Even the vegetarian options can be a problem for some students.
"My main concern is that the quality of the food is low. The fruits and vegetables are low quality," says Grace S.Y. Kwak '98, who is a vegetarian.
Vandana L. Madhavan '98, who is lactovegetarian--she does not eat meat, fish, poultry or eggs--says she would like to see more mainstream vegetarian options.
"I appreciate the fact that they try, but they play along the stereotypes that vegetarians eat a lot of tofu. I kind of wish they'd go toward more mainstream things," she says.
Bruggink says that the choices are usually good, but agrees that HDS serves too much tofu.
"They have savory baked tofu way too often," she says.
Other Ivy League schools give more options than HDS to their vegetarian and vegan students.
At Yale, a lacto-ovo vegetarian and vegan option is available at every meal, according to Karen J. Dougherty, executive dietician at Yale. A lacto-ovo-vegetarian does not eat meat products, and a vegan does not eat meat, eggs or dairy products.
"At breakfast, soy milk is one of our standard items. At the unit that serves hot breakfast, we have pancakes and French toast that can be made with soy milk," Dougherty says.