My Meal Plan

The myChoice Meal Plan offers university apartment and commuter students the opportunity to explore and experience the benefits, variety and convenience of dining on campus! This plan was designed in response to students' requests to have greater flexibility to eat at retail venues.

Unlike the myFlex or myUnlimited plans, the myChoice plan does not allow additional Discount Dollars to be added and only one myChoice Plan can be purchased per semester.

The plan works as follows:

The myChoice Meal Plan has a base cost and a balance of Discount Dollars. This base cost covers utilities, maintenance, repairs, rent, and the labor needed to support the food service program.
The myChoice Meal Plan allows you to use your Discount Dollars like a declining balance account on your ID card. Discount Dollars can be used at all retail and resident dining locations for meals and beverages. Each time you use your ID card at a dining location, your meal plan’s Discount Dollars will get activated and the venue-specific discount (a 40% discount at campus/Sodexo retail brands and local/national retail brands) will be automatically calculated and the balance will be debited for your purchase. Your remaining Discount Dollars balance will appear on the register display and your receipt. Remember also your meal plan is tax free, so you will also be saving an additional 8% on all discounted sale prices. Please note that other campus funds will not activate these discounts, i.e., Munch Money, Podium, Campus Gold, F/S Dining Plan.

Meal plans are purchased per semester. The per semester pricing and details of the myChoice Meal Plan are as follows:

Plan Option

2024-2025 Price

myChoice #1 myChoice #2 myChoice #3

*The base cost covers utilities, maintenance, repairs, rent and the labor needed to support the food service program.

Meal Plan Discounts State Dining Room Indigenous Dining Room 1844 Restaurant 518 Market* Corner Deli Fresh Fruit Bar Fountain Grill Stocks & Stems SubConnection The Sweet Shop Tres Habaneros Morris's Café Downtown Café Starbucks Argo Tea East Café Baba's Pizza The Halal Shack Jamal's Chicken Umai Fusion Umai Ramen
Umai Sushi
Nikos Cafe

*Pre-packaged items are excluded from the Discount Dollar program.

If you eat at Indigenous Quad Dining Room, you pay:

$15.20* without Discount Dollars (plus tax)
$6.08* with Discount Dollars (60% discount, no tax added)

If you go to the Fountain Grill and order a burger, fries and 24 oz beverage, you will pay:

$15.57* without Discount Dollars (plus tax)
$9.34* with Discount Dollars (40% discount, no tax added)

Prices on the menu boards list the full retail price. For students on meal plans, there is signage clearly indicating what discount is offered per venue (i.e., 60% or 40%). Applicable discounts are reflected at registers.

Please Note: Other campus funds will not activate these discounts, i.e., Munch Money, Podium, Campus Gold, F/S Dining Plan.

Please Note: Door rate price listed is before tax. Discount Dollar purchases are not taxable. Due to New York State tax codes, meal swipes and/or Discount Dollars that are part of a student meal plan (e.g., myFlex or myChoice, etc.) and Munch Money cannot be used for guests. You may use Podium or credit cards to purchase guest meals.