"Gourmet Eating" on Wheaton Campus

For the most part, the majority of Wheaton are on the meal plan and are served their meals by the kitchen staff.  Few cook for themselves or prepare the plates.  Food it plopped unceremoniously onto the plate and eaten; the presentation of the food is not important, just the consuming part.  But it is a creative outlet, so how to students get around not being able to fend for themselves but still feeling connected to the food provision process.  Well, the use what little they have to work with to make something delicious for themselves.

The easiest way to do this at the dining hall is with the ice cream machine, the salad bar, and the sandwich station.  While students are not directly in control of what is provided and how it looks and tastes, they do gain a sense of individuality when they can make their own combination of foods to eat.  These stations are usually constant and so they are dependable.  for the most part, you know that if you choose not to eat what is provided as the hot meal, you can still get your usual delicious sandwich which satisfies and is familiar to you.

Ice cream from the machine for example, that is as long as you do have the taste for it, will always be sweet, cold, and creamy.  It is the same ice cream maker every night, making the same type of ice cream, and usually with the usual toppings put out ready to be added.  It is a constant, dependable staple in a college kids diet.