Strawberry Cucumber Salad

Hello Ursinus!

One trusty indication that the spring semester's end is approaching is when Wismer gets strawberries! The line for these ruby gems seem to get longer than the lines at any other station and they go fast. The hot commodity is delicious on its own, but today I bring you a refreshing recipe option to incorporate them into your meal. Plant based and made with whole ingredients, this strawberry and cucumber salad is healthy and environmentally sustainable. You can also make this recipe more filling and protein-packed by serving it over quinoa. I hope you enjoy!

http://www.skinnytaste.com/strawberry-cucumber-salad/

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Earth Week!

Happy Earth Week!

This week is about celebrating our planet and recognizing the need for societal change to reverse the human-caused destruction that it has endured. This is a great week to start considering the environment when making your food choices as a part of your lifestyle! In celebration of earth week, the Sustainability Fellows of the Office of Sustainability has labeled Wismer's food stations with facts that will help students to understand the types of resources required to produce different foods with the intention of motivating you to choose foods that are less resource-intensive. Instead of posting a recipe this week, we urge you to take a look at these signs and use their information to think of your own creative ways to eat sustainably in the dining hall that are personalized to your own preferences!

Tonight is an especially great night for Urisnus students to make sustainable food choices in Wismer because the dining staff have planned a Local Foods Dinner! In addition, the Sustainability Fellows will have tables out in Olin Plaza on Thursday, the 20th, with different activities and information on sustainability for your life on and off of campus! This event will include a table focused on food where there will be some yummy and educational taste tests, so make sure to check it out! You will not be sorry for taking full advantage of all the wonderful activities that Earth Week brings to campus, in and out of the dining hall. We hope you learn a few things, make a some decisions to leave the environment better than you found it, and enjoy! Have a great week!

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Sushi Bowls!

Good Afternoon Bears,

I hope you are all enjoying this warm weather! If you are a sushi lover like myself then you will adore today's recipe. Sushi bowls are a cheap, easy, and filling way to enjoy sushi in your own home or in the dining hall. Just like sushi, they are versatile so you can add or take away whatever ingredients you like. Plant-based and made from fresh ingredients, this meal is good for you and the environment!

Sushi is delicious whether it just includes vegetables or fish as well. Wismer's food service provider, Sodexo, sources sustainable fish in all the countries where they operate (1). Therefore, including fish in your sushi bowls is still a sustainable choice. This dish is one of my favorites and it is fun to get creative with adding your own spin to your sushi bowl, I really hope you enjoy!

http://www.onegreenplanet.org/vegan-recipe/deconstructed-sushi-bowl/?utm_source=Green+Monster+Mailing+List&utm_campaign=7063f0d352-NEWSLETTER_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_bbf62ddf34-7063f0d352-107088033

http://www.jessicagavin.com/spicy-wild-alaskan-sockeye-salmon-poke-bowls/

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1. http://www.sodexousa.com/home/corporate-responsibility/sustainable-development/environment.html

Local Apple Pizzas

Hello Ursinus!

You may have noticed that Wismer has begun labeling the fruit, such as the apples and bananas, that are in the crates on the fruit shelf. If you read closely, some of the types of apples are identified as being local. This is good news for us students who wish to make more environmentally sustainable food choices! Today's recipe stars the local apples provided in the dining hall and is a fun and healthy treat to go with any lunch. It can even be made in your dorm room with a local apple that you bring back from Wismer! Not only is the main ingredient local, all of the ingredients are plant-based, adding another level of sustainability to the recipe. I hope you enjoy getting creative in making these apple pizzas and find them delicious as well!

Picture: http://rachelschultz.com/2014/04/09/apple-cookies/

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