Tagged: Kelli Swensen

Weightlifting Not Just for the Boys

March 15, 2013 at 4:46 pm

By Kelli Swensen, Dietetics Student, Sargent College   I remember the first time I stepped into Fitrec I was so excited by all the elliptical machines, the pretty track, the perfectly-blue swimming pools, and the large amount of fitness classes. Basically anything and everything but the weights. Always being active in sports like field hockey, […]

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Best of the Food Web: Healthy Chicks

February 27, 2013 at 11:17 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”! It’s been awhile since we’ve done a Best of […]

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Nothing Fishy: Getting Better Acquainted with Sustainable Fish Varieties

February 23, 2013 at 2:06 pm

By Kelli Swensen, Dietetics Student, Sargent College Image Source With Make a Difference Monday being held every Monday this semester, the dining hall along with BU Sustainability have created more delicious, original, sustainable recipes. One of the main goals of Make a Difference Monday is to replace foods with large carbon-footprints, like red meat, with […]

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Vitamin Supplement Advice from an Expert

February 19, 2013 at 11:38 am

By Kelli Swensen, Dietetics Student, Sargent College Image Source Flintstones Vitamins were all the rage growing up. While I didn’t understand why I had to take them, I figured vitamins must be very important if my mom was giving them to me. Flash forward to 2013, and nearly every day there seems to be a […]

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Meal Makeover Moms: Making Eating Healthy a Family Affair

February 13, 2013 at 4:36 pm

By Kelli Swensen, Dietetics Student, Sargent College Image Source Think getting your kids to not only eat vegetables, but also to like eating vegetables is nothing more than a wistful dream? Think again. Meal Makeover Moms, Janice Bissex, MS, RD, and Liz Weiss, MS, RD, believe that if you make foods look and taste good, […]

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Tried and True Sargent Choice Favorite Pizza

February 11, 2013 at 6:07 pm

By Kelli Swensen, Dietetics Student, Sargent College and Megan Smith, Sargent Choice Ambassador Love cooking, eating, playing games, and socializing? Then the Sargent Choice Test Kitchen is the place for you! Hosted by Professor Karen Jacobs (EdD, OTR/L, CPA, FAOTA) at her warm and welcoming StuVi 2 Apt 2301. Stop by every Wednesday night between […]

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Spice of the Month: Ginger

February 10, 2013 at 6:25 pm

By Kelli Swensen, Dietetics Student, Sargent College Image Source One of the few spices that is truly universal, ginger can be found in a plethora of dishes. From gingerbread men to ginger-spiced stir-fry to ginger lemonade, ginger can be incorporated in many different ways. In addition to adding flavor, ginger may also pose health benefits […]

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Slice it Right

February 5, 2013 at 11:29 am

By Kelli Swensen, Dietetics Student, Sargent College Image Source Nothing says hanging out with friends like pizza. Have a bunch of relatives in town who all have different food likes? Chances are at least one night you’ll order pizza. And if you’re a college kid, well then pizza is usually a staple in your diet […]

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Healthy Swaps at Starbucks

January 22, 2013 at 7:42 pm

By Kelli Swensen, Dietetics Student, Sargent College Healthy Swaps: Starbucks With the New Year comes New Year’s resolutions, and for many of us, these resolutions include living a little bit healthier. The problem I find that many people run into is feeling they can’t be social and healthy at the same time. What if a […]

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Sustainable New Year

January 16, 2013 at 2:54 pm

By Kelli Swensen, Dietetics Student, Sargent College For those of you at Boston University welcome back to campus! First day of class and it couldn’t feel more like winter outside with all this snow. To brighten up you day a bit, we at Sargent Choice Nutrition Center want to get you excited about the upcoming […]

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