Healthy You!

Healthy Earth!

Just 4 U
Just 4 U is a easy to follow nutrition messaging program. The goal of the program is to point the way to healthier lifestyles by highlighting ‘better-for-you’ menu selections. Look for Just 4 U logos on menus in residential dining rooms to help guide you to foods that are vegan, vegetarian, low in calories or low in fat. The program also identifies foods that are organic and grown locally. For more information, pick up a Just 4 U brochure from a residential dining location. Just 4 U logos

Smart Choices
This action station located in Weinstein Dining combines fresh ingredients with healthy cooking methods to provide a variety of delicious, made to order meals. Best of all, everything served at this station is a Just 4 U menu option.

Just Vegan
All of our dining locations offer vegan and vegetarian menu choices every day. However, you can find some of the most creatively delicious vegan meals in Hayden and Weinstein Dining. Both locations have a daily dedicated station for vegan foods only.

Fresh Pastabilities
Enjoy a variety of hand made vegan pastas mixed with your choice of vegetables, protein and sauce. This authentic pasta station is available every day in Rubin Dining.

Sensible Sensations
This action station located in 3rd North Cafe combines fresh ingredients with healthy cooking methods to provide a variety of delicious, made to order meals. Best of all, everything served at this station is a Just 4 U menu option.

Mongolian Grill
You will love our Mongolian Grill with a healthy flare located in Palladium Dining.  Select from among a variety of fresh vegetables and herbs, and then pick your protein and cooking oil to create a personalized meal. Both meat-eaters and vegetarians alike will love this station.

Smart Portions
Smart Portions are small, healthy helping of special recipes each one 200 calories or less. They are the perfect solution for eating on the go. Smart Portions are available in Weinstein Food Court. Smart Portions

Hormone-Free Beef Burgers
Taste the difference no hormones make. These delicious burgers are available in U-Hall Commons Café.

Sustainability
Our Sustainable Mission is a commitment to offer locally grown, organic and fair trade products where possible in residential dining and retail locations. Hayden Dining is our first step in sustainable dining. Some of our efforts include antibiotic-free cheeses, antibiotic-free meats, locally grown produce and biodegradable containers for our Meals 2 Go program. NYU Dining Sustainability Brochure

Sustainable Seafood
Dining Services has partnered with the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch program to help ensure that the world’s fish populations continue to thrive for future generations. We do our part by offering a selection of fish from the Seafood Watch safe list which assures that the fish we offer populations are at safe levels and that the fish were harvested using sustainable fishing methods. Monterey Bay Aquarium

Filter Water Program
In Fall 09 we implemented a filtered water program in our retail food courts. The goal of the program is to reduce plastic bottle waste. In contrast to tap water, which is distributed throughout an energy-efficient infrastructure, bottled water must travel long distances to get to customers. To travel the distance vechiles such as boats, trucks and trains burn massive quantities of fossil fuels.  Additionally, New York has some of the best drinking water in the country, according to the EPA it is so clean it doesn't filtration.  Based on these facts, NYU Dining is pleased to be able to give our customers another opportunity to reduce their carbon footprint.

Trayless Dining
The majority of our residential dining locations have gone trayless! Trayless dining is beneficial to the environment because it eliminates the need to wash trays thereby, reducing chemical detergents released into the environment and conserving the energy that would be used to run the dishwashers. Trayless dining also reduces the amount of food wasted in dining rooms. Check out all the great work our customers have done to help reduce food waste by going trayless:

Food Waste per Meal Period