RPW: Response to Meghan's Response to Lani's Post

While looking over my classmate's blogs, I noticed that many people had posted or responded to posts about the food system at UHA. This seemed like a popular topic, and so I thought I'd throw my opinion into the ring.
I agree with both Lani and Meghan about the time slots for the meal plan, but I have a slightly different reason for my problems with that. As a performance major, when we're in production weeks for the operas, we'll often have to go straight from our classes to rehearsal for four or five hours at night. Because of this, usually we'll have to skip dinner, or go to Konover after rehearsal, but usually it's really crowded at that point. It would be nice to have the option of using my dinner meal swipe at lunch, in addition to my lunch swipe. For example, I'd have something from Extreme Pita for lunch, and then at the same time could use my dinner swipe for a soup or salad, that I could then eat during dinner. I understand this could get a tad complicated, but it's frustrating that our options become so limited when we are in production weeks for the numerous performances we have throughout the year.
I also agree with both Lani and Meghan on the amount of healthy food that is available at the three main places to eat: University Commons, Gengras, and Hawk's Nest. At Hawk's Nest and Gengras both, it almost seems as if the University is penalizing you for wanting to be healthy. For example, at Extreme Pita, choosing to put my pita ingredients in a bowl and opting to not eat the bread does not count as a meal. If I want to get one of the specified menu items that has perhaps more vegetables than the meal equivilencies, than I either have to pay for a meal plus and use dining dollars, or it does not count for a meal at all.
Another example are the meal equivalencies at Einstein's Bros. Bagels. For Breakfast, you can either get a bagel with shmear(cream cheese, butter, etc) or egg and cheese on a bagel. If you wanted to take a healthier route and have egg whites instead of egg, you have to pay extra outside of the meal swipe. At lunch as well, the healthier alternatives that they advertise, with the exception of the Veg Out, are not meal equivalencies.
I understand that not everything can be made into a meal, but some of the decisions made by UHA Dining don't entirely make sense to me. Although the food overall isn't terrible, I will be certainly glad to be living in the Village next year, where I will have the opportunity to cook more of my own food and rely less on UHA dining options.