Being a meat-eater, making the choice of what to eat on campus is never a problem. But what about those who don’t eat meat? While a simple salad can be found anywhere, it seems to me that FAU doesn’t provide vegetarians any other choices.
“Meat and I don’t mix well so I opted for the vegetarian lifestyle,” explains Michael Maloney, a senior computer animation major. “But the school cafeteria does not really support my lifestyle.”

In order to better comprehend the pesky situation my vegetarian classmates are in, I decided to test the waters and become a vegetarian for an entire school week. My results weren’t exactly pleasant.

Monday through Friday I ate meals consisting of rice and bean burritos, salads and veggie subs. I found all of these meals to be either very dull or very greasy, neither of which is appetizing.

Freshman Jordan Holmes agrees with me.
“Vegetarian meals are available on campus, but they aren’t very healthy and they get very repetitive,” says Holmes, an English major, “Also, vegetarians need to have more protein sources since we don’t get any from not eating meat. Meals should definitely include more whole wheat options.”

The Friday after my last vegetarian meal I decided to speak to someone in charge of the FAU cafeteria. So I spoke to Pearl Bird, Front of the House supervisor. I was surprised that her comments on the vegetarian menu completely conflicted with than of vegetarian students.
“We do a lot of vegetarian meals here,” she says. “Even non-vegetarians enjoy them. We use food very low in sodium and food not very high in fat, very much like diet food. If students want to see a change in the menu, bring in recipes and we would be glad to take a look at them.”

If you want to take Pearl up on her offer you can voice your opinions at www.dineoncampus.com/fau or personally go into the cafeteria and speak to management.