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Dining Digest

Vol. 3 | October 2025

What's New?

See what happened in September & what's new in October!

  • Away Game Rally

    Seminole Dining is excited to announce the Away Game Rally at the FSU Student Union! We’re hyping up the FSU Spirit with Proof at FSU’s Game Day menu, the game played on the big screen, and special bowling and billiards deals just for the occasion! Come hang out with friends, enjoy the action, and cheer on our team! We’ll be showing our support all season long! Join us at our next rallies on 11/8 & 11/21!

  • Starbucks Dirac Reopens

    Starbucks at Dirac is Back! After recent renovations, the Starbucks connected to the Dirac Science Library has reopened and is ready to welcome you all back with an exciting new look including a new order process screen! Whether you're grabbing a quick coffee between classes or settling in for a study session, it's the perfect spot to recharge on campus. Stop by and check it out!

Promotions!

  • FSU Round Up | 10/01 - 10/31

    Round Up your purchase by $0.25 to help increase food access on campus and enter to win a Grand prize pack! Participating locations exclude Panera & Starbucks

    Learn More!
  • Boost Your Balance | 10/13 - 10/26

    Running low on Dining Dollars? From October 13th to October 26th, we are running a special deal to Boost your Dining Dollar balance! For every $100 Dining Dollars purchased, you’ll get $15 bonus Dining Dollars!

    Boost Your Balance!

October Events

  • Veggie Dish Promo

    October 1st | Garnet & Go

  • Oktoberfest

    October 2nd | Suwannee Room

  • Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration

    October 7th | Suwannee Room

  • Produce Spotlight: Pumpkin

    October 8th | Suwannee Room

  • Taste Test

    October 8th | Halal Shack

  • Farmer's Market

    October 9th | Integration Statue

  • Coolfood Feature: Turkey Burrito

    October 14th | Seminole Cafe

  • Food for Thought Tabling

    October 14th | Wellness Center

  • Exercise is Medicine

    October 14th | Landis Green

  • Weigh the Waste

    October 16th | Suwannee Room

  • Birthday Celebration

    October 17th | Suwannee Room

  • Chef Spotlight: Chef Kris

    October 21st | Seminole Cafe

  • Produce Spotlight: Pumpkin

    October 22nd | Seminole Cafe

  • Taste Test

    October 22nd | The P.O.D.

  • Dirac-ula Fest

    October 23rd | Dirac

  • Farmer's Market

    October 23rd | Landis Green

  • Culinary Creations

    October 24th | 1851

  • Birthday Celebration

    October 28th | Seminole Cafe

  • Creature of the Black Lagoon

    October 29th | Suwannee Room

4 Best Horror movies of all time:

  • The Shining

    1980 | Directed by Stanley Kubrick
  • The Exorcist

    1973 | Directed by William Friedkin
  • Psycho
    1960 | Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
  • Halloween
    1978 | Directed by John Carpenter

Joke of the Month:

Why don’t skeletons ever go trick or treating? Because they have no body to go with :(

  • Health & Nutrition

New Recipe: Pumpkin Spice Energy Bites

Ingredients:
Directions:
  • 1 cup seed/nut butter of choice
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • ½ cup pumpkin pure
  • ¼ cup pumpkin seeds
  • 1 1/5 cup rolled oats
  • 1 tbsp pumpkin spice
  • ½ cup chocolate chips
  1. Add Seed/Nut butter, pumpkin puree, and vanilla extract to a mixing bowl; stir until combined.
  2. Add rolled oats, chia seeds, pumpkin seeds, chocolate chips, and pumpkin pie spice to the bowl. Stir until everything is well combined and forms a dough.
  3. Place the dough in the freezer for 5-20 minutes to chill.
  4. Remove dough from freezer and roll into 1-inch balls.
  5. Refrigerate for up to 1 week or freeze for up to 3 months.
  • Health Benefits of Pumpkin

    • The orange color of pumpkin comes from Carotenoids which provide antioxidants.
    • The Vitamin A aids in night vision.
    • Pumpkin provides potassium which supports heart health and lowers blood pressure.
    • Vitamin C supports immune health and helps build collagen for healthy skin.
  • Culinary Creations Event

    Meal plan holders, mark your calendars for our next Culinary Creations event on October 24 at 1:30 pm, where our chefs will be serving up very flavorful dishes. Be on the lookout for an email from us to sign up to participate! Spots are limited!

  • Sustainability Corner

  • FSU Round Up

    You always have the option to round up $0.25 as a part of our FSU Round Up program. All proceeds from this program goes directly to the Food for Thought Pantry, supporting fellow students and helping increase food access on campus. This October we’re raising the stakes as a part of End World Hunger month!

    All month-long students who round up at participating dining locations will be able to add their names to our Walls of Change in Suwannee Room & Seminole Cafe. At the end of the month, we’ll randomly select 3 names from the walls to win a Grand Prize Pack!

    Small change is all it takes to make a big impact. Round Up today!

  • Farmer's Market

    We’re excited to share that October brings not one but two Farmers Markets to campus! All at our new location around the Integration Statue on Legacy Walk!

    Come out, enjoy fresh local products, and connect with the community. These markets are always full of energy, good food, and great company.

  • Food Donation Bin

    Did you notice our new Food Donations box in Seminole Cafe?

    Seminole Dining is proud to support our campus community with the new Food Donation Box now available inside Seminole Café. We encourage you to donate non-perishable, non-expired food items to be donated to the Food for Thought Pantry here on campus! This donation bin will be available year-round so you can bring in donations whenever you’re able to! Help us increase food access on campus by donating here or directly to the Food for Thought Pantry, located in University Center A!

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