College Food!!

College cafeteria food is WAY different than High school cafeteria food… at least the way I see it. In high school, the cafeteria ladies seemed really cranky all the time, and they don’t really enjoy answering questions. And do I really need to talk about the food?

Now, from what I’ve gathered so far by going to the Met, the college cafeteria food experience is quite the opposite. When I go in there, the first thing I do is give them my ID card, and use my meal plan. The woman at the register almost always has a warm smile on her face! Next, I go to pick out my food!  I must say, they have way more variety than high school had to offer. For lunch, they do offer some things every day, like pizza and burgers, but there’s another station that has something different every day. They serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner at the met here on campus.

Another upside to eating at the Met is that you don’t have to go out and buy your own food and make it if you don’t want to! Plus, it’s all you can eat at the met, which means that if you’re not full after eating just one plate of food, you can go back and get however much food you and your stomach can take. They even have to-go boxes if you want to take your food with you! Honestly, this is a HUGE change for me when it comes to quality and service of school food. I just wish the met was open later than it is, mainly because I get super hungry in the middle of the night. But really, it’s also good to have some food in your dorm with you, just in case you get hungry when the Met is closed!

For all students that live on campus, you're required to get a meal plan. Each meal plan comes with certain amount of dining dollars based on which meal plan you decide to get, so that you can get food from places like the on campus Subway or Chick-fil-a if you want! Also, Schlotzsky's Deli OFF campus accepts dining dollars too!

Have any questions about the Met or meal plans? Leave a comment below, or contact UT Tyler Dining Services at 903-566-7074!