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DINING GUIDE

MEAL PLAN OPTIONS
FOOD FIRST
NU EATS. BEYOND THE PLATE
Purchase online at: www.dining.northwestern.edu
OPEN ACCESS
BASE 14
FLEX PACK 330
Unlimited Meal Swipes at any all-you-care-to-eat
Dining Commons plus $125 Dining Dollars and 3
Guests Passes, including 2 Meal Exchanges per week
14 Meal Swipes per week (2 Meal Exchange swipes
included within 14 Meal Swipes) at any all-you-careto-eat
Dining Commons plus $225 Dining Dollars
along with 3 Guest Passes
110 Meal Swipes at any all-you-care-to-eat Dining
Commons plus $275 Dining Dollars
$2,176
per quarter
$2,142
per quarter
$2,004
per quarter
INCLUSIVE DINING
Food Allergies and Special Dietary Needs
Inclusive dining at Northwestern means that we are providing a range of options for
a variety of dietary needs and lifestyles. We focus on preparing meals from scratch,
which means we know what’s going in our food and can provide critical ingredient and
nutrition information.
We have options for those who choose to eat according to their religious beliefs
including two kosher kitchens at Allison and Elder and Halal options at all of our Dining
Commons. If a student chooses to eat vegetarian or vegan, we offer daily rotating
selections at the Rooted stations. We do not bring peanuts or tree nuts into our
kitchens and provide allergen-safe stations called Pure Eats at all Dining Commons.
These stations serve meals prepared without gluten and the top nine allergens.
PURE EATS
What is Pure Eats?
Pure Eats stations or Dining Commons feature food that is simply prepared, seasoned
and served by a trained cook or chef. These meals avoid gluten and the top nine food
allergens: peanuts, tree nuts, fish, shellfish, wheat, soy, eggs, dairy and sesame. Pure
Eats is located at all of our Residential Dining Commons, with Foster-Walker East
dedicated entirely to Pure Eats.
PURPLE 50/50
50 Meal Swipes at any all-you-care-to-eat Dining
Commons plus $50 Dining Dollars
$596
per quarter
WILDCAT PACK
HOW’S MY MEAL PLAN WORK?
Meal Swipes
The Meal Swipes are designed for
all-you-care-to-eat meals in the
Dining Commons. Meal swipes
expire at the end of every quarter.
Dining Dollars
Dining Dollars can be used at all oncampus
dining locations and works
like a debit card. Dining Dollars roll
quarter to quarter and expire at the
end of the academic year.
Guest Passes
Guest Passes are for you to treat a
friend or parent to a meal in any of
the Dining Commons.
This plan includes 7 Meal Swipes at any of our allyou-care-to-eat
Dining Commons plus $20 Dining
Dollars. This plan renews monthly
Cat Cash
Cat Cash can be added to your Wildcard
on our website and used to purchase
items at our retail locations or pay the
door rate for entrance at our Dining
Commons. Cat Cash does not expire.
Meal Exchange
$100
per month
A Meal Exchange allows you to use one
“swipe” to receive a meal in a retail
location. These are combo meals that are
offered at: MOD Pizza, Patty Squared,
Wildcat Deli, Fran’s Cafe, and Lisa’s Cafe
featuring Plum Market. Please refer to
each location’s specific meal exchange
menu item for additional details. Meal
Exchanges are limited to 2 per week.
MEET YOUR DIETITIAN
Individualized Nutrition Counseling
Northwestern Dining provides complimentary
nutrition counseling for Northwestern students
on topics such as:
• Healthy and mindful eating
• Weight management
• Nutrition and fitness
• Vegetarian and vegan nutrition
• Eating disorders & disordered eating
Lisa Carlson MS, RDN, LDN, our registered
dietitian nutritionist will help guide you through
the campus dining experience and provide
options to accommodate your food needs.
Contact her at Dietitian@northwestern.edu
More Information
View daily menu information at each Dining Commons online at
www.dining.northwestern.edu under menus or download the Dine on Campus App.

DINING APPS
OZZI REUSABLE CONTAINER
Dine on Campus App
Dine on Campus App supplies guests with all their campus
dining information and needs. The app allows you to view hours
of operation, nutritional information, menus, events, ingredients,
specials, give feedback, and more. You can also create your own
personalized account!
Boost Mobile Ordering App
Use Boost Mobile ordering to preorder meals at Norris University
Center (Asiana, Dunkin’ Donuts, Patty Squared, Starbucks,
Wildcat Deli) and pay using your credit/debit card. Just pull
out your phone and select your school, pick your current food
craving, customize your meal, and choose a pickup time that
works best for you!
Rockbot App
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The Sustainable Solution
OZZI REUSABLE CONTAINER
Ozzi to-go was designed to reduce
disposable waste on campus simply
by replacing the ‘throw away’ mindset
with a reusable way of thinking.
Whenever you wish to eat a meal
to-go in any of our Residential Dining
Commons, you will need to swipe twice;
once to enter the Dining Commons,
then again to purchase an Ozzi for $5.
After purchasing you can place your
to-go meal in the reusable container.
You can return your empty container
and exchange it for a $5 refund from
the cashier for your next use.
Each of the Ozzi to-go containers save over
300 single-use containers from landfills! Not
only that, it reduces waste hauling, lessens
the dependency on fossil fuels, and helps
reduce our carbon footprint.
Step 1
Purchase your reusable Ozzi
to-go container from the
cashier for $5
Step 2
Create your to-go meal
Step 3
Return your reusable Ozzi
container and get your $5
refund or exchange for another
Ozzi container to assure all
containers are clean
Rockbot lets you request the music playing in dining areas on
campus. The free app is used in thousands of businesses across
the country, allowing guests to influence the music!
Play, discover, and share the music you love.
SUSTAINABILITY ON CAMPUS
Our Efforts
WAYS TO LEARN LIFE SKILLS
Sustainability is at the core of Northwestern Dining’s mission. We’ve identified
opportunities to serve healthy and sustainable meals that support small and midsized
farms in the Midwest along with contributing to Northwestern’s goal of energy
and water conservation and waste reduction. We focus on sourcing locally from
farms within a 350-mile radius of campus year round. We also fight food waste at
every stage of the process by tracking all food
waste and plate waste in our Dining Commons.
All food waste is composted and any recoverable
food is collected by Campus Kitchens and
distributed to the Evanston community.
Composting
A Teaching Kitchen can be described as
a learning laboratory for one of the most
important life skills - cooking. A Teaching
Kitchen offers education in basic cooking
techniques in addition to other self-care
topics like enhanced nutrition, mindfulness,
and shopping on a budget. It’s located in
Allison Dining Commons as well as featured
within other dining locations on campus.
We recognize the importance of waste reduction
so we compost as much as possible in and outside
of our kitchens. Customer-facing composting is
also available at Norris University Center.
If you want to be part of the solution contact our
Sustainability Manager Sarah Levesque to discuss
joining a group of like-minded people on Campus!
Sarah.Levesque@compass-usa.com

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