Tagged: Sargent Choice Nutrition Center

Healthy Recipes Perefect for 4th of July Celebrations

July 3, 2012 at 9:49 am

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 […]

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Kale: The New “It” Green

June 26, 2012 at 5:22 pm

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, […]

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Time To Work Out! Healthy Pre-Exercise Snacks

June 21, 2012 at 1:08 am

By Clara Gordon, Dietetic Intern, Sargent Choice Nutrition Center image source Snacking can be an important nutrition strategy for anyone seeking to maintain adequate energy throughout their day.  In the popular press, snacking, grazing, or any other word denoting an occasion to nosh between meals has fallen in and out of vogue depending upon the […]

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CSA: Changing up Your Salad

June 18, 2012 at 6:23 pm

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 […]

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Local Farm Shares at BU

June 12, 2012 at 8:18 am

Supporting local, sustainable agriculture by connecting the university community with New England farmers and producers is part of the mission of BU Dining Services. They are partnering with Ward’s Berry Farm in Sharon, MA to provide the BU community with the opportunity to order a weekly farmshare/community supported agriculture (CSA) box. Ward’s Berry Farm Farmshare […]

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Grain of the Month: Whole Grain Barley

June 5, 2012 at 9:10 am

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 […]

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A Sargent Choice Summer

May 23, 2012 at 11:28 am

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 […]

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Test Kitchen Roundup

May 10, 2012 at 9:52 am

By Kelli Swensen, Dietetics Student, Sargent College   The end of the school year means frantically balancing studying for finals, packing up to go home, and getting in those last couple nights with friends. To take a break from all the craziness that comes with the end of the academic year, here is a roundup […]

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Eating a Healthy Vegetarian Diet

May 7, 2012 at 8:33 am

By Josianne Cadieux, Sargent Choice Nutrition Center Dietetic Intern Picture Source Intro Vegetarians have been found to have lower risk of developing obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, and some forms of cancer. However, these health benefits only hold true if a person consumes a healthy vegetarian diet including whole grains, fruits, vegetables, plant […]

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Why Vegetarianism is Environmentally Friendly

May 3, 2012 at 11:02 am

By Josianne Cadieux, Sargent Choice Nutrition Center Dietetic Intern Last week during BU Dining’s Vegetarian Cooking Class, Sustainability Coordinator Sabrina Pashtan spoke about the benefits of vegetarianism. Here were some of the highlights: Vegetarian diets help conserve water It takes about 25 gallons of water to grow 1 pound of wheat, but it takes an […]

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