Peanut and tree nut dietary accommodations:

West Dining Center
The West Dining Center is a peanut and tree nut free facility, meaning all food served at the West Dining Center is free of peanut and tree nut ingredients. Students with nut allergies are able to eat at the West Dining Center without worry.

The West Dining Center houses the Clean Eats station which serves meals free of the top 9 allergens (including peanuts & tree nuts). This station serves full meals during lunch and dinner, as well as a continental breakfast offering in the morning. 

NDSU’s centralized bakery is located in the lower level of the West Dining Center and occasionally prepares desserts containing nuts for the other dining centers. The bakery staff take many precautions to prevent any cross contact with nuts, but since there is a potential risk for cross contact with nuts in the baked goods, we generally recommend students with peanut and tree nut allergies avoid any prepared bakery items. This would include the homemade hamburger buns, homemade sub buns, and desserts found in the dessert area. Desserts and bread options in Clean Eats are not made in the bakery.

Menu Labeling
When it comes to learning more about the ingredients in foods served at the dining centers, NDSU Dining uses a program called “Menus on the Web” to display nutrition labels online. Menus on the Web can be accessed via desktop at ndsu.edu/dining/menu or on the NDSU Dining mobile app.

The West Dining Center and the Residence Dining Center also use digital menu boards that display the menu and allergen icons above each food station so guests can view the menu and quickly identify which foods (if any) contain nuts.

Overall, NDSU Dining has done a lot to reduce the usage of peanuts and tree nuts in the dining centers. In the Residence Dining Center and Union Dining Center, guests will see that nuts are not served often, but when they are served they can be found in the peanut butter, Nutella, Reese’s Puffs cereal, a few desserts, and some additional offerings.