College Activists March on the Cafeteria: What Do We Want? Hydroponic Cilantro!

Wall Street Journal ^ | Sept. 6, 2017 | Quint Forgey and Patrick McGroarty

[sevinufnine]

Students returning to the University of Texas at Austin this fall will have twice as much help wrestling with some of the big questions that college presents. For instance, does water contain gluten? And, is all food genetically modified?

“If you’re not eating good things, how do they expect your brain to grow?” said Hannah Logan, a senior at the University of Massachusetts Amherst majoring in sustainable food and farming.

[sevinufnine]

Those are among a growing list of food-related student queries that prompted UT Austin to hire a second campus dietitian ahead of the fall semester. Lindsay Wilson, was overwhelmed with requests to craft personalized menus for picky eaters, to debunk urban myths about the contents of food the school serves and to recommend healthier lifestyle choices. “I have had a little pushback from some very feisty vegans,” she said. “For me to see myself going to a school, I also had to see myself being able to eat there,” said Ally Roberts, an aspiring neuroscientist who started her freshman year last week at the University of Colorado Boulder. “I see a huge correlation between what I eat and how I think.”

The free-trade coffee movement played an early part in influencing campus dining. When Virginia Tech students demanded more free-trade coffee in 2008, dining-services head Ted Faulkner booked a trip to Nicaragua, where he helped pick beans at an organic, bird-friendly coffee estate that now supplies the school. A churrascaria, a gelateria and a sushi bar are among Virginia Tech’s other campus dining options. “You’ve got to keep pace with their expectations,” Mr. Faulkner said.

[sevinufnine]

Got a chuckle from this article. Thought we parents paid tens of thousands for our kids to learn, not fuss about hydroponic carrots or something.

[Red Badger]

Cilantro tastes like dish detergent...........................

[nickcarraway]

Let’s not blame the cilantro.

[sevinufnine]

It’s used in many Mexican dishes to mask the greasy flavor I believe? hehehe

[sevinufnine]

My son went to Radford U. His main staple was what???? Ramen noodles!!!

[Red Badger]

I hate it! The salsa tastes fine without it!...................

[albie]

“Ted Faulkner booked a trip to Nicaragua, where he helped pick beans at an organic, bird-friendly coffee estate that now supplies the school”

...switch to Folgers and reduce tuition 25%.

[factoryrat]

I always thought that cilantro smelled like dryer fabric softner sheets. Imagine that.

[sevinufnine]

“..switch to Folgers and reduce tuition 25%.”

....at least...

[Lurkina.n.Learnin]

I’m with you. Cilantro is vile stuff.

[boycott]

This generation needs to be drafted. Imagine how they would have fared in WWII. These limp-wristed sissyboys would have cried without their cilantro.

[sevinufnine]

I know. Sad isn’t it?

[RegulatorCountry]

“I have had a little pushback from some very feisty vegans,” she said.

She's had a lot of blowback from some very gassy vegans, too.

[laplata]

Cilantro is nasty tasting to me, too.

[AndyJackson]

how do they expect your brain to grow?” said Hannah Logan

Bit late to worry about that.

[Red Badger]

Science Explains Why Cilantro Tastes Like Soap For Certain People:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/24/why-does-cilantro-taste-bad-like-soap_n_7653808.html

[antidemoncrat]

Sounds like someone ought to invent an artificial teat these kids can carry around with them to provide as needed comfort.

[Red Badger]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/24/why-does-cilantro-taste-bad-like-soap_n_7653808.html

[forgotten man]

Cilantro and watercress greens look alike and are next to each other in the produce department. Cilantro is the one that smells like an old wash cloth with mildew.