Personal Narrative: Diet Is Not Chipotle

It is not Chipotle, but it will have to do. Everyone has had this thought at the end of the month when the money to spend on takeout has run out and now we are stuck settling with eating in the dining hall that we are forced to pay a ridiculous amount of money for. On the first tour of Baylor’s many dining halls they had put out the superior delicious food, I guess that must be kept in the back now. Back then it seemed as if there was an edible choice for anyone and everyone; including vegans, and the freshman fifteen seemed inevitable. Having been here now for almost a semester the façade of the likelihood of delicious vegan meals had faded long ago. Perhaps even the first week of being here I had kissed that dream goodbye. Currently at this …show more content…
It all begins with the way in which we approach the issue; vegan freshmen not having sufficient options. The first step is that we must start by joining together to discuss the diverse issues we each face. Following that we at that point require our voices be heard by the dietician; who is directly in charge of the changes being implemented in the dining hall menus each month. Afterwards our second step involves the newly formed assembly of voices desiring to be heard will go straight to the dietary board meetings and sit in on what they are saying and voice our own frustrations. Whether it be as minute as Penland is always out of vanilla soymilk or Memorial has never once had a vegan option other than a salad. Our next step must be to educate the board members on what veganism truly is as other people just do not understand we are encountering these issues unless we vocalize them. A critical part of my plan is getting to those meetings and letting our concerns be heard. Our next step involves us having to frequently go to these meetings as well as keeping up with the dietician. This step is us letting them know that we are not going to disappear and that this issue does need to be addressed with a solution. Now the real action comes in play when we are presented the opportunity to make up a meal plan that has plentiful vegan options which can be easily made with the materials available. Creating a pamphlet or online source that details what you can do in order to create your own meal out of the options that are presented when there is no labeled vegan option available. I would like to at least make this information readily available with the purpose of helping people navigate the dining halls when they first arrive here. This information would help qualm many uneasy students who get