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Healthy Cooking on a Budget: Quinoa and Vegetable Pilaf

By Emma Balek, Sargent Choice Nutrition Center Practicum Student & Senior Dietetics Student and Sarah Butler Mazerall, MBA, MS, RD, LDN, SCNC Registered Dietitian Recently in the SCNC’s Healthy Cooking on a Budget Class we took on the challenge of making a one dish wonder that gives us all the grains and vegetables we need […]

Test Kitchen: Brown Rice Sushi

By Caroline Patrick, Graduate Nutrition Student At the Sargent Choice Test Kitchen we’re all about pampering our food.  During our last Test Kitchen, goers were massaging the well-deserving kale, and this week we were fanning brown rice like royalty.  I could nearly hear the granules singing, “I’m so fancy.” What exactly were we doing fawning […]

Test Kitchen: Kale & Quinoa Salad

By Jay Patruno, Sargent Choice Ambassador & Freshman Dietetics Student Nothing is better on a hot summer day than a refreshing salad. So on a muggy October evening a salad turned out to be the best snack. Sargent Choice’s kale and quinoa salad with citrus dressing is a simple, fun recipe that is sure to […]

Test Kitchen: Banana Pancakes

By Caroline Patrick, Graduate Nutrition Student October exams stressing you out? No need! I’ve got the remedy. Put on Jack Johnson’s “Banana Pancakes” and take his advice: pretend it’s the weekend and start flipping pancakes. Sargent Choice has got you covered with worry-free banana pancakes that take a hearty twist on the classic. Instead of […]

Navigating the Fall Farmer’s Market

Goodbye summer produce…hello winter squash! Depending on your location, you’ve probably seen a shift in the available produce over the last few weeks. The abundance of tomatoes and summer squash have been replaced with all sorts of different vegetables. Some are familiar favorites while others may send you to google wondering what to do with […]

Test Kitchen: Tofu Taco Tuesday

By Caroline Patrick, Graduate Nutrition Student Tofu taco Tuesdays, anyone? I know it’s the month of ghosts and ghouls, but don’t let the tofu scare you away. These things were deliciously taco-licious. At Wednesday night’s Test Kitchen we had our first rendezvous of the season with tofu, and we were lucky enough to have a […]

Sargent Choice Night Success!

Last night we celebrated another successful Sargent Choice Night here at BU.  Here are some of the highlights. Our student ambassadors Kylie and Jesse with dietitian Lauren Ferraro enjoying  their night   Jim the Baker at West Campus showing off his Whole Grain Vanilla Cupcakes   Speaking of those cupcakes – delicious!   Mixed Berry […]

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 […]