Summer Challenge Nutrition Course

Each summer, Boston University hosts groups of high schools students as they take classes, experience a taste of living on a college campus, and explore Boston. The Sargent Choice Nutrition Center registered dietitians teach an intensive 2 week nutrition course to the students attending the Summer Challenge program. During the course, students will learn how to translate the latest nutrition guidelines into appealing food choices for health promotion and disease prevention. Class discussions explore nutrition basics including carbohydrate, protein, fat, calories, vitamins, and minerals, as well as nutrition preferences such as vegetarianism. Students will calculate their unique nutrition needs for individualized meal planning and develop skills and strategies to implement a healthy lifestyle through interactive sessions and daily assignments. Each class will also attend 2 field trips, which vary from a trip to a Boston Farmer’s Market, a grocery store tour of a Whole Foods Market, and a visit to a local food pantry.