The Columbia protester diet: Students munch on Pret sandwiches, pricey nuts and sip Dunkin

Bellies are full, but the tantrums continue.The anti-Israel Columbia University students hunkering down on the Ivy League’s West Lawn received a hefty food delivery Wednesday — as they show no signs of abandoning their makeshift tent city.Fruits, nuts, granola bars and overpriced sandwiches were being handed out like candy to the protesters, who were given a 48-hour extension to camp out on the grounds before the administration warned it would clear them out.The evening meal marked one week of the group’s headlining-making demonstration as similar ones have spread like wildfire to other elite campuses across the country.The anti-Israel protesters — more than 100 of whom were cuffed by the NYPD last week — had their choice of an array of nuts, including a $17 jar of Good and Gather’s Sea Salt Roasted Mixed Nuts.Cheaper options like Blue Diamond almonds and Planters cashews were also laid out for the students, who are used to shelling out $86,097 in tuition each year.Sandwiches at the UK-brand convenience bakery Pret-A-Manger were neatly lined up along the table.

A simple veggie sandwich would cost only $8, but those with any meat between the bread slices cost anywhere between $10 and $14, or even $16 for a salmon option.The famished freedom fighters were also treated to $15 Kind granola bars and $10 rotisserie chickens, as well as Trader Joe’s peanut butter cups, croissants, muffins and more.To keep caffeinated for their around-the-clock antics, protesters opted for the relatively cheap choice of Dunkin’ Donuts coffee.

And for a sugar boost, a box of donuts was theirs for the taking.Who or what organization is behind the food delivery is a mystery, though Columbia’s administration restricted access to the campus to only “Columbia ID holders” and credentialed press members.With their bellies full, the protesters showed no signs of abandoning their encampment, especially following embattled Columbia University president Minouche Shafik’s anno...