Tagged: Sargent Choice Nutrition Center

Best of the Food Apps: True Food

By Allison Mars, Dietetics Student, Sargent College This Friday on Best of the Food Apps we review “True Food”. The True Food Network is the action network portion of the Center for Food Safety. They have various campaigns to stop factory farming and the production of genetically modified foods. This is where the app comes […]

Best of the Foodweb: HealthCastle

By Kelli Swensen, Dietetics Student, Sargent College “Nutrition Advice Exclusively from Registered Dietitians” Get ready to become addicted. If you have ever had any questions about nutrition, chances are HealthCastle has your answer. Although I usually highlight a blog in the weekly Best of the Foodweb, HealthCastle is much more than a blog: it is […]

Best of the Food Apps: Fooducate

By Allison Mars, Dietetics Student, Sargent College Every Friday this summer we will be posting about a new food app that we’ve tried. There are tons of food apps out there, and our goal is to arm you with the “Best of the Food Apps”! Having a smart phone has many benefits. Being able to […]

Best of the Foodweb: Fooducate

By Kelli Swensen, Dietetics Student, Sargent College As much as I love looking at mouthwatering pictures of food, I have become obsessed with this week’s food blog. Fooducate was started by Hemi Weingarten, a dad of three toddlers who was tired of trying to decipher food labels and health claims. He immersed himself in learning […]

Spice of the Month: Curry

By Kelli Swensen, Dietetics Student, Sargent College Image Source A blend of many spices, curry powder is one of the most versatile spices out there. It is made up of at least 10 spices that are traditionally ground fresh each day. A common feature of most curry powder mixtures is that they contain tumeric, which […]

Eating Healthy At Your Summer Blockbuster

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 […]

CSA Weeks 3 & 4: Some of Our Favorites

As you may know, picking up our CSA box from Ward’s Berry Farm at the Boston University Farmer’s Market is one of the most exciting parts of our week here at Sargent Choice. We love finding and sharing new recipes to make with all of these wonderful fruits and vegetables. Last week we got – […]

Best of the Food Web: Simply Savor

By Kelli Swensen 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”! “Life is too short to diet! Nurture your body:  Feed it the wholesome, […]

Best of the Food Web: Serious Eats

By Elizabeth Jarrard, Dietetics Student, Sargent College Every Wednesday 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”! At Sargent Choice we are pretty serious about eating. That’s just […]

Ask Sargent Choice: Frozen vs Canned Vegetables

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, […]