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You know the stereotype of college food being comparable to prison fare? Well, several colleges and universities across the nation are serving grub that convicts just might turn their noses up at.



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This school was selected by the very consumers dependent on the food - the students - and it's clear that the people have spoken. We reached out to the dining services team at the institution, but they didn't respond responded. The home of the worst college dining in the nation featured dishes filled with surprise ingredients - and we don't mean caramel-filled desserts, maple scones with bacon, or a plastic baby inside a king cake. There, students have found insects and products you can buy at Home Depot and Staples in their meals. Yes, nails and office supplies. True story.



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Our choice for the Worst College Food in America is:



Fordham University, New York City



Pasteurized liquid eggs. Kidney beans. Egg salad sandwich on multi-grain. Is your mouth watering? Probably not. Voted the worst college food in America by students via the Princeton Review, Fordham University's dining appears to leave much to be desired.



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Managed by Sodexo, dining services provides fare like converted white rice (converted from what, we have no idea), lime Jell-O parfait, and broccoli Cheddar ranch pizza. Vegetarian and vegan students, God be with you. Students who love rice noodles (sticks), uncooked quinoa, and both kidney and cannellini beans will think they are in heaven - these menu items repeat on a daily basis.



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According to the student paper, The Ram, issues with food aren't a new occurrence. Last year, a student, Michelle FlorCruz, told the paper she had found "a full grasshopper the size of [her] thumb" in the middle of her salad. I mean really. After lodging a formal complaint, she was given $25 worth of DCB - or declining cash balance. So, money to buy more of this "food."



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Other surprise ingredients that have been reported include a plastic nail in a hamburger, discovered only because the student wanted to add ketchup to his meal, and a blue pushpin in a chocolate chip muffin. Both victims were given $25 gift certificates to Dagger John's, a campus eatery that serves fare like chicken fingers and wraps, as compensation.



Students have been so outraged with the quality of the food that a town hall took place in April of last year for students to speak with Sodexo representatives, and air these very legitimate grievances. In 2011, health violations - including evidence of mice and roaches - were cited by the New York City Department of Health at four of the university's dining facilities.



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-Nina Fomufod, The Daily Meal

