Vegan & Vegetarian Dining
Laker Food Co. works hard to ensure all dietary preferences have dining options. Over 50% of dining options on campus offer a vegan/vegetarian meal or can be customized to your preferences.
Questions or meal ideas? Please contact Tabor, Laker Food Co. Dietitian, at [email protected] or 616-331-8989.
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A vegan Tofu Bacon Avocado Burger served at Kleiner.
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Vegan Fish entree at Fresh Food.
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The Impossible Breakfast Sandwich with an iced black coffee from Starbucks.
Nutrition icons
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Vegan
Our vegan selections contain no animal products of any kind. In addition, vegan items can not include dairy, eggs, or honey.
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Vegetarian
Our vegetarian selections contain no meat, fish or poultry. Vegetarian and Vegan selections now make up over 30% of our menus.
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Plant-Forward
Plant-forward is a style of cooking and eating that emphasizes vegetables, fruits, whole grains, legumes, nuts, and seeds.
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Eat Well
Our Eat Well selections contain nutritionally dense whole foods (i.e. fruits, vegetables, leafy greens, whole grains, beans, lean protein) and are lower in calories, saturated fat and sodium.
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Made with Whole Grains
Made with Whole Grains selections comprise over 15% of menu items on our residential dining menus through the semester.
For more nutrition icon info, visit the Food Allergies page.