Nutrition

Meet the Dietitian

Joni Trotter, MS, RDN, LDN is the registered dietitian for Methodist University Dining Services. Joni’s mission is to support Methodist University students on their wellness and nutrition journey. She is a food allergy and food safety expert and assists with special dietary needs through confidential consultations. Joni actively promotes healthy eating and wellness through nutrition expos, snack and learns, social media, virtual contests and more. She also assists as guest speaker for health panels, classes, and meetings, participates in wellness fairs, and offers sports nutrition.

We take pride in serving you wholesome ingredients, preparing recipes accurately and providing nutritional analysis and ingredient statements through our online menus and nutrition calculator. From our general manager to our frontline servers, we work carefully to address food allergies, celiac diets, or other special dietary needs. We want to meet one-on-one with anyone who has individual dining needs to ensure that your dining experience is safe, delicious, and social. If you have a food allergy/special diet concern, contact Joni at Joni.Trotter@sodexo.com.

Simple Servings

Simple Servings is our allergen-safe dining option in the Green & Gold Dining Hall for guests with food allergies or gluten intolerance. This station also appeals to those who prefer simple foods. The menu items are free from peanuts, tree nuts, shellfish, wheat, soy, milk products, eggs, and gluten-containing ingredients, prepared in a dedicated separate kitchen. The simple nutritious meals are prepared by staff members carefully trained to avoid cross-contact with food allergens. If you have questions about this station or have dietary/allergen concerns, please contact our registered dietitian, Joni Trotter MS, RDN, LDN at joni.trotter@sodexo.com.

Mindful

Mindful is Sodexo's health & wellness approach that helps you make healthy choices second nature! We are committed to creating healthy environments for our customers. Central to this effort is providing healthy, nutritious foods. The result of this initiative is an approach that focuses on transparency of ingredients, delicious food, satisfying portions and clarity in message so that you can make Mindful choices!

Mindful offerings meet stringent nutritional criteria based on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Each meal part is limited in calories, has fewer than 30% of calories as fat, fewer than 10 % of calories as saturated fat, and is restricted in sodium, and cholesterol. Look for the Mindful icon to indulge in the healthy and delicious items offered at each meal.