WHAT'S FOR BREAKFAST AT PENN STATE?
Part of an ongoing series on ingredients served at U.S. Colleges and Universities
Information updated April 2024
I received a reader request to review Breakfast at Penn State, the meal occasion which this reader believes is, “The most important meal of the day, especially for students.”
Penn State is Pennsylvania State University. Data for this review came from the Penn State Dining Web site 4/24:
Unfortunately, there are only a few items available at Breakfast which are made with the ingredients we would use at home to make the item. Here is a sampling of those items which are Closest To Homemade:
Even simple Breakfast items at Penn State contain commercial ingredients we would never use at home:
BREAKFAST BURRITO: Below are the ingredients in the Breakfast Burrito >> there are many ingredients which would never be in our home kitchens including six ingredients which are banned at Whole Foods >> ingredients which — among others — Whole Foods cites as “Unacceptable in food”. (Source for banned ingredients: Amazon Whole Foods Web site 4/24)
BANANA CHOCOLATE CHIP LOAF: The Banana Chocolate Chip Loaf has four ingredients banned at Whole Foods including Artificial Flavors and Artificial Color.
ASSORTED DONUTS: The ingredient list for the Assorted Donuts at Penn State is staggering with multiple inclusions of nine different ingredients which are banned at Whole Foods.
SIGNIFICANT SUGAR: One serving of the Zucchini Bread and one serving of the Pumpkin Bread contain 57g and 53g of Sugar, respectively.
CHOCOLATE CHIP MUFFIN: The Chocolate Chip Muffin at Penn State has 14 ingredients banned at Whole Foods including Artificial Flavors, Artificial Colors and Trans Fat in the form of Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil:
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