By Kelli Swensen, Dietetics Student, Sargent College Eight A.M. classes four days a week: the joys of being a junior dietetics student. Although no one likes to hear their alarm going off, I don’t dread the incessant beeping on Wednesdays and Fridays thanks to one very animated professor: Joan Salge Blake. Professor Salge Blake, MS, […]
By Taylor Gills, Graduate Nutrition Student, Sargent College Typically at the Sargent Choice Nutrition Center we’re focused on food. As a group that is made up primarily of Dietitians and Nutrition students, it makes sense that we talk about cooking, eating, and enjoying food all the time. Today though, we’re going to touch upon another […]
By: Stephanie Horton, Dietetic Intern, Nutrition and Fitness Center Video by: Alan Wong It only takes 3 minutes and 56 seconds to stay healthy when you’re in a hurry. “How?” you may ask. Simply by watching Executive Chef Walter Dunphy in the Sargent Choice kitchen cook a delicious herb-crusted cod with cracked wheat berry salad. […]
USDA Replaces Food Pyramid with New Food Plate By Alyssa Langer, COM Student On June 2, 2011, the USDA revealed its new food plate, a simplified version of the food pyramid which had been in existence since 1992. The pyramid, though, was often confusing for Americans, particularly children, so Michelle Obama has teamed up with […]
By Elizabeth Jarrard, Dietetics Student, Sargent College Boston University Student Shelby Carignan sat down with SCNC Registered Dietetian Sarah Butler to talk about her top nutrition recommendations. Read the two-part series on online-publications Hercampus to learn why food shouldn’t be looked at as either good or bad, how to create a meal that keeps you […]
By Elizabeth Jarrard Dietetics Student, Boston University Every time we turn on the TV, listen to the radio, drive down the road, we are bombarded with advertising from food marketers proclaiming that their product is the secret to weight loss, longevity, and pleasure. With over 200 food choices to make every day it is difficult […]