Food Allergy and Celiac College Student Survey submitted June 2022
Describe your food restrictions by checking all relevant boxes
Celiac Disease
Grade your college on feeding students with your food restrictions
C
Explain your rationale for that grade
Often no hot foods available for GF. Top 8 allergy station is very bland. Salad bar is cross-contaminated. Frozen food usually available but gets repetitive
Food Service Vendor (if known)
Sodexo
What stage are you in college?
Sophomore
How many years ago were you diagnosed with food allergies or celiac disease?
Less than 1
Please use this space to provide details that would help us better understand your food restrictions. Include your reaction if exposed to the foods you are avoiding. Please mention if you carry an epi-pen.
Celiac only
If you indicated that you have celiac disease or are gluten intolerant, how sensitive are you to gluten?
Extremely: React to even small traces
Does your college handle food restrictions as you expected they would when you selected your school?
Not at all what I expected
Check all boxes that apply to your college experience
My school has only a few dining halls, Ability to feed me varies significantly across dining halls, I have sufficient options at some of the dining halls, I assumed they could feed me and didn't think about it before I arrived
Have you had a reaction from eating in your dining hall?
YES
Describe each incident. How did your school respond?
School didn't do anything about cross contamination. Had food poisoning from frozen gf food they took it out for 2 months then brought it back
Please describe your meal plan for each year there so far. Include if your school required any of these decisions. If you are eating in a greek house or other club type arrangement include that as well.
Mandatory unlimited freshman meal plan. Sophomore 12 meal plan required. Very expensive for food I can't eat
Did you register your food restrictions with your students disabilities office for accommodations? If yes, describe.
Yes but not helpful
Are there resources (nutritionists, chefs, peer support groups) to help ensure you are receiving safe nutritious food? If yes, describe.
Nutritionist but she's not very helpful or thorough in how she stocks allergy room not even proper utensils and pots to cook food there no directions on induction burnerI
f you were in charge of your school's dining, what changes would you implement to better feed students with your food restrictions? Would your school be open to these suggestions?
Good food safety measures, separate salad bar for allergies, more tasty and hot options
Describe your biggest challenge with managing your food restrictions at college and how you deal with it
Cross contamination and lack of options. Limited dining hall. Revamp allergy area
Did your food restrictions impact your housing decision? How? Is there a certain dorm you recommend for those with food restrictions? Why?
Yes need dorm with kitchen
What's your advice for managing the dining halls with your food restrictions? Favorite dining hall(s)? Any dining halls to avoid?
Blitman will make gf food to order if I have time and even change fryer oil for me. It's difficult and I have often just gone hungry
What's your advice for eating in the dorm with your food restrictions? Favorite snacks? Places that deliver?
Delivery not easy as different non gf menu for Uber eats and mealeo. Chipotle is reliable
What do you recommend new students with food restrictions do before school starts? Or when they first arrive?
Get to know chefs and food service workers they're better than dietician
What's your advice on managing the party scene with your food restrictions?
BYOB
Grade your college town area for feeding people with your food restrictions
B+
Explain your grade. What are your favorite places to eat in town or foodshop?
Lots of gf options just expensive
Anything else you would like to add?
I didn't know I was celiac until a month before college started so I didn't filter choice by food options