Category: BU Community

Dining Hall Take-Over: The Plan

Love Sargent Choice? Want to try out entirely new recipes in the dining hall? Hungry? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then get excited for Sargent Choice Night! On Tuesday October 4th, every dining hall on campus will be celebrating Sargent Choice Night. The Plan: All meal options will be new Sargent […]

CSA Week 16: Nature’s Fall Candy

It’s officially fall! Although the weather has been strangely warm (I can’t say I’m complaining too much), the massive piles of Halloween candy at the grocery store is a sure reminder that orange and yellow are making their yearly come-back. A much healthier indication of fall is the produce selection in the recent CSA boxes. […]

Fall into the Comforts of Coffee Cake

By Bianca Tamburello, Dietetics Student, Sargent College Last semester I had a very late lab that constantly interfered with Karen Jacob’s Sargent Choice Test Kitchen.  This semester I was sure to leave my Wednesday nights free so I could finally enjoy the delicious Sargent Choice recipes. Attending the test kitchen alone for the first time, […]

What’s On the Menu

Today is the first Make a Difference Monday of the semester! To find out what Make a Difference Mondays are check out last Saturday’s post HERE. Below is the menu for today. Take a look at it and get your taste buds and stomach ready for delicious, sustainable meals all day. See you in the […]

Sticky Words: Weight Stigma Awareness Week

By Kelli Swensen, Dietetics Student, Sargent College Remember “cooties” in elementary school? It used to be that the majority of teasing involved these imaginary germs that could pass between boys and girls. Nothing was more embarrassing then catching someone’s cooties. Yes, this teasing caused some hurt feelings that day and a year or two of […]

Make a Difference Mondays are Back!

By Allison Mars, Dietetics Student, Sargent College Last year BU decided to take a different approach to Mondays. Yes, class is still mandatory, and yes, you have to go to work, but what’s waiting in the dining hall is a pleasant update to usual routine. Once a month BU dining halls will be featuring “Make […]

Sargent Choice Apple Crisp-Off!

By Jenni Porto, Social Media & Promotions Intern, Sargent Choice Nutrition Center Every Thursday until October 27th, BU Dining Services hosts a farmer’s market at the GSU Plaza from 12 noon – 5pm. Apple season is upon us, and with it comes delicious recipes!  Last week, we decided to shake things up a bit at […]

Best of the Food Web: Slow Food at BU

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”! One of the great things about a large university […]

Best of the Food Web — Brain Power Edition

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”! With classes now in full swing I hope you […]

CSA Week 13: Spicing it Up

By Kelli Swensen, Dietetics Student, Sargent College A word to describe this week’s CSA box is, indisputably, vibrant. See for yourself: So what’s in the box? The wonderful thing about the CSA box is that it contains all local produce. Every Monday, anyone who is signed up to receive that week’s CSA receives an email […]