Offers at least one vegan entrée at every meal
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×State Average: C
Last Updated: September 10, 2019
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Ball State University adequately provides vegan labels on all entrees, deserts, etc. Despite meeting this one criteria, little to no effort has been taken to promote vegan options, or healthy options for that matter. Across campus, more than five fast-food franchises serve to the majority of Ball State student’s, which consist of highly saturated, murdered animals products. This has made the transition into a vegan lifestyle incredibly difficult. (It should be noted, that I do not consider a vegan diet ubiquitously difficult to maintain. Rather, only in this context, with the limited food options I have available, I have found what should be the simplest and healthiest diet imaginable, incredibly difficult.) Ball State Dining Services has deprived students, faculty, and guest healthy, vegan options. Furthermore, no initiative by dining services has been taken to offer vegan-friendly dining facilities.
Ellie Viola
Is it possible to be vegan at Ball State? Yes. Is it cost effective if your only meals are on-campus and you don’t get three swipes a day? Absolutely not. I ran my dining plus into the ground being vegan at Ball State. I can only remember two times that I stayed under my $8.20 meal swipe budget.
The fruit options are extremely inconsistent. You’re lucky if you find an apple without a bruise, or a banana that is somewhat ripe. If you want other fruits like strawberries, pineapple, grapes, or blueberries, you have to get them pre-packaged. How much does a small cup of five strawberries cost? $2.50. Anyone who is vegan can tell you that we need way more than five strawberries to sustain ourselves.
Also, the “veggie burger” and the “black bean burger” served at Woodworth both contain milk and eggs. I don’t even have to point out why that’s ridiculous.
The salad and stir-fry stations are good options if you have time to wait twenty minutes in line. What Ball State lacks mostly is just good quality, fresh whole foods. There’s way too much processed crap.
I would almost suggest not being on a meal plan if you’re vegan at BSU and going to the grocery store. Thank God I’m finally out of the dorms.
Benjamin Melbert
At Ball State you can make it as a vegetarian but it is somewhat difficult. I went vegan for a week last year and I went to bed hungry every night. We need options!