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 does making the time […]
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 get overwhelmed, there is […]
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
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 comes the endless aisles […]
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 some essentials that we […]
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 moderating our sodium intake. […]
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 get some health benefits […]
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 made breakfast as a […]
By Caroline Patrick, Graduate Nutrition Student We heralded in the Chinese New Year last week with a cross-cultural inspired feast. Indian koftas, sugar cookies, spicy rice noodles, and dumplings were all in abundance. We settled in, drinking tea and munching on Karen’s adorable and delicious whale-shaped sugar cookies, and learned about the traditions of the […]
By Caroline Patrick, Graduate Nutrition Student Another cold night and another warm meal with excellent company. At this week’s Test Kitchen, we made a delicious rice bowl filled with the cutest baby bok choy. The finished dish was so green and vibrant in stark contrast to the white and 50 shades of grey color scheme […]