Tagged: Sargent Choice Nutrition Center

Sargent Choice Test Kitchen in the News!

(photo credit: Daily Free Press) Last week BU’s own Daily Free Press wrote a wonderful article about the Sargent Choice Test Kitchen. We are truly honored that Sargent OT Professor, Karen Jacobs invites us and BU students into her apartment weekly to cook up new (and a few old favorite) Sargent Choice recipes. Registered Dietitian […]

Behind the Scenes: Planning for Sargent Choice Night

  Each August our Sargent Choice Registered Dietitians sit down with the culinary dream team at BU Dining Services to start planning for Sargent Choice Night. If you don’t know about Sargent Choice Night, mark your calendar for this Thursday –  September 25th, it’s the one night each semester where everything served in the dining […]

The Importance of Thoughtful Eating

By Kathleen Meehan, Sargent Choice Nutrition Center RD How often do you practice thoughtful eating? Although we wouldn’t be able to function without food, it lands on the bottom of our to do lists all too frequently.  Then, we are left to go hungry or choose whatever is available nearby – often settling for something […]

Sargent Choice Nutrition Center featured on “Foodie on Campus” Website

During this past spring one of our dietitians at the Sargent Choice Nutrition Center had the pleasure of meeting with a fellow dietitian, Faye Mitchel, and taking her on a tour of the Marciano Commons dining hall. Faye visited Boston University in order to feature the Sargent Choice Nutrition Center on her website, “Foodie on […]

Mixed Berry and Cream Cheese Parfait

By Stephanie Smith, Nutrition student with Journalism focus For the final test kitchen, one situated during the last week of classes and right in the midst of the beginning stages of finals studying, everyone was looking forward to a break from work to enjoy a tasty dessert. When we all saw the recipe for a […]

Test Kitchen: Blueberry Cobbler

By Stephanie Smith, Nutrition student with Journalism focus After a brutally cold winter, one that was plagued by the term “polar vortex” and seeing snow almost every week, I think it’s safe to say that we’re all ready for spring and finally we’re beginning to see the signs—temperatures are rising, April showers are definitely in […]

Sargent Choice Nutrition Center’s Jenn Culbert featured on “Better For You” blog

By: Anna Lee, Sargent Choice Student Ambassador Eating healthy can seem harder now more than ever with a constant stream of nutrition tips continuously flooding the media. New foods are constantly trending as the “new healthy alternative” with guaranteed health benefits or reduced caloric intake. With so much information, it can be hard to decipher […]

“Fit For Success”

By Margo Wilson, Journalism Student, Sargent Choice Student Ambassador Recently Rachel Reynolds, one of our Dietitians at Sargent Choice Nutrition Center, was featured in a BUTV news piece that aired on BUTV 10 and Good Morning BU. Rachel was interviewed by Melissa Adan, who put together the video story. The clip, titled “Fit For Success” was […]

Creating a New Vegan Sargent Choice Offering – BBQ ‘Meatball’ Sub

Corcoran Downey, BU Dietetic Intern As the Sargent Choice Dietetic Intern in my food service rotation I was challenged with the task of creating a new Sargent Choice menu item that could be incorporated into the regular cycle menus of the dining halls on Boston University’s Campus. At first I wasn’t quite sure even where […]

Dim Sum

By Stephanie Smith, Nutrition student with Journalism focus Every Wednesday Karen Jacobs EdD, OTR/L, CPE, FAOTA hosts the Sargent Choice Test Kitchen in Stuvi 2 Apt. 2302 from 8-11pm. She invites the BU community into her home to test new Sargent Choice recipes while we cook, drink tea, and play board games. This week’s test […]