Tagged: Sargent Choice Nutrition Center

Best of the Foodweb: The Eddible Perspective

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”! Published food photographer in the New York Times Bestselling […]

Choosing the right cereal

By Kelli Swensen, Dietetics Student, Sargent College Bringing Back Breakfast: Choosing healthy breakfast cereals Image Source While breakfasts like omlettes and oatmeal sound great, many of us don’t have the time to cook breakfast in the morning. Instead, we reach for cereal and a carton of milk. Luckily, breakfast cereal can be a healthy way […]

Pump, Pump, Pumping up the (Cranberry) Pumpkin Muffins

By Bianca Tamburello, Dietetics Student, Sargent College I spy a food that wears a crisp little hat, is pillow-like, yet crumby, sweet but not too sweet, and functional as a breakfast accompaniment, dessert or snack. Unless you have already read the title of this post you must be wondering what heavenly little food I could […]

Best of the Food Web: Metrowest Nutrition

By Alli Mars, 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”! Sometimes it’s hard to find credible nutrition information. With […]

Because I Said So: Backing Up Mom’s Advice to Eat Breakfast

By Kelli Swensen, Dietetics Student, Sargent College Image Source This month’s theme, Bringing Back Breakfast, is all about the “most important meal of the day.” We’ll be focusing on: Why breakfast is important How to choose healthy breakfast cereals Why some people have difficulty stomaching food in the morning and ways to help Dorm options […]

Grain of the Month: Buckwheat

By Kelli Swensen, Dietetics Student, Sargent College   While we’re featuring buckwheat in our Grain of the Month series, it is actually a fruit seed and is related to rhubarb. However, because buckwheat is often used in replacement of rice, to make porridge, or ground down to a flour to bake with, we felt the […]

The Ultimate Resolution

By Kelli Swensen, Dietetics Student, Sargent College When I hear the word “resolution” I think of making a conscious decision to make a change that will better my life. While setting goals for yourself is good, it’s important that they are healthy goals. While eating healthier or exercising more are good goals, they can be […]

Best of the Food Web: Healthy.Happy.Life

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”! Out of all the blogs we’ve featured on Best […]

Pizza Pizzaz

By Bianca Tamburello, Dietetics Student, Sargent College The regulars at Karen Jacobs’ Sargent Choice Test Kitchen have been crazy for pizza the last two weeks! In addition to the Tomato, Basil and Fresh Mozzarella pizza from last week, we cooked up Smoky Corn and Black Bean pizza this week. Not only is this recipe our […]

Everything in Moderation

By Kelli Swensen, Dietetics Student, Sargent College Resolution 5: Drink Less Image Source According to the CDC, excessive alcohol use is the 3rd leading lifestyle-related cause of death in the US. While not always lethal, alcohol can still be detrimental in respect to your health leading to malabsorption of nutrients and weight gain if consumed […]