New and Improved Brain Break® began at Harvard this week, and FlyBy couldn’t wait to try it out. The thought of new, nutritious options to end our second-to-last day of shopping was irresistible—well, at least, until we got there.

From cupcakes with frosting in Annenberg to apple pie in Quincy, FlyBy couldn’t help but think that New and Improved Brain Break® looked eerily familiar. So we asked some of our fellow late-night diners what they thought.

Jennifer C. Francisco ’10, spotted in Eliot

On Eliot’s normal fare: “Typically, Eliot’s Brain Breaks aren’t very good, so I’m not very surprised.”

On the cupcakes: “They were good. They reminded me of Annenberg Brain Breaks.”

On what was missing: “There’s no hemp plus granola. That kinda makes me sad, but you gotta appreciate what you have.”

FlyBy’s response: Good attitude, Jen. Appreciating what you have, that’s what it’s all about.

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Jeff L. Hall ’11, spotted in Annenberg eating a slice of Papa John’s pepperoni pizza.

His most notable memory of Brain Break: “I remember once last year they had a bunch of cheesecakes, like 30 cheesecakes.”

The likelihood it will happen again: “Nah, I think that was a fluke.”

On his pizza: “It’s good.”