By June Duan, Sargent Student, Sargent College Light, indulgent and well-balanced. This northern Italian twist on simple tuna salad will surely leave you licking the mixing spoon. And there’s about a thousand different ways to eat it too. Prepare it whenever you need a refreshingly crisp and creamy dish with lots of lean protein and […]
July 25, 2011 at 12:03 pm
By June Duan, SAR Student Summer is here and it is wonderful. So wonderful in fact that it inspires us to make light, crisp salads and lightly seasoned dishes using the bounty of fresh fruits and vegetables spilling out of the markets. Take this classic chicken salad. Our very own Dietetic Intern Kara Cucciano and […]
By June Duan, SAR Student This week’s CSA from Ward’s Berry Farm at the BU Farmer’s Market included: Blueberries, corn, cucumbers, zucchinis, potatoes, beets, carrots, peas, green beans, and garlic Blueberries: are featured in nearly every health mag – with good reason. They’re packed with antioxidants, vitamins and minerals and are also phenomenally low in […]
July 22, 2011 at 10:33 am
By Allison Mars, Dietetics Student, Sargent College Seafood Watch is a must-have app for anyone who eats seafood! Produced by the Monterey Bay Aquarium, Seafood Watch is an extremely informative guide to sustainable seafood. You can enter the name of any type of seafood or sushi in the search bar and it will tell you […]
July 20, 2011 at 10:50 am
By Kelli Swensen, Dietetics Student, Sargent College 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”! Food boredom. It happens to the best of us. […]
By Allison Mars, Dietetics Student, Sargent College This Friday on Best of the Food Apps we review “True Food”. The True Food Network is the action network portion of the Center for Food Safety. They have various campaigns to stop factory farming and the production of genetically modified foods. This is where the app comes […]
July 13, 2011 at 10:41 pm
By Kelli Swensen, Dietetics Student, Sargent College “Nutrition Advice Exclusively from Registered Dietitians” Get ready to become addicted. If you have ever had any questions about nutrition, chances are HealthCastle has your answer. Although I usually highlight a blog in the weekly Best of the Foodweb, HealthCastle is much more than a blog: it is […]
By Allison Mars, Dietetics Student, Sargent College Every Friday this summer we will be posting about a new food app that we’ve tried. There are tons of food apps out there, and our goal is to arm you with the “Best of the Food Apps”! Having a smart phone has many benefits. Being able to […]
By Kelli Swensen, Dietetics Student, Sargent College As much as I love looking at mouthwatering pictures of food, I have become obsessed with this week’s food blog. Fooducate was started by Hemi Weingarten, a dad of three toddlers who was tired of trying to decipher food labels and health claims. He immersed himself in learning […]
By Kelli Swensen, Dietetics Student, Sargent College Image Source A blend of many spices, curry powder is one of the most versatile spices out there. It is made up of at least 10 spices that are traditionally ground fresh each day. A common feature of most curry powder mixtures is that they contain tumeric, which […]