July 18, 2012 at 10:11 am
By Kelli Swensen, Dietetics Student, Sargent College While you wont necessarily save money by shopping at the Brookline Farmer’s Market, you will find high quality local ingredients. Last Thursday my friend and I decided to check out the market. Being broke college students we didn’t buy anything, but we did visit each station and even […]
By Kelli Swensen, Dietetics Student, Sargent College MIT Market Produce Stand Similar to BU wanting to provide the community with access to local food goods, MIT’s Produce Market, run by Russo’s, offers an option for affordable, healthy fruits and vegetables. Located in Watertown, MA, Russo’s is a family-run operation that has been around for over […]
By Kelli Swensen, Dietetics Student, Sargent College Picture Source One of the great emerging trends is the push to eat local and sustainable. Here at BU,there has been tremendous effort to make our university more sustainable (for more information on exactly what BU is doing, check out BU Sustainability’s comprehensive website). But what does it […]
Picture Source By Kelli Swensen, Dietetics Student, Sargent College With warm weather around the country, there is bound to be a bunch of neighborhood and family Fourth of July celebrations. Grilling is a great way to not only make delicious foods filled with summer flavors, but it is also a healthy option for preparing […]
By Kelli Swensen, Dietetics Student, Sargent College For the past year, nutrition power-house kale has gone from being hippie food to a staple supermarket find. If you read any nutrition articles either in magazines or online, I will bet that you’ve read about kale at least once. When I was home in Colorado last December, […]
By Kelli Swensen, Dietetics Student, Sargent College If these pictures fill you with food envy check out last week’s post on how to get in on the summer CSA boxes! Despite the slightly chilly weather, the strawberries in last week’s CSA box made for a sweet start to the weekend. As I’m sure you’ve already […]
By Kelli Swensen, Dietetics Student, Sargent College The first Tuesday of every month we will be featuring a grain. The posts will include background on the grain, nutritional information, instructions on how to store and cook it, and, of course, one or two healthy recipes for using the grain. Our goal is to help you […]
By Kelli Swensen, Dietetics Student, Sargent College Congratulations to all BU graduates and happy summer to everyone else! Despite the current rainy weather, summer break is finally here! To celebrate, we’ve compiled a list of summer-worthy Sargent Choice recipes, perfect for a backyard BBQ or a simple get-together. Maybe even impress your parents by making […]