With the beginning of the semester comes a new dessert option to Chase Dining Hall — lactose-free ice cream.
Carolina Dining Services decided to replace the soft serve ice cream it previously offered at Chase with a lactose-free version on Jan. 7. The change followed requests from students looking for a lactose-free option, CDS said in an email.
“We are monitoring feedback from students and initial response via Napkin Talk and social media has been positive,” CDS said in the email.
Napkin Talk is a program that allows on-campus dining hall visitors to leave feedback on napkins for CDS, which are displayed on bulletin boards in both Chase and Lenoir Hall.
But not all feedback has been positive.
Lauren Peterson, a junior media and journalism major, said in a message that she loves lactose-free milk even though she is not lactose-intolerant. Despite this, she said, she does not like the new ice cream at Chase.
“I have noticed that certain brands of lactose-free milk have a strange after-taste which is the same lingering after-taste the ice cream in Chase has,” Peterson said.
Other students appreciate the switch and wish it was served in both Chase and Lenoir.
“I have not personally tried it, but my suitemate is lactose intolerant, and she tried it, and she loves it,” Jillian Bratton, a student majoring in neuroscience, said. “She really wishes it was served in both dining halls.”
