Nutritional Value Of Tofu

More non-meal plan options needed for campus vegetarians

It’s lunchtime — that magical free period where students not on the meal plan flock to the Bulldog and Tate cafes.

But my fantasies of asparagus, carrots and eggplant don’t match up with what’s being served. I know what awaits me.

Cheese pizza. Bean burrito. Fries.

These are some of the few, tired options available to hungry vegetarian students.

Even if chicken sandwiches and waffle fries don’t satisfy anyone’s dietary requirements, most students can still eat them.

But for vegetarian and vegan students, it feels like University Food Services isn’t even trying. Our healthiest choices are veggie burgers, pre-made salads and a Barberitos taco with a few tomatoes thrown in. Everything else is slathered in grease.

I know why Food Services offers four-cheese pizza and grilled cheese as “vegetarian” options. These concoctions are easy. A grilled cheese sandwich doesn’t require any forethought.

And until you rely entirely on fruits, veggies and tofu to fuel your body, you don’t realize how little nutritional value the lunch menu has. If on-campus eateries were to offer me a dish that incorporated greens without being trapped in a salad bowl, I’d drop to my knees in exultation.

Something like vegetable stir-fry, falafel or rosemary tofu. These are relatively simple alternatives that would add affordable dishes to the selection.

But as unsatisfying as my options are, vegan options are worse.

I can at least beg food-workers to throw some broccoli into my macaroni and cheese. I may be utterly sick of cheddar, but at least I can eat the food dripping in it.

Most campus meat-free options incorporate copious amounts of cow products.

To add more insult to their already limited lunch menu, breakfast on campus for vegans consists of hash browns and a slightly bruised banana. They’re better off going to Jittery Joe’s.

With the lack of healthy choices to be had in campus eateries, I usually just go home and raid my own fridge. Or, I just skip lunch. However, with long hours, a full class load and lots of studying, this isn’t a fair compromise.

The nutritional value of dried tofu - happylifeapple.over-blog.com

Pound of soybeans containing 55 mg of iron and easily absorbed by the body, is very beneficial for iron deficiency anemia; pound of soybeans in 2855 mg of phosphorus, is very beneficial for the brain. After processing a variety of soy bean products, not only the high protein content and contains many essential amino acid but not synthesis, cholesterol content in the tofu protein digestibility up to 95% of the ideal therapeutic benefit of the product. Soy and tofu, soy milk and other soy products have become popular in the world of health food. 2. To prevent hardening of the arteries: soy lecithin can be attached to the vessel wall to get rid of cholesterol, prevent hardening of the arteries, preventing cardiovascular disease, protects the heart.

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