At Yale, complaints are similar.

"You can't expect too much in general from institutional food," says Burstein. "[The food at Yale] is not that great."

Nor does Harvard reign supreme.

"The food is fine [at Harvard], not terrific," says Meatto, who has eaten at both Harvard and Yale. "The food at Yale is comparable."

So even if Harvard does end up offering a more flexible meal plan, students shouldn't expect the whining over Savory Baked Tofu to stop.

After all, you can't have your cake and eat it too.

Brown

DINING OPTIONS: Brown uses a "flex points" system combined with a regular meal plan. Students can purchase 20, 14, 10 or seven meals per week and receive additional points for use at campus food establishments.

POINTS SYSTEM: Brown's point system provides students with a $3.25 snack credit for each meal missed during the week. Students also receive 100 points (equivalent to 100 dollars) with the 20 meal plan.

DINING LOCATIONS: Three restaurants offer service from 6 p.m. to 1 a.m.: Joziah's a greasy spoon, Ivy Room, an all vegitarian cafe and The Gate, a snack food cafe.

Harvard

DINING OPTIONS: All students are required to purchase a plan of 21 meals per week, although on average students eat 13 to 14 of those meals.

POINTS SYSTEM: The Board Plus plan provides students with $50 per semester to spend at any of Harvard's nine University-run restaurants or in dining halls to treat visitors.

DINING LOCATIONS: Harvard boasts its system of 13 residential house dining halls. Additionally, HDS maintains restaurant and cafes at a number of locations spread across the University's campuses.

Princeton