Tagged: Elizabeth Jarrad

“Lazy Cakes” Relaxation Snack

By Elizabeth Jarrard, Dietetics Student, Sargent College If you haven’t been perusing the counter of your local convenience store, you may have missed “Lazy Cakes” brownies. Yep, right next to the Red Bull Shots, and 5 Hour Energy, we can now find products that claim to do the exact opposite-“chill” everyone out. The NYTimes drew everyone’s attention […]

Sugar Guilt?

By Elizabeth Jarrard, Dietetics Student, Sargent College Perhaps you’ve seen a new ad going around. The tagline is  “Sprinkle your coffee with something better than guilt,” suggesting that you should swap out sugar in your coffee every morning with Truvia, a sugar substitute refined from the stevia plant. This stevia extract, marketed as Truvia (Coca-Cola) and […]

Best of the Food Web: Gluten Free Girl

Every Wednesday we will be posting about a new blog or cooking website that we love! The internet is filled with food websites, and our goal is to arm you with the “Best of the Food Web”! Allison eloquently broke down exactly what a Gluten Free Diet is and why one might consider it on […]

Think Thin

By Elizabeth Jarrard, Dietetics Student, Sargent College An interesting little product landed on our desks the other week. ThinkThin bar promising “deliciously natural weight management”- a gluten free, high protein bar with zero grams of sugar. Turning it over to read the ingredients label on this “Chocolate Covered Strawberries” bar I counted 38 ingredients, 4 […]

Best of the Food Web: Organette Blog

Every Wednesday this semester we will be posting about a new blog or cooking website that we love! The internet is filled with food websites, and our goal is to arm you with the “Best of the Food Web”! Here in the blogging world we love to hear success stories. Normal people whose lives are […]

Best of The Food Web: Good Cook Doris

Every Wednesday this semester we will be posting about a new blog or cooking website that we love! The internet is filled with food websites, and our goal is to arm you with the “Best of the Food Web”! If you want to compliment Boston University Graduate Lara Zelman, try her food and then proclaim […]

The Importance of Breakfast!

By Elizabeth Jarrard, Dietetics Student, Sargent College image source Your mother wasn’t lying when she said that breakfast is the most important meal of the day.  In a country of breakfast skippers it’s not hard to run out the door with just a cup of coffee in the morning. Perhaps you struggle to pull yourself […]

Best of the Food Web: Foodista

Every Wednesday this semester we will be posting about a new blog or cooking website that we love! The internet is filled with food websites, and our goal is to arm you with the “Best of the Food Web”! Like the Wikipedia of Food, Foodista is a cooking encyclopedia that everyone can edit. Within the […]

Spice of the Month: Cloves

image source Cloves impart a warm, sweet and aromatic taste to sweet breakfast breads and desserts but they can also make a wonderful addition to bean soups, stirfries and grilled dishes. It is very common in Indian and Caribbean recipes. Cloves have a very intense flavor, especially those that have been ground, care should be taken when […]

Best of the Food Web: Start Cooking

Every Wednesday this semester we will be posting about a new blog or cooking website that we love! The internet is filled with food websites, and our goal is to arm you with the “Best of the Food Web”! College may be the first time you are cooking for yourself, by yourself, without the guiding […]