"SARGENT CHOICE" FOODS NOW AVAILABLE ON THE CHARLES RIVER CAMPUS

Tuesday, March 29, 2005

(Boston)- A variety of great-tasting, healthy food alternatives labeled “Sargent Choice” are now available for purchase in select locations on campus, thanks to a collaborative effort between Boston University (BU) Sargent College nutrition program, the BU Nutrition and Fitness Center and BU Dining Services. Sargent Choice, where nutrition science meets culinary art, aims to provide additional satisfying, nutritious food choices to the BU community.

Currently, a variety of Sargent Choice muffins and cookies is offered at the café in the College of Arts and Sciences and will be offered in the new Fitness and Recreation Center . Choices include banana walnut, wild almond berry, apple walnut, carrot raisin, pumpkin raisin and zucchini muffins as well as peanut butter chocolate chip and oatmeal raisin cookies.

Free samples of these new products will be available Tuesday, April 5–Friday, April 8 from 10:45 a.m.-1 p.m. in the CAS café.

“Our goal is to show the BU community that healthy food can be delicious,” said Stacey Stimets, coordinator of the BU Nutrition and Fitness Center . “We also want to help consumers understand the ingredients of “good nutrition” and make it easier to make healthier food choices everyday.”

All Sargent Choice foods are made from 100% whole grain and contain no trans fat. They also have a reduced content of sugar, saturated fat and sodium and a higher content of fiber.

“The current culture is embracing healthier lifestyles. Our goal is to provide more options for these health conscious patrons,” said Joshua Hubbard, director of BU Dining Services. “Sargent is a great on-campus resource that can help us expand our healthy offerings to the BU community.”

BU Sargent College and BU Dining Services will continue to combine expertise to enhance nutrition education and healthy choices available on campus.

The Nutrition and Fitness Center (NFC) at Boston University is a division of Sargent College Clinical Centers. For more information on this and the other centers, go to http://www.bu.edu/nfc.

Boston University (BU) Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences is an institution of higher education, research and clinical centers whose premier academic programs prepare dynamic health professionals and whose research and leadership in the health and rehabilitation sciences is actively shaping health care. BU Sargent College is the only private institution in the country offering five nationally ranked graduate programs in health and rehabilitation sciences. For more information and to learn about degree programs in physical therapy, occupational therapy, communication disorders, health sciences, athletic training, nutrition, and rehabilitation counseling, visit http://www.bu.edu/sargent.