Nutrition

Healthy Eating

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

Our campus dietitian works to provide students with access to comprehensive Medical Nutrition Therapy for a variety of conditions, individualized nutrition counseling, and educational seminars & events throughout the year. Amanda Ceglarz MS, RD, LD is available for complimentary consultations on topics such as:

• Food allergies, celiac disease, diabetes, or other special dietary needs
• Eating healthy on campus
• Vegan and vegetarian nutrition
• Nutrition counseling

You may contact Amanda directly at amanda.ceglarz@sodexo.com

Mindful

Creating a balanced college experience helps develop habits that will continue through post-grad life. Mindful is Sodexo's health and wellness dining initiative to help you make healthy choices by offering manageable wellness tips, campus events, nutrition education and delicious recipes to help students maintain their overall health while they are with us at Fisk University. Mindful offerings served in Spence Food Hall meet stringent nutrition criteria based on the United States Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Each meal part is limited in calories, has fewer than 30% of calories as fat, fewer than 10% of calories as saturated fat, and is restricted in sodium, and cholesterol. Chefs in our test kitchen develop recipes to meet these criteria in a delicious fashion that helps you make healthy choices second nature.

Look for the purple "M" Mindful icon on Spence Food Hall menu signage.

Food Allergies & Menu Allergens

Our menu system provides ingredient statements specifically highlighting the top nine allergens: milk, eggs, shellfish, fish, tree nuts, peanuts, sesame, wheat & soy. Guests may check on the presence of allergens prior to planning their meals using the online menu, the Everyday App, and nutrition calculator viewing our daily menus. The absence of an allergen listed on posted or electronic product signage is not a guarantee that the product is free of the allergen. Each guest is responsible for communicating their allergy to a supervisor or manager to discuss suitable menu items.

Fisk University Dining Services operates a commercial kitchen and does not guarantee any menu item free from an allergen or gluten. While strict procedures are followed, we cannot guarantee that products from vendors and suppliers are free from the risk of cross-contact during manufacturing, nor can we completely eliminate the possibility of cross-contact within our facility.

Additionally, according to updated FDA labeling guidelines effective January 2025, coconut is no longer classified as a tree nut. Package labels will reflect this updated labeling requirement over time and list coconut within individual ingredient labels.

Students who have dietary or allergy-related questions or concerns about any item offered by Fisk University Dining Services should approach a Dining Room Manager or visit the Fisk University Dining Services Office. If you have a food allergy/special diet concern, please contact Amanda Ceglarz, campus dietitian, at amanda.ceglarz@sodexo.com

Students requesting a meal plan accommodation based on a medical need must register with the Academic Excellence and Student Performance (AESP) Office. AESP works collaboratively with the campus dietitian to meet the needs of our students. Please follow the instructions on the Fisk University website to start the process.