College Dinning Observation Report

At King 's College, there are many different dinning options available to its students and staff. Among those, some are accessible to meal plan and some aren 't. Those that are incorporated into the student 's meal plan include Marketplace, Zime, Connertons, and Susqehanna. Each institution serves it 's own unique menu of assortments, leading students to often pick a favorite or in my case, a dis favorite among the options. This assessment is due to the combination of varieties present or the lack thereof which includes the types of food available, the nutritional value of such foods, and the overall dinning staff and feel of the establishment. The dinning service I believe lacks the most in these areas is Marketplace. Marketplace can most easily be defined as a buffet. There are four stations, those being Hometown, The Grill, Sandwiches, and Healthy Choice. Each station serves different food each day, but stays consistent in its content. Hometown usually serves a type of starch, being pasta or mashed potatoes, as well as pizza or a type of seasoned bread. The Grill usually has French Fries, burgers, …show more content…
It 's no secret that going into college, student 's are often warned of not gaining the 'freshman fifteen. ' This could be due to the lack of supervision from parents, thus students are able to consume whatever they please. Marketplace offers a opportunity to eat whatever you want, and how much you want. It is a buffet available for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. If a student were to take advantage of such freedom, there is no question they would gain weight. I have seen students with three to four plates at a time filled to capacity. The contents on the plate are not ones commonly filled with nutrition, however, but greasy and full of unsaturated fats. It is therefore evident how unhealthy Marketplace can be due to its mixture of unhealthy food with the probability of over