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Test Kitchen: Cauliflower Fried Rice
Written By: Alaina Coffey, Senior Dietetics Student, SAR 16 This cauliflower rice recipe was a huge hit among students at SCTK, and a new favorite recipe for Karen! We created “fried rice” by using cauliflower made into small granules in a food processor as the base, replacing the rice. Recent trendy and... More
Test Kitchen: Dark Chocolate Quinoa Breakfast Bowls
Written By: Alaina Coffey, Senior Dietetics Student, SAR 15 Chocolate lovers at the Test Kitchen were very excited about this recipe. Sargent Choice is all about taking typical dishes and flavors that students already like, and utilizing them to create more nutritious, wholesome alternatives of familiar foods. Students enjoyed this creative... More
Healthy Cooking on a Budget: The Beginnings
By Nicole St. Louis, Senior Nutrition & Health Major, Sargent College Every New Year, a very popular resolution is “I’m going to eat healthier” or “I’m going to lose weight”. In the beginning, it’s easy to keep to our goals, but as the year wears on and our schedules get tighter, so... More
Getting your seafood fill without breaking the (ocean) bank
By Nicole St. Louis, Senior Nutrition & Health Major, Sargent College Seafood is a great way to get in your protein, healthy omega-3 fats, vitamins and minerals. Millions of people depend on it as their primary source of food. But, as many species increase in demand including salmon and tuna and fisheries... More
Knife Skills
By Nicole St. Louis, Senior Nutrition & Health Major, Sargent College Have you ever wanted to learn different knife skills but have just felt overwhelmed every time you step into the kitchen? Here is a helpful video that shows you everything from how to properly hold a knife to dicing an onion! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12issg3EdA8
Trick or Treat? Making Sense of the Nutrition Facts Label for Processed Foods
By Nicole St. Louis, Senior Nutrition & Health Major, Sargent College When you walk into the grocery store, it is very easy to get overwhelmed by all of the options, whether it be in canned foods, pasta, sauces, dairy . . . the list goes on. Halloween is coming, and with that... More
The Kitchen Essentials
By Nicole St. Louis, Senior Nutrition & Health Major, Sargent College When you are moving into an apartment/house for the first time and you walk into a completely empty kitchen, it can be overwhelming thinking about what you should buy to cook the meals you regularly have. Here is a list of... More
Salt Alternatives: How to Impart Flavor without Breaking Your Sodium Limit
By Nicole St. Louis, Senior Nutrition & Health Major, Sargent College Salt is everywhere. It is a preservative, being added to many processed foods to increase shelf life, and it enhances the flavors of certain foods. But, as the saying goes, everything in moderation, and sadly, we Americans aren’t doing too well... More
Recipe Modification: Same Great Taste, Better Health
By Nicole St. Louis, Senior Nutrition & Health Major, Sargent College As Thanksgiving approaches, we are all getting ready for what is sure to be a great food coma on Thursday evening. If you are looking to switch things up in your go-to recipes, recipe modification is a great, simple way to... More
Test Kitchen: Oatmeal Breakfast Bars
Caroline Patrick, Graduate Nutrition Student Good ol’ fashioned oats are always on a shelf in my pantry—right next to thepeanut butter. Oats and peanut butter are a classic combination that I never tire of, throw in a banana and I’m done for. At Wednesday’s Test Kitchen, we mixed things up and... More