Looking for more nutrition information or healthy recipes? Here are some of our go-to sites!
Sargent Choice Nutrition Center
- BU Dining Services
- Sargent Choice: What is Sargent Choice and Where to Find it. Also includes healthy recipes and helpful handouts on heating well.
- Sargent Choice Nutrition Center : register for an appointment with a Registered Dietitian, find out about nutrition classes offered at BU, and learn more about our healthy eating program on campus.
Health Websites
- Celiac Now (review coming soon)
- Center for Science in the Public Interest (read our review HERE)
- Eat Good 4 Life (read our review HERE)
- Food Allergy Research and Education (read our review HERE)
- Fooducate (read our review HERE)
- Gluten Free Girl (read our review HERE)
- Healthy and Happy Hour (read our review HERE)
- Health Castle (read our review HERE)
- Healthy Chicks (read our review HERE)
- Inspired Wellness Solutions LLC (read our review HERE)
- Local Harvest (read our review HERE)
- Marine Stewardship Council (read our review HERE)
- Metrowest Nutrition (read our review HERE)
- National Foundation for Celiac Awareness (review coming soon)
- New England Aquarium
- Nutrition and You
- Products Associated with Liver Damage by Nutrition and You
- Nutrition to Kitchen (read our review HERE)
- Nutrition Unplugged (read our review HERE)
- Operation Beautiful (read our review HERE)
- Seafood Watch
- The Sweet Beet (read our review HERE)
Food Blogs
- 101 Cookbooks (read our review HERE)
- A Fete for Food (read our review HERE)
- A Nutritious Plate (read our review HERE)
- Angie’s Appetite for Life (read our review HERE)
- Basic Vegetarian (read our review HERE)
- Beyond [the Plate] (read our review HERE)
- Cheap Healthy Good (read our review HERE)
- Do it Delicious (read our review HERE)
- Eat. Love. Thrive. (read our review HERE)
- Eat Well with Janel (read our review HERE)
- Edible Perspective (read our review HERE)
- Food52 (read our review HERE)
- Foodily (read our review HERE)
- Foodista (read our review HERE)
- Good Cook Doris (read our review HERE)
- Hapa Bento (read our review HERE)
- Healthy Eats (read our review HERE)
- Healthy Happy Life (read our review HERE)
- Herbivoracious (read our review HERE)
- How to Find Real Food (read our review HERE)
- Mad River Kitchen (read our review HERE)
- Meal Makeover Moms (read our review HERE)
- Naturally Ella (read our review HERE)
- Orangette (read our review HERE)
- Recipes that Fit (read our review HERE)
- Serious Eats (read our review HERE)
- Simple Bites (read our review HERE)
- Slow Food BU (read our review HERE)
- Sprouted Kitchen (read our review HERE)
- Start Cooking (read our review HERE)
- Student Savor (read our review HERE)
- Sunday Supper (read our review HERE)
- The Salt by NPR (read our review HERE)
Food Apps
In the age of the iPhone and Droid, apps have become key resources for information, even nutrition information. While the app store can be overwhelming with so many food and nutrition choices to download, we here at the Sargent Choice Nutrition Center are here to make the decision easier – saving you time and money! Here are some of our favorite apps. Let us know what you think by leaving a comment or let us know if there’s an app we should add!
- Ask the Nutritionist (Dana Farber)
- Dirty Dozen
- Fooducate
- Go Meals
- Good Food Near You
- Honest Label
- Seafood Watch
- True Food
Tips and Tricks
- 6 Tips for Vegetarians (part 2 HERE)
- Are Calories Eaten at Night more Fattening?
- Breakfast on the Go
- Creative Ways to Eat Greek Yogurt
- Easy Meal Planning
- Eating During Halloween
- Fit Breakfast Into your Schedule
- Food Safety
- Healthy Cooking on a Budget (part 2 HERE) (part 3 HERE)
- Healthy Grocery Shopping
- Healthy Swaps at Starbucks
- Holiday Eating
- Make a Healthier Pizza
- Make a Healthier Sandwich
- Making Effective New Years Resolutions
- Making Movie Theater Snacks Healthier
- Pre-Exercise Snack Ideas
- Protein Sources for Vegetarians
- Stay Healthy During the Superbowl
- Sticking to Your Exercise Routine
- Thoughtful Eating
- Thoughts on Multi-Vitamins
- Thoughts on Running in the Heat
- Top 5 Ways Your Eating Could Be Smarter
- Understanding Job Titles in the Nutrition Field
- Understanding Sustainable Fish
- Food Safety
- Smart Shopping Tips
Cooking Basics Blog Posts
For many people, the main thing holding them back from cooking at home is the fear of learning how. Here at the Sargent Choice Nutrition Center we want to help you get over this fear by equiping you with some cooking basics. Once you’ve mastered these, you’ll be amazed at how non-threatening most recipes will become — you may even find a passion for cooking!
- How to Cook Eggs: omelet, scrambled, poached, fried, and hardboiled
- How to Cut a Pineapple
- How to Steam Vegetables
- How to Prepare Dried Beans
Other Sites Worth Checking Out
- BU Educational Resource Center (read our review HERE)
- BU Now
- RDs Worth Tweeting About