Vegan and Vegetarian Options

IU Dining offers a wide variety of vegan and vegetarian dishes at all-you-care-to-eat dining halls and eateries across campus. The best part: the meals are included in your dining plan, and we have tips on where to find some of the tastiest options.

Breakfast

It’s breakfast all day until 2 p.m. at Scratch Cafe (in McNutt and Forest), where the coffee is hot, the plant-based milk is cold, and the berries are fresh (they go fast! Early risers get the berries).

• Daily vegan offerings include hot oatmeal with fruit or granola, breakfast potatoes, bagels and jam, cereal, plant-based milks, and an array of toppings and sides, including fresh fruit.
• Daily vegetarian options at Scratch include all the above plus a customizable yogurt parfait bar, scrambled eggs, and pancakes and waffles.

Stop by McNutt's Free from IX to snag an icy vegan smoothie of the day (recent flavors have been Cherry Berry, Strawberry Banana, Berry).

While you’re at it, pick up a coconut-based yogurt with allergen-free granola, avocado toast, and vegan hot cakes and French toast, available until 11 a.m. (Or get them all—that's the beauty of the All-You-Care-to-Eat plan!)

Lunch

Build a bowl at the Mediterranean Bar in McNutt, Read, and Forest Dining Hall, grab a veggie and rice stir fry at Spice Road or have a vegan black bean tortilla (corn or flour) with yellow rice that you can top with all the veggies you like at the Medley salad bar.

Create your own wrap at The ClubHouse (with locations in Forest, McNutt, and Bookmarket) with a ciabatta roll or Tomato Tortilla Wrap base. Pile it with veggies, hummus, and vegan chickpea salad.

For that comforting, kids’ menu-style lunch to get you through the day, Bookmarket Eatery is home to the always-popular Plant-Based Chicken Tenders and Seasoned Spiral Fries. You can always supplement with a veggie/tofu/quinoa bowl over at the salad bar (or go straight to dessert).

Dinner

We hear the vegan Chipotle Black Bean Sandwich and onion rings are great. (We hear this from Lauren Bartholomew, our registered dietitian, so it sounds true.) Find this bean, rice, and veggie burger at Stone Grill (in Forest and McNutt) or enjoy a Beyond Burger and fries at Sear No Evil in Read.

When the weather gets cold, warm up at the Heartland potato bar at Forest with steamed veggies and vegan baked sweet potatoes or regular potatoes to complement any meal. Vegetarians can sample the Elote Mexican Street Corn from this station and try the Focaccia Cheesy Garlic Bread or Veggie Supreme Pizza at Slice.

So, whether you’re making your own salad at Medley (locations include Bookmarket, Forest, McNutt, and Read) or building a falafel gyro at Mezze (Read), there are piles of satisfying plant-based options to enjoy throughout the day.

Where to Find Us

We mentioned a lot of great places to explore the variety of dishes we offer around campus! To learn more about our concepts and our dining halls and eateries, make sure to check out locations and find hours and menus for each location through NutriSlice and NetNutrition. Reach out to our dietitians at nutrinfo@iu.edu.