By Kelli Swensen Image Source When I was in middle school, walking to the movie theater every Friday was the cool thing to do. With $10 in our pockets, we’d all buy our student discount tickets, leaving us $4 left over to buy snacks. As part of the tradition, everyone would buy something different to […]
By Elizabeth Jarrard, Dietetics Student, Sargent College Question: Canned vegetables, such as corn and peas, have more vitamins and are healthier for you than frozen vegetables. Is that true? image source Answer by Taylor Gillis and Jennifer Kong, Nutrition Students, Sargent College Let’s start by mentioning that vegetables are an important part of a healthy, […]
By Elizabeth Jarrard, Dietetics Student, Sargent College Perhaps you’ve seen a new ad going around. The tagline is “Sprinkle your coffee with something better than guilt,” suggesting that you should swap out sugar in your coffee every morning with Truvia, a sugar substitute refined from the stevia plant. This stevia extract, marketed as Truvia (Coca-Cola) and […]
By Elizabeth Jarrard, Dietetics Student, Sargent College image source Your mother wasn’t lying when she said that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. In a country of breakfast skippers it’s not hard to run out the door with just a cup of coffee in the morning. Perhaps you struggle to pull yourself […]
March 25, 2011 at 10:31 am
By Elizabeth Jarrard, Dietetics Student, Sargent College Eating healthy, delicious foods doesn’t have to put a dent in your wallet. In fact, if you plan ahead, eating fresh fruits and vegetables can actually save you money! When you look at the USDA food pyramid, many of the things we should be eating the most of […]
March 11, 2011 at 10:19 am
By Elizabeth Jarrard, Dietetics Student, Sargent College As the weather starts to turn a little warmer many people resolve that they will begin working out. This is a wonderful resolution, especially if it is created as an achievable goal . Here at BU we have the fabulous FitRec with a great variety of options for […]
February 15, 2011 at 1:18 pm
By Elizabeth Jarrard, Dietetics Student, Sargent College One of our favorite things at the Sargent Choice Nutrition Center is answering your pressing questions: Michelle George, the Wellness Coordinator at BU Student Health was asked the following nutrition question by a student, and Taylor Gillis, a Nutrition Graduate Student here at Sargent College jumped on the […]