October kicks off Vegetarian Awareness Month which focuses\non eating a plant-based diet. There are different variations of vegetarians but\neach level of vegetarianism removes meat from their diet. The levels of\nvegetarianism are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Eating a plant-based diet is nothing new and is the type of\ndiet that our ancestors grew up on. There are many health benefits associated\nwith a plant-based diet because of all the wonderful vitamins and minerals that\nare in plant-based foods. You may ask yourself, how will I get enough protein?\nAlthough it is a bit more challenging to meet your protein needs with a\nvegetarian diet, it is not impossible. Vegetarians obtain their protein from\nnuts, seeds, tofu, lentils, and beans but can also obtain protein from eggs and\ndairy products if they choose. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Why choose vegetarianism? Being vegetarian is a personal\npreference and is more than just eliminating meat from the diet. A vegetarian\ndiet helps ensure your body gets the vitamins and minerals it needs to function\nproperly by increasing the amount of whole foods in your diet. It also helps\nsave the lives of innocent animals because the demand for meat decreases with\nmore individuals choosing this lifestyle. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
When dining with us in our dining halls you can refer to our signs at each serving station that display which entr\u00e9es are vegan and which are vegetarian. This differentiation is noted by symbols and a legend that describe what each symbol means.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Esker has a \u2018Be Well\u2019 station where you can build your own stir fry using an array of vegetables and plant-based proteins. This station is a great way to customize your meal and be in charge of what you eat. Drumlin has a Mongolian Grill where you can customize your dinner and again be in charge of what you are eating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Both locations have a salad\/deli bar area and various compost salads which have plant-based options available. Other options on campus include our Good to Go program that is available at our retail locations. This program includes fruit\/vegetable & yogurt parfaits, boiled eggs, vegan salads & wraps, vegan snack packs, PB&J, and our new overnight oats cups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Not sure if a vegetarian diet is right for you? Try to start\nwith Meatless Monday\u2019s and test out your cooking skills by making a meal that\nis based around plant proteins such as black beans or chickpeas. We challenge\nyou to try to reduce your animal consumption for the month of October. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Try this BBQ Bean Taco with Pineapple Salsa recipe: Who said\nbeing vegetarian has to be bland? <\/p>\n\n\n\n
BBQ BEAN TACOS WITH PINEAPPLE SALSA<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n If you want to learn more about your vegan and vegetarian options on campus or if you want to know if it is the right diet plan for you, reach out to our campus Dietitian Rachael Omdoll by filling out this online form: uww.edu\/uc\/hawkcard\/dining-services\/ask-the-dietitian<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Written By: Rachael Omdoll, Campus Dietitian<\/p>\n\n\n\n Make sure to stay up-to-date with out specials and events: uww.edu\/uc\/hawkcard\/dining-services<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" October kicks off Vegetarian Awareness Month which focuses on eating a plant-based diet. There are different variations of vegetarians but each level of vegetarianism removes meat from their diet. The levels of vegetarianism are as follows: Flexitarian\/Semi-Vegetarian Individuals who eat… Continue Reading →<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7946,"featured_media":7104,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_s2mail":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1068031,887006,887185],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7103","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-food-crafts","category-student-org-spotlight","category-uw-w-wellness"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/ucinfo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7103","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/ucinfo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/ucinfo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/ucinfo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7946"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/ucinfo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7103"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/ucinfo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7103\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7108,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/ucinfo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7103\/revisions\/7108"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/ucinfo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7104"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/ucinfo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7103"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/ucinfo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7103"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/ucinfo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7103"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}