Nutrition

Fall 2024 Guide

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Healthy Eating

Lehigh Dining is committed to student health & wellness. Providing you with healthy options is something your dining team proudly does every day. We can help you select delicious, nutritious and satisfying meals, snacks and desserts by highlighting well-balanced menu choices and providing nutritional information and tips to help you make choices that fit your needs. Be sure to check out our variety of Registered Dietitian-led nutrition services & events on campus throughout the year so that we can help you grow into the best you!

Nutrition Services

Providing you with healthy options is something your Lehigh Dining Team proudly does every day. We help you select delicious, nutritious & satisfying meals, snacks and desserts by highlighting well-balanced menu choices, and providing nutritional information and tips to help you make choices that fit your needs. In addition, our on-campus Registered Dietitian works to provide students, faculty & staff with complimentary, yearly access to comprehensive Medical Nutrition Therapy for a variety of conditions, individualized nutrition counseling services, and fun educational seminars & events throughout the year.

Meet Your Lehigh Dietitian

For over 25 years, Susan Hurd has worked as a Registered Dietitian in college & university food service. She works in tandem with Disability Support Services to provide dining accommodations for students with medical needs that impact their ability to dine on campus. She also works with students, faculty, and staff to help ensure their nutritional well-being.

Susan conducts staff food allergy training throughout the year. She holds certificates in the National Restaurant Association’s (NRA) ServSafe™ Allergens training and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Food Allergy program. Additionally, as an AllerTrain™ certified trainer, Susan teaches AllerTrainU™ to our food service team and is a past recipient of their Master Trainer of the Month award. Susan actively leads Sodexo teams in the ongoing development of operational and training standards for allergen safety.

Simple Servings at Rathbone Dining Hall

Simple Servings is our allergen & gluten safe dining option for our customers with food allergies, gluten intolerance, or those who prefer plain and simple foods. The Simple Servings station offers food free from 8 of the top 9 common allergens: egg, milk, peanuts, sesame, shellfish, soy, and wheat. It is also safe from gluten.

Simple Servings staff members are carefully trained to avoid cross-contact with food allergens and gluten. Separate equipment, utensils, storage and prep areas further minimize cross-contact with allergens and gluten. 75% of Simple Servings items also meet our Mindful criteria, which makes the station an easy and healthy choice for customers who are focused on ingredients and portion size to control weight, blood sugar and other health issues.

Simple Zone at Rathbone & Brodhead Dining Halls

SimpleZone is our self serve campus “pantry” where food items needed by students with Celiac disease or food allergies can be housed with precautions against cross-contact. This special area is free of gluten, tree nut, and peanut containing ingredients. SimpleZone includes gluten-free bread products, waffles, cereals, prepared foods like chicken tenders and pasta, and desserts. Separate equipment including a dedicated toaster and microwave gives students the ability to be involved in some of their own allergen/gluten safe meal prep.

Meal Plan Accommodations or Adjustments

Please visit this page for information on how to submit a meal plan accommodation or adjustment request.

Questions?

Contact our dietitian at dietitian@lehigh.edu.