less sugar

• Look for the symbol!

Campus DietitianLexi Cournoyer, RDN, LDN is our nutrition expert here at MSU, Mankato.

She offers students who are on a meal plan individual nutrition counseling for nutrition related topics including but not limited to:

• Weight loss/gain/maintenance

• Allergies/Intolerances

• Diabetes

• Gastrointestinal Disorders

• Sports nutrition

• Vegetarian or Vegan diets

• Celiac disease

• Incorporation of a healthy lifestyle

/RDMNSU

FOOD ALLERGIES & DIETARY NEEDS

Simple Servings is a station for those who have any food allergies.

• Offers food made without the FDA most-common allergens of

peanuts, tree nuts, shellfish, wheat, soy, milk products and eggs.

It is also a gluten free station!

• Our staff is trained and certified to work at this station

For allergy or dietary needs, please contact:

• Dietitian Lexi Cournoyer 507-389-1441, alexa.cournoyer@mnsu.edu

MAVERICK ANYTIME PLAN

1. Meals

• Unlimited dining in the University Dining Center

• Come and go throughout the day

• Hot To-Go Containers for $5 deposit

2. Dining Dollars

• $100 per semester

• Dining dollars carry over from Fall to Spring Semester, must be used by the end of Spring Semester

MAVERICK 14 PLAN

1. Meals

• Eat 14 meals each week in the

University Dining Center

• One meal during each of the 3 daily

meal periods (breakfast, lunch & dinner)

• Hot To-Go Containers for $5 deposit

2. Dining Dollars

• $200 per semester

• Dining dollars carry over from Fall to Spring Semester, must be used by end of Spring Semester

MAVERICK 160

1. Meals

• 160 meals per semester in the University

Dining Center, eat as many or as few as you

want each week

• Average of 10 meals per week

• Hot To-Go Containers for $5 deposit

2. Dining Dollars

• $25 Dining dollars to start

• May convert meals to Dining Dollars twice a semester

• Dining Dollars do not carry over from Fall to Spring

MEAL PLANS

Meal Plans Amount of Meals

Amount of Dining Dollars

Price PerYear

Maverick Anytime Unlimited $100 Per Semester $2,851

Maverick 14 14 per Week $200 Per Semester $2,951

Maverick 160 160 Per Semester $25 Per Semester andthe ability to convert

meals: $5.70 per meal

$2,652

WHAT ARE DINING DOLLARS & WHERE CAN I USE THEM?

• Right on your Mav Card!

• Tax Free!

• Use at the UDC, any retail location or C-Store!

HOW DO I PURCHASE MORE

DINING DOLLARS?!

Dining Dollars can be purchased at any time!

• Visit our office at 7 CSU to the left of Star Ginger

• Call our office: 507-389-2613

• Purchase on our website under the Shop tab: www.mnsu.com/dining

• Call Residential Life: 507-389-1011

• Visit the Residential Life office at 111 CarkoskiCommons

DO I GET ANY FREE DINING DOLLARS WITH

MY PURCHASE?

Dining Dollar Plans are available for ALL STUDENTS!

PurchaseAmount

Dining Dollars Amount

$AVINGS

$300 $345 $73.89

$200 $220 $38.43

$100 $105 $13.79

• Tax Free Purchases!

• Dining Dollar Bonus!

LIVING OFF CAMPUS?

Buy a traditional meal plan, purchase Dining Dollars or purchase an Off-campus Student Meal Plan!

OFF CAMPUS MEAL PLANS:Off Campus

Meal PlanNumber of

MealsDining Dollars

Cost $AVINGS

75/75 Plan 75 $75 $561 $84

50/50 Plan 50 $50 $370 $60

25/25 Plan 25 $25 $190 $25

Off Campus Student Meal Plans may be purchased at the University Dining Service office.

MISSING SOMEONE SPECIAL OR WANT TO SURPRISE

A FELLOW MAVERICK?

You can order your favorite MAVERICK bakery items

for their birthday, personal achievement, cheering up or

just because!

• Birthday Cakes

• Cupcakes

• Cookies

• Gift Cards

www.mnsu.edu/dining & click on shop!

FAQ’S1. What Meal Plan Should I Choose?

Please feel free to visit the Department of Residential Life or University Dining Services tables at the resource fair during your orientation.

2. Can I Change My Meal Plan? Yes, you’ve got the first 2 weeks to change your meal plan when you get to campus. To change your meal plan please contact Residential Life.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Lexi Cournoyer

Campus Dietitian

University Dining Services

(507) 389-1441

Alexa.Cournoyer@mnsu.edu

University Dining Services

7 Centennial Student Union

507-389-2613

www.mnsu.edu/dining

/MSUDiningServices MaverickDining

@MaverickDining

www.mnsu.edu/diningMaverickDining

/RDMNSU

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