Rating HC Food

By   MAX MANTEL ’25

1. Toast – Cliche, yet consistent. It can be breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert. Butter and jam is the best combo, but make sure to spread the butter first. Technique is important for this one; be sure not to scrape off the top of your toast! 9/10

2. Water – ALWAYS cold and crisp. Maybe I just don’t drink enough water, but the refrigerated water bottles never get old. I didn’t see the water bottle refiller in the hallway for a while, so I just kept getting new plastic bottles, which was honestly really wasteful but also pretty satisfying. This would be ranked highest, but it’s really wasteful which knocks it down a slot. Yay the environment!

3. Gatorade – General flavor ranking: Green>Blue>Orange>Red>the weird Arctic one. 

4. Lollipops – Very nice to enjoy while waiting in the lobby; pairs pretty well with a headache. I think campus has had a general influx of these lollipops; I’ve seen so many at club expo tables or in dorm common rooms, unwrapped and on the ground like a dead baby turtle. Treat your lollipops well!

5. Famous Amos – Like if Chips Ahoy wasn’t awful! Contrary to most other bagged snacks, the best part of this one is the crumbs; it’s usually just a ton of chocolate chips. Sugar. 

6. Ice Cream – One of the nurses went to the class events and got everyone ice cream from it. Really, really good and a sweet gesture, and it’s only placed so low because I got a headache right after eating it.

7. Fruit – The apples are pretty good but also can be a bit sour at times.

8. DHall Food – I feel like DHall Food is generally the best when you can modify it. I always add salt, pepper, soy sauce, ketchup, and other various condiments to whatever I get, but you just can’t do that in the Health Center.