The morning air is getting crisp and the leaves are starting to change, which can only mean one thing; fall is right around the corner.
This means time for delicious fall food. Fall has some of the most unique foods ranging from pumpkin spice to apple cider to Thanksgiving dinner.
After surveying campus about their favorite fall foods, trends began to develop. This fall season students are definitely loving the pumpkin spice flavors, whether it is coffee from Starbucks, Wawa or Dunkin Donuts or even water ice from Rita’s, fall flavors are all the rage.
“I love to go to Dunkin to get pumpkin spice coffee and pumpkin flavored donuts. They’re my favorite,” sophomore education major, Nicole Zazzera, said.
Another popular food trend that students are loving this fall season are apples.
Whether people prefer caramel apples, apple pie, apple cider or fresh apples, Linvilla Orchards is a great place to pick them out. Linvilla Orchards is not too far from school and also has a ton of family fun activities. Students love to go to Linvilla with friends, family or sig- nificant others for some delicious apples.
Students also said that they love going to fresh fruit and vegetable stands in Lancaster, PA to grab some fresh food for their dorm room or house.
Pumpkin patches were also a common trend. Students love to go out and bond with family, friends or significant others for a hay ride and some fun pumpkin picking.
Thanksgiving dinner and Halloween candy are huge fall food trends since both holidays reside in fall months. Students have said they love turkey, banana bread, pie and Thanksgiving mashed potatoes in the fall.
Most students eat on campus, but there were similarities in where students went to eat off campus.
Most students go to Panera, Dunkin and Wawa for some fall food flavors. Students also love to go to Five Guys and Chipotle for food.
“I enjoy going to Panera because they have a variety of pumpkin-flavored and fall shaped desserts in the fall,” sophomore criminology major, Tina Schmucker, said.
Many students on campus are not baking much this season, as they are trying to eat a little healthier.
“I am down to one plate of communal fries per day,” sophomore business finance and accounting major, Giorgio Courtis, said.
While most students eat in Cav’s Corner, some of the students residing in the on-campus apartments are mak- ing their own breakfast, lunch and dinner.
It seems as if picking produce, sharing fries and eating out is the thing to do, but every student loves a good home-cooked meal. Who can really blame them?
Even though students are trying to eat healthier this fall season, they cannot resist some good home baking.
Between pumpkin flavors, home-made donuts and fall festivities, seasonal trends stay current on and off campus.
