UMass Goes All In on Health with Dining Renovation

摘要

When you set out to create the healthiest and most sustainable dining hall in the nation, you'd better do your best to deliver. That was the challenge that dining services at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, set for itself with the renovation of its Hampshire Dining Commons, according to Garett DiStefano, director of residential dining. The dining hall, which opened in September, focuses on serving minimally processed foods, more plant-based seasonal items, more sustainable seafood, and healthier oils, fats and beverages. DiStefano says the 46,000-square foot facility, which is part of a $15.5 million revitalization of the building, was designed around UMass Dining Services' four guiding principles: healthy eating, sustainability, world flavors and community.