The meal kit you've purchased will be available for pickup from The Depot C-store in the Holmes Student Center. Each meal kit has a pickup start and end date.
Huskie Fresh Meal Kits
Our Huskie Fresh meal kits provide sustainable, nutritious and flavorful dinners to help with your busy schedule. Since they’re partially prepared and premeasured, you can make a delicious meal at home in about 30 minutes. Just follow the detailed instructions included with your kit.
Location and Pickup Times
Meal kits must be pre-ordered by the deadline listed in the chart. They become available for pickup in the Holmes Student Center building at The Depot (located next to the bookstore) starting at 4 p.m. Monday until closing time on Wednesday (6 p.m.). For those looking for a place to park while you come to pick up your meal kit, please check out the FAQs at the bottom of this page for parking options. The meal kit schedule is listed below.
| Huskie Fresh Kit Name | Deadline to Order Monday |
Pickup Begins Monday at 4 p.m. |
Pickup Ends Wednesday at 6 p.m. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italian Wedding Soup | January 23, 2023 | January 30 | February 1 |
| Strawberry-filled Chocolate Cupcakes | February 6, 2023 | February 13 | February 15 |
| Honey Garlic Salmon | February 13, 2023 | February 20 | February 22 |
| Chicken Fajita Skillet | February 27, 2023 | March 6 | March 8 |
| Gyros with Greek Potatoes | March 13, 2023 | March 20 | March 22 |
| Creamy Tomato Penne | March 27, 2023 | April 3 | April 5 |
| Asian Pork Bowl | April 3, 2023 | April 10 | April 12 |
| Southwest Chili Mac | April 17, 2023 | April 24 | April 26 |
| Creamy Tuscan Chicken | April 24, 2023 | May 1 | May 3 |
About Our Team
With your Huskie Fresh purchase, you support the academic growth of our student Huskies. We are predominantly a student-run program in partnership with the School of Health Studies, Nutrition and Dietetics. Campus dietitian Meg Burnham, M.S., RDN, CSSD, LDN, and project leader/nutrition graduate assistant Ashley Valinskas work in partnership with six to 10 nutrition and dietetics undergraduate students. These students develop our educational content as part of their capstone project in NUTR 409: Nutrition Education for Health Promotion and NUTR 410: Community Nutrition.
Frequently Asked Questions
If you do not work within walking distance, there are a few options available:
- Visitor parking lot: there's a visitor parking lot located southwest of the Holmes Student Center open weekdays for $5 or you can park for free after hours.
- 15-minute parking spaces: there are two areas nearby with 15-minute parking available. The turnaround between the Holmes Student Center and Neptune East building, and the Neptune West (Lot D) parking lot have 15-minute parking spaces.
- Metered parking spaces: there are metered parking spaces in the Neptune West (Lot D) and Campus Life (Lot 5) parking lots.
Visit the NIU Parking Services webpage for directions to parking and campus maps.
Our meals are partially prepared. This means that most of the chopping and measuring have been done for you. Some items may even be precooked!
Our recipes should take about 30 minutes to complete from start to finish. We have partially prepared the ingredients because we know your time is valuable.
A full kitchen is needed for these meals. Most kits will require a stovetop and oven. Additional equipment might include baking sheets, aluminum foil, bowls, spoons and other basic cooking tools.
Make sure to check every week to see if the option we're offering is vegetarian/vegan friendly. If you'd like to see more options frequently, please email us at avalinskas1@niu.edu, or you can take our survey and let us know. We welcome all feedback!