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Important Info

Temple Dining Services FAQ

Why Choose a Meal Plan???

  • Convenience - Your meal plan will be activated on your ID card. Just swipe your ID when  you want to eat...no need to pull out a debit or credit card; or even to carry cash. And who wants to cook or to bring their lunch all the time?? You have enough on your schedule as it is! Let US cook for you!!
  • Savings - With the economy the way it is; you need to be as frugal as possible with every penny! You don't pay tax on food covered under your meal plan. Haven't you paid enough taxes???? Sign up for a meal plan and don't worry about it!
  • Variety - Where else around campus will you get the large variety of dining options? From premium coffee to a full course meal; fabulous salads and sandwiches and more! Take advantage of a meal plan!

Premium Commuter/Off Campus Block Meal Plans

Premium Commuter/Off Campus Meal Plans have all the benefits of Premium weekly plans, but are designed specifically for the convenience of the commuting or off-campus students.

Premium Block Plans

Diamond Dollars

Cost

Ideal for Commuters or Off Campus Students

Premium 15 Block

$50

$179

Needing an average of 1 meal per week

Premium 30 Block

$50

$308

Needing an average of 2 meals per week

Premium 45 Block

$50

$437

Needing an average of 3 meals per week


If you are having troubles selecting your dining plan through the my housing website, please call 215-204-7184 Monday - Friday, between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. EST.

CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP OR TO MAKE CHANGES TO YOUR MEAL PLAN


A Plan For You!

 

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* Recommended Meal Plans for incoming Freshman!

Premium 25 Meal Plan*

  • Provides Ultimate Flexibility
  • 25 Meals a Week
  • No Restrictions on when you can use your meals!
  • Use during any Meal Period!
  • $1,778.00 per semester

Premium 15 Meal Plan w/ $150 Diamond Dollars*

  • Provides Ultimate Flexibility
  • 15 Meals a Week
  • No Restrictions on when you can use your meals!
  • Use during any Meal Period!
  • $1,815.00 per semester

Premium 12 Meal Plan w/ $150 Diamond Dollars

  • Provides Ultimate Flexibility
  • 12 Meals a Week
  • No Restrictions on when you can use your meals!
  • Use during any Meal Period!
  • $1,669.00 per semester

Premium 10 Meal Plan w/ $150 Diamond Dollars

  • Provides Ultimate Flexibility
  • 10 Meals a Week
  • No Restrictions on when you can use your meals!
  • Use during any Meal Period!
  • $1,624.00 per semester

Premium 8 Meal Plan w/ $50 Diiamond Dollars

  • Provides Ultimate Flexibility
  • 8 Meals a Week
  • No Restrictions on when you can use your meals!
  • Use during any Meal Period!
  • $1,244.00 per semester

Premium 5 Meal Plan w/ $50 Diamond Dollars

  • Provides Ultimate Flexibility
  • 5 Meals a Week
  • No Restrictions on when you can use your meals!
  • Use during any Meal Period!
  • $805.00 per semester

Super Value Carte Blanche© Meal Plan*

  • Provides maximum flexibility
  • Unlimited Dining at our Resident Dining Location (J&H Cafeteria)
  • One Meal Per Meal Period in Retail Dining Locations
  • Fourth Meal Option Included
  • $1,720.00 per semester

Super Value 15 Meals Planw/ $150 Diamond Dollars*

  • 15 Meals per week
  • Fourth Meal Option Included
  • One Meal Per Meal Period
  • $1,669.00 per semester

Super Value 12 Meal Planw/ $150 Diamond Dollars

  • 12 Meals per week
  • Fourth Meal Option Included
  • One Meal Per Meal Period
  • $1,583.00 per semester

Super Value 10 Meal Planw/ $150 Diamond Dollars

  • 10 Meals per week
  • Fourth Meal Option Included
  • One Meal Per Meal Period
  • $1,508.00 per semester

Super Value 8 Meal Plan w/ $50 Diamond Dollars

  • 8 Meals per week
  • Fourth Meal Option Included
  • One Meal Per Meal Period
  • $1,141.00 per semester

Super Value 5 Meal Plan w/ $50 Diamond Dollars

  • 5 Meals per week
  • Fourth Meal Option Included
  • One Meal Per Meal Period
  • $748.00 per semester

Standard 10 Meal Plan w/ $150 Diamond Dollars

Minimum meal plan for a Students living in a Residence Hall.

  • 10 Meals per week
  • One Meal Per Meal Period
  • $1,391.00 per semester

Standard 8 Meal Plan w/ $50 Diamond Dollars

  • 8 Meals per week
  • One Meal Per Meal Period
  • $1,054.00 per semester

Standard 5 Meal Plan w/ $50 Diamond Dollars

  • 5 Meals per week
  • One Meal Per Meal Period
  • $686.00 per semester

Guest Meal Plans

  • 5 Meals per Semester - $43.00
  • 10 Meals per Semester -$86.00

 

General Information:

  • NO Deposit Needed!
  • Cost of Meal Plan will be added to your students tuition bill.

Upgrade Your Diamond Dollars!
Additional Diamond Dollars may be purchased through the Diamond Dollars Office.


All pricing is for the 2012-2013 academic year only.

Important Notes:

  1. Premium Meal Plans provide ultimate flexibility. There are no Meal Period restrictions. You can use as many meals as you want in a day. You can use all your meals at once if you so choose. You can treat your friend to a meal or buy Mom and Dad a meal when they are on campus.
  2. Super Value Plans have "FOURTH MEAL" included and have Meal Period Restrictions.
  3. Standard Meal Plans only allow students to use their Meal Plans during Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner and have Meal Period Restrictions.
  4. Block Plans are on a Meals per Semester bases.
  5. Diamond Dollars are built into price of each meal plan. Additional Diamond Dollars may be purchased through the Diamond Dollars Site.
  6. The Standard 10 Meal Plan w/ $150 Diamond Dollars is the minimum meal plan required for any students living in a University Housing without a kitchen.
  7. Weekly meal plans reset every Sunday night. Unused meals do not roll over to next week.

Meal Periods

There are four Meal Periods during the day.


Meal Equivalency Program

Meal Plans offer flexibility and value by allowing students to use their meal plans in both resident and retail dining locations. Meal Plan participants who utilize this option in our Retail locations may exchange a meal for a specified dollar value (listed below).  If a purchase is more that the equivalency amount for the specific time period, then Diamond Dollars, Cash or Credit Card may be used to cover the remaining balance.

Meal Equivalency Value is outlined below:


Meal
Time
Equivalency
Breakfast
7:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
$5.85
Brunch (weekends)
11:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
$7.75
Lunch
11:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
$7.75
Late Lunch Bonus (M-TH)
2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
$8.10
Dinner
4:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
$7.75

Fourth Meal -(M-TH)
8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
$7.75

Note: Students choosing the Carte Blanche meal plan may utilize one meal equivalency per meal period at the Student Center or Satellite Shops and have UNLIMITED usage at the Esposito Dining Center.  All other Standard Meal Plan participants must choose to use their Meal Plan only once per Meal Period.

The "Fourth Meal"

Premium and Super Value Meal Plans allows students to use their Meals during the very Popular “Fourth Meal”.  We offer “Fourth Meal” Sunday- Friday from 8:00 p.m. until Midnight at the Esposito Dining Hall on Main Campus..

"Fourth Meal" is also served in:

All students with Standard Meal Plans may use Diamond Dollars, Cash or Credit Cards to allow access to “Fourth Meal”.

 

 

 

 

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