The Hop at Dartmouth, Hanover, N.H.

Saturday we had our adventures with campus food. We can't really call it "dorm" food, since, like many schools these days, there is no cafeteria in a dormitory building but rather the students all go to a central eating area or food court. Ryan still had about $150 left on his meal plan for the term, so we decided to try to use it all up before the end of the weekend. We essentially accomplished the task.....he left with a balance of fourteen cents.

After inspecting the menu choices and opportunities, I can see why Ryan, Brian, Riley, and all the others at Dartmouth have slowly been gaining weight. It's a dietician's nightmare. I think everything was either deep fried or covered in cheese or was either beef or pork. Or all of the above. Vegetables and salads were scarce. It's worse than back in Oklahoma!

For breakfast Saturday, Ryan had a wrap with what looked like eggs and the insides of a Philly cheesesteak. The portion size was definitely two or three servings. I had an omelette stuffed with cheese, onions, green peppers, mushrooms, and bacon, and then a pistachio muffin that had a raw sugar topping.




At lunch, Brian had a tuna salad sandwich on a sub roll that he didn't really like and Ryan had an enormous sub laden with sliced luncheon meats and cheeses.




I had one of the worst taco salads I think I've ever had (and I've seen more lettuce on a sandwich) served on a greasy (see the shine in the picture below?), over-cooked tortilla shell. This was not one of the more auspicious dining experiences I've ever endured.



Yesterday just before abandoning town, we popped in for more food, though it was much of the same. I had a turkey club that wasn't too bad (if you don't count calories and fat grams) and a little containerful of tuna, pea, and pasta salad. Once everyone had eaten their fill, Ryan filled up bag after bag with chips and junk food to use up the balance of his food account. I just hope he doesn't eat all that junk food this week!