Enjoy the Taste of Eating Right!

March is National Nutrition Month (NNM) and your UCSD Dining Restaurants and Markets are going ALL out! Read on to learn how you can enter to win a FREE meal AND campuswide recognition of YOUR favorite healthy recipe!

To celebrate the taste of “Eating Right,” your HDH Taste Buds are promoting the daily menu specials in our Dining Restaurants as well as the many options available to you in the Markets. Submit your favorite healthy recipe, utilizing foods you’ve picked up at the Markets via Facebook, email (tastebuds@ucsd.edu) or comment here. Winners will be chosen each week and will have their recipe featured on a Market recipe card AND get a FREE Taste Bud entrée in one of our Dining Units!

Don’t forget to check out the daily menus on our mobile app or website (http://hdh.ucsd.edu/DiningMenus) to see which entrees spark your interest for lunch or dinner today. Or, stop in on your way to class and grab a Dietitian Delight to kick start your day with a lean protein and whole grain.

If a Dining Restaurant special isn’t what you’re craving, you can still enjoy the Taste of Eating Right at one of our Retail locations. For instance, head on over to Goody’s and build yourself a burrito bowl with lots of veggies and grilled chicken topped with Pico de Gallo to fit the Taste Bud criteria. The Taste of Eating Right can fit many different categories, so be sure to think outside the box and try something new!

 

Interested in learning more about a particular topic? Feel free to email me at tastebuds@ucsd.edu or follow HDH on twitter & check Facebook for upcoming events featuring the Taste Buds!

Tip #2: Timing

 Hello UCSD! How are you holding up? I know how stressful the week before finals can be, so just try to take a deep breath and relax.  Next week will be over before you know it and then it’s holiday break time!

Let’s continue on our “healthy tips” for studying. Have you ever heard that you should eat every 3-4 hours to maintain a healthy metabolism? Well, here’s the 4-1-1 on it.

 

·         Eating every few hours allows you to be adequately nourished to fuel your body for whatever your day has in store for you. You need a certain amount of calories (aka your Basal Metabolic Rate http://www.bmi-calculator.net/bmr-calculator/) to breathe, brush your teeth, walk to the bus, talk to a friend…etc.; basically everything you do requires energy!

·         Studying uses energy (aka calories). FANTASTIC, right? To make sure your body receives the right kinds of calories, it’s important to time your meals and snacks so that you’re constantly supplying energy to your brain. Aim to get the majority of your calories in during your waking hours (the time you are most alert).

·         Should you eat late at night if you’re up studying? This is a hard question to answer because it is unique for every person. If you tend to stay up actively cramming into the wee morning hours; then yes, you should be eating healthy snacks to fuel your brain (although I do encourage at least 6-8 hours of sleep).  On the other hand, if you stay up mindlessly munching attempting to stay alert; then no, you should give in to your slumber and hit the books when you are well rested!

Our dining units & markets across campus have a great variety of healthy snacks to choose from. I always tell my students to shoot for 2-3 food groups when choosing a snack. Some healthy snack ideas available at all the HDH Markets include:

·         Yogurt & Fresh Fruit –a GREAT balance of protein and antioxidants to keep you full and flu free

·         Whole Grain Crackers (or bread) & Hummus – full of energy bursting B vitamins to give you that extra push

·         Homemade Trail Mix (http://hdh.ucsd.edu/tastebuds/docs/SavorySnackRecipe.pdf) -  an excellent source of fiber and nuts that helps keep  your holiday weight in check J

Sometimes you may just need a little splurge and THAT IS ABSOLUTELY OKAY! I suggest if you’re feeling something daring to check out the Sunday DE-STRESS brunch at the dining units on Sunday, 12/8 to let loose and give into a little chocolate craving.

 

Be sure to check Facebook & the blog next week to see where FREE SAMPLES of healthy finals snacks will be available from the RD to make sure you are well fed J

Interested in learning more about a particular topic? Feel free to email me at tastebuds@ucsd.edu or follow HDH on twitter & check Facebook for upcoming events featuring the Taste Buds!

Campus Eats!

Hello again! I hope you’re surviving your first official week of fall quarter 2013 at UC San Diego, your new home away from home!  One of the luxuries of living on campus is having an abundant variety of food types to choose from.  Want a burrito? Head over to Goody’s. Craving pizza? Check out Foodworx. Want a sweet treat? Why not Rogers!

These next posts will introduce you to some of the menu items located within our HDH dining facilities at each college. Regardless of where you’re living on campus, there is a market or dining facility less than a five minute walk away.  Each location has an array of tasty and delicious choices!  Do you have a particular medically necessitated dietary need or lifestyle type of diet that you follow? No worries! We have options that can meet your needs.

 

Check out http://hdh.ucsd.edu/docs/ucsdcampusmap.pdf for a larger image!

 

Although I will definitely point you towards some of the best-selling eats at each location, my ultimate goal is to show you how to enjoy a variety of choices while avoiding gaining the freshman 15! C’mon, I wouldn’t be your HDH dietitian if I didn’t throw some better (but still tasty!) choices your way.

Stay tuned for a new unveiling coming soon!

 Interested in learning more about a particular topic? Feel free to email me at tastebuds@ucsd.edu or follow HDH on twitter & check Facebook for upcoming events featuring the Taste Buds!