Dining plan

<p>Can anyone tell me how the dining plan at GW works? From what I can tell, there are no traditional dining halls -- just a lot of fast food restaurants. Is it possible to eat healthfully if all you've got to choose from are wendy's, dunkin donuts and chic filet?</p>

<p>There are dozens of places that take GWorld, and there is one traditional dining hall. Everything from $30/person restaurants to fast food places are on GWorld. GW probably has more dining options than just about any campus in the country. There is also a Trader Joes & Whole Foods, but neither is on GWorld at the moment.</p>

<p>They are revising the plan this year, however. They are forcing freshmen and sophomores to spend a certain amount of money on Sodexho-owned establishments, which basically means that students will be forced to spend a percentage of their GWorld eating garbage. They also removed popular places like Einstein's Bagels and replaced them with Sodexho Bagelry.</p>

<p>The info we got said we need to buy $3400 of colonial cash and some good portion of that has to go to on-campus establishments. Hopefully, there will be some healthy choices. I'm not too thrilled, though, with the idea of my d. eating at a $30/person restaurant on a regular basis.</p>

<p>My daughter usually spent $6 - $10 on lunch and dinner last year. Often had something for breakfast in her dorm room. So there's no need to spend $30 on a restaurant. Things like Starbuck's coffees in between meals is what can burn up your money if you don't watch out.</p>