Dining Services is helping students eat better at home and on campus with the May issue of their online food magazine Mix! featuring the best breakfast spots on campus.

From 30-minute meal ideas to instructions on how to use kitchen gadgets the magazine offers something for chefs at all levels. The magazine, which launched in the fall of 2006, already has over 300 subscribers who are putting its valuable tips and tools to use.

"The majority of Mix! Magazine's content is designed, developed and produced by BYU students," said John Lepinski the technical marketing manager for Mix! "Additional content is contributed by the BYU community in general."

Recently, the expert advice of BYU executive chef, John McDonald has been added to the magazine. McDonald is putting together some 30 Minute Meal ideas as well as sharing some of his favorite foods and experiences, including preparing Haggis, a traditional Scottish dish cooked inside a sheep stomach, as one of his regular menu items.

"I like the wide range of cooking and menus we work with," McDonald said in a press release. "It is fun to be at school working with students."

For the student who is too busy to research hot spots for a date, the magazine has them covered. The "Delicious Dating" section has detailed plans for the perfect date. Whether the dater prefers a homemade adventure or a night on the town, Mix! has suggestions for all of them. This month the magazine details how to have the perfect hike to the Y, a date idea complete with a recipe for homemade trail mix.

Mix! is making more than just dating life easier. Each week the magazine posts a new "Menu Planner" with the busy, health conscious student in mind. The planner includes complete meals, recipes and grocery lists which are available at the click of a button. Users are not left to just the magazine's suggestions; they can post recipes of their own to share.

This month's issue has students and staff taken care of when they arrive to campus with empty bellies. An article called "Breakfast Best Bets" lays out the best campus has to offer. Whether it is a quick Jamba Juice or an all-you-can-eat breakfast at the Cannon Center, readers can pick their favorite spot to jump-start their metabolism.

"It's hard in college to find time to cook and it's even harder to decide on what to eat," said Natalie Mitts, one of Mix!'s public relations interns..

The "Delights and Disasters" section allows users to share their experiences with cooking, both the positive and negative. In hopes that cooks will learn from each other, the anecdotes from the kitchen range from the serious suggestion to the comical horror story. One user wrote about how he burned a box of Pasta Roni while American Gladiators stole his attention.