On Campus Resources

Karina Falcone is the Registered Dietitian for USF Dining. She is here to help students navigate campus dining. Karina uses evidence-based research to help each student understand their unique nutritional needs, so they feel empowered to make their own choices about their daily health and well-being.

Karina is from Miami where she attended Florida International University (FIU) to earn her Bachelor of Science in physics and her Master of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics. During her Dietetic Internship with FIU, she gained knowledge and experience in various settings including food service management, clinical nutrition, long-term care, WIC, community nutrition, and children’s nutrition. Karina is an active member of the Florida Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (FAND). She has an interest in functional and integrative nutrition and follows the “food is medicine” mentality.

Do you have food allergies or intolerances? Our chefs have you covered. True Balance is a station at The Hub Dining Hall and The Nest Dining Hall where our dining team prepares special selections from ingredients without most common food allergens. Here you'll find delicious dishes made without the top 9 most common food allergens - egg, milk, peanut, tree nuts, shellfish, soy, wheat, fish, sesame - and gluten. To see our daily menu offerings at this station, full nutrition, ingredient, and allergen information, visit our Locations & Menus page.

View our True Balance Brochure here.

*Aramark relies on our vendors’ allergy warnings and ingredient listings. Because we operate a commercial kitchen where ingredient substitutions, recipe revisions, and cross-contact with allergens is possible, Aramark cannot guarantee that any food item will be completely free of allergens.

Our commitment is to allergen-safe service. Our dedicated allergy station is AllerCheck™ approved and earned a Certificate of Achievement from the nation’s leading food allergy experts, MenuTrinfo®, LLC. AllerCheck™ helps you dine with confidence so you can find foods that fit your needs.

To view allergen, nutrition and ingredient information for all of our retail locations on campus, visit their specific location page >  Locations & Menus

USF Dining makes it a priority to accommodate students with dietary restrictions and food allergies. It is also in our best effort to accommodate students whose diet may differ due to religious and cultural backgrounds. You are not only in good hands with trained staff, but we also have a registered dietitian available to all meal plan holders. To better help us with your specific needs, please fill out our Special Dietary Request / Food Allergy Form and attach any medical documentation describing restrictions due to food allergy/intolerance or condition. 

Please be sure to email Karina Falcone with any additional questions, falcone-karina@aramark.com.

With over 30 dining locations, the choices are endless to meet all of your vegan and vegetarian needs.  Download our printable PDF - USF Dining's Vegan and Vegetarian Resource Guide.

Avoiding gluten in your diet?  Follow our Gluten Solutions guide to help you navigate campus and our large selection of dining options available. Download our printable PDF - USF Dining’s Guide to Gluten Solutions.