By Kelli Swensen, Dietetics Student, Sargent College Image Source In a society obsessed with food and weight, it’s no surprise that eating disorders are on the rise. The term “eating disorder” usually triggers images of anorexia or bulimia, but a new, less obvious eating disorder is quickly growing: orthorexia. As Sargent Choice Nutrition Center RD […]
By Kelli Swensen, Dietetics Student, Sargent College Last week of classes! For many college students around the country, the last week of May signals the closing of another year. For Freshman, Sophomores, and Juniors, this time is exciting: summer vacation, going home, seeing old friends, and building up that resume. But for Seniors, this time is […]
By Bianca Tamburello, Dietetics Student, Sargent College Two weeks ago at the KJ SC Test Kitchen, we sipped tea with our pinkies pointing up toward the ceiling and prepared a fancy SC Arugula and Roasted Pear Salad with pine nuts. Adding fruit to your salad is a great way to get your daily servings of […]
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 Ashley Packer, Dietetic Intern, Sargent Choice Nutrition Center As an intern working with Sargent Choice, one of my responsibilities was to come up with new smoothie recipes for the Late Night Café. Previously, the smoothies were made with a small amount of frozen fruit and soft serve mix….sounds more like a milk shake to […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 Kelsey Michelsen, Dietetics Student, Sargent College Beans are an easy and versatile protein alternative; filled with fiber, protein and other key nutrients try making beans the main event of your meal. These black bean burgers are great on top of salads, wrapped up in a whole wheat tortilla with vegetables or just eaten as […]
By Clara Gordon, Dietetic Intern, Sargent Choice Nutrition Center I was feeling inspired by National Nutrition Month’s slogan from the American Dietetic Association, ‘Eat Right With Color,’ when creating this recipe for a Technicolor Tofu Stir Fry. Color isn’t a new concept for balanced eating. The USDA Food Guide Pyramid also bears a colorful rainbow […]