The View from Valley View

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

UVU Graduation 2012

Happy Graduation!

Don't worry we will still be here for the summer.

Monday, April 9, 2012

Meatless Monday

Once again it is Meatless Monday. Here are a few random facts about College eating habits:

66% of freshmen don’t consume the recommended five servings of fruits and vegetables a day.

50% of all students don’t get enough fiber (25 grams a day).

60% eat too much artery-clogging saturated fat.

59% of students surveyed said they know their diet has gone downhill since they went to college.

http://www.meatlessmonday.com/images/photos/2010/08/mm_campus_kit.pdf

SOURCE: 2002 LONGITUDINAL STUDY BY TUFTS UNIVERSITY

For today's meatless option we are offering a Sour Dough Bread Bowl filled with your choice of Vegetarian Chili or Tomato Florentine soup. Hearty and filling, especially in our spring weather that can't quite decide if it should stay warm or freeze us out yet again.

Friday, April 6, 2012

Spring Finale

Well it is that time of the semester again. Everyone is rushing to finish last minute projects that they really have known about all semester, just procrastinated to the end, stress levels are at an all time high, and we are all looking for that little ray of sunshine to help us through the day. No literally. Spring as always loves to tease us. Warmth was here, letting us dream of sunshine and summer just around the corner, distracting us from the stress of finals and projects.

Up here in the Valley View we have a beautiful view, be it of the cold snow that surprised us today or the budding green we hope will come back soon. In an effort to help de-stress everyone here on campus we are offering comfort foods and some healthy options depending on which one best helps you. There are Rockstars the 'keep you goin' kind as well as the new 'relax' kind. We will be showcasing all of your Valley View favorites in the next couple of weeks so be sure to stop by and pay us a visit.

Monday, March 26, 2012

Guest Post from the Chef

Last week we enjoyed some Korean Spicy Pork made by our own Chef Jesikaa Kyungmi Rho. Here is waht she has to say about the dish:

Korean spicy pork is one of Koreans' favorite dish. It can go from mild spicy to fire burning spicy. It has many names that are determined by slight variations in recipes. However, Deji-bulgogi is used most commonly.
Basically any part of pork can be used but we used shoulder this time. Different thing about Korean meat dish compared to American one is that we add a lot of vegetables, such as cabbages and green onions, into it. The main ingredient for the sauce is Gochujang, which is authentic Korean chili sauce that can be used raw or cooked.

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Attention: Gluten Free and Vegetarian Diets

Valley View has something for you. No really, we do! We have officially rolled out our new Gluten Free and Vegetarian signs. Quite often we have options other than the salad bar, but many people do not realize that they are safe. In an effort to help bring awareness to ourselves and our customers we will be marking Gluten Free and Vegetarian options with these signs.