The Optimist
  • Home
  • About
    • Advertise
    • Policies
    • Staff Contacts
    • Jobs
  • News
  • Sports
  • Opinion
    • Columns
    • Editorials
  • Multimedia
    • Photo Galleries
    • Videos
  • Features
  • Print Edition
    • The Pessimist
    • Special Projects
  • Police Log
  • Classifieds
You are here: Home / News / Nutrition majors receive hands-on experience in the Bean

Nutrition majors receive hands-on experience in the Bean

October 2, 2020 by Maci Weathers

The Quantity and Production class received hands-on experience while serving food in the Bean Wednesday.
 
Students were able to make menus, follow recipes and directions. Students were also able to help accommodate food allergies for students. They were able to see the behind the scenes of a dining operation and learn how to plan and prep a large meal.
 
“Being able to work with different types of people and meeting peoples’ needs is the best,” said Jovita Daughtery, a senior nutrition major from East Orange, NJ. “The class comes together to follow a recipe and follow calculations for different types of food.” 
 
The Quantity and Production class is a required course for nutrition majors. Most students’ goals in the nutrition program is to become a dietitian. Martha Smallwood, assistant professor of kinesiology and nutrition said students learn hands-on experience from seeing it from start to finish in the Bean.
 
“Students get to see menu planning, budget and preparation,” Smallwood said. “While experiencing this, they also experience seeing preparing food and keeping the food up to temperature in action.” 

Lindsay Arthur, registered dietitian with ACU Dining said this a great experience for nutrition majors to know what the job is like. Students watch supervisors as they prepare the food for the next day and watch how they change how they serve food for each situation.

“They shadow different stations throughout the bean fully dressed,” said Arthur. “While doing so they learn how to work around peoples allergies with food which is the main goal.”

Students get to meet others and help their needs while doing their job of serving food. They also get to see what they are learning in the real work environment.
 
“This experience helps us see the different stages of food service,” said Sonya Fannin, a senior nutrition major and biology minor from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. “Being able to be polite and giving back to the ACU community is great.”

Filed Under: News

Other News:

  • Provost adopts new policy for emeriti faculty

  • Demolition begins on Sherrod residential apartments

  • ACU Gives exceeds goal, raises over $919,000

About Maci Weathers

You are here: Home / News / Nutrition majors receive hands-on experience in the Bean

Other News:

  • Provost adopts new policy for emeriti faculty

  • Demolition begins on Sherrod residential apartments

  • ACU Gives exceeds goal, raises over $919,000

Follow us online

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Optimist on Twitter

Retweet on Twitter The Optimist Retweeted
optimistsports Optimist Sports @optimistsports ·
26 Jun

The United Athletic Conference is officially taking the place of the Western Athletic Conference in the 2026-2027 athletic year. The UAC is a joint football effort between the WAC and the ASUN but will now extend to all sports. #acuoptimist #acuathletics #wac #uac

Reply on Twitter 1938240320854008109 Retweet on Twitter 1938240320854008109 2 Like on Twitter 1938240320854008109 7 Twitter 1938240320854008109
Retweet on Twitter The Optimist Retweeted
ashleyh1607 Ashley Henderson @ashleyh1607 ·
3 Jun

My second year at ACU was full of opportunities that grew me as an individual and a journalist.

In my first year as editor in chief of @acuoptimist, we published six print issues, filmed a 3-hour live election show, and revamped our newscast, all while producing news weekly.

Reply on Twitter 1929734328445178254 Retweet on Twitter 1929734328445178254 1 Like on Twitter 1929734328445178254 1 Twitter 1929734328445178254

Optimist on Facebook

The Optimist

1 years ago

The Optimist

Video

View on Facebook
· Share

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Linked In Share by Email

The Optimist

2 years ago

The Optimist
"Ending my college education early was always the plan for me, but the things that I have been able to see, experience and examine about ACU’s community were not. I have found immense growth in ACU over the past three and a half years, but ACU still has a long road to climb if it wants to keep catering to students as the world changes around them." To read more of this article visit acuoptimist.com or click the link in our bio. #acu #abilenechristianuniversity #privatechristianuniversity #collegestudentopinion #acuopinion ... See MoreSee Less

Photo

View on Facebook
· Share

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Linked In Share by Email

Videos

Optimist Newscast Feb. 28, 2024

Our top stories today include a recap of The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940, the ... [Read More…]

  • Optimist Newscast Feb. 21, 2024
  • Optimist Newscast Feb. 14, 2024
  • Optimist Newscast Jan. 24, 2024

Latest Photos

  • Home
  • About
    • Contact
    • Subscribe
    • Policies
    • Advertising Policy
    • Letters to the Editor and Reader Comments
  • News
  • Sports
  • Opinion
    • Columns
    • Editorials
  • Multimedia
    • Videos
    • Photo Galleries
  • Features
  • Advertise
    • Paid Advertisement
  • Police Log

© 2025 ACU Optimist · All Rights Reserved