The Makings of a SAGE Menu
Nutrition, Spotlight Program, Menu
SAGE has been promoting scratch cooking and focusing on variety since the beginning. We understand a positive mealtime experience can impact students and their academics, attendance, athletic or extracurricular activities, and overall well-being. That’s why we put such care into making sure every menu provides a variety of options to properly fuel our communities and accommodate all palates and eating patterns. The foundation of a SAGE menu is our scratch-made recipes. Each SAGE recipe is written by one of our...
Up Your Game with Performance Spotlight®
Nutrition, Performance Spotlight
Does your athlete want to add an extra edge to their game? Proper fueling is one strategy athletes and active students can use to optimize their performance. Research shows adequate nutrition can maximize gains in speed, strength, and agility; shorten the recovery period; provide nutrients that support overall health; and reduce the risk of injury and illness. We recognize that athletes and active students have unique nutritional needs to help them perform their best. Performance Spotlight® is our nutrition guidance...
SAGE’s Commitment to Sustainability
Sustainability, Articles, U+SAGE
At SAGE, we partner with the schools and communities we serve to make environmentally responsible choices and develop innovative solutions that have a positive impact on people and the planet. A large part of our effort to practice sustainability includes minimizing food waste. Doing so will help preserve the land, water, labor, energy, and money needed to produce, prepare, and discard food. To help reduce food waste, we cook in small batches and use seasonal and locally sourced ingredients as...
From Our Kitchen: Spinach and Roasted Veggie Quinoa Breakfast Bowls
From Our Kitchen
Bowls shouldn’t just be reserved for cereal and oatmeal; you can pack a tasty, complete breakfast into those things! Try this complete breakfast, which should keep you going all morning long. You can make most of this ahead and assemble the bowls the morning of. Swap out or add ingredients as you like–this can easily be made vegetarian or vegan! Yields 4 servings Ingredients: 2 cups water or broth 1 cup quinoa 2 cups chopped spinach 1 large sweet potato...
Starting a Garden
Growing SAGE
Spring means it's time to start planting your garden. If you’re eager to start but new to the gardening game, check out these basic tips and helpful hints. You're just a few steps away from enjoying fresh fruits and vegetables grown right at your own home! Beginning Considerations Know your limits—consider your local climate, the length of your growing season, and your family’s availability. Do your research on when you can expect a plant to yield fruit, and how much...
Food Recovery Efforts at St. Andrew's Episcopal School
SAGE Community, Campus Kitchen
For more than 12 years, St. Andrew’s Episcopal School (SAES) in Potomac, Maryland, has partnered with SAGE Dining Services® to help fight food insecurity in the area. The heart of this initiative is Campus Kitchen, a student-led program that repurposes unused food from the school’s dining hall into nutritious meals for those in need. The meals are distributed by Bethesda Cares, a local organization serving individuals experiencing homelessness in Bethesda, Silver Spring, and Northwest D.C. This partnership not only...
Building a Satisfying Snack
Nutrition
Ever wonder why some snacks leave you energized and ready to tackle the day, while others leave you hungry an hour later? The secret is balance! To build a satisfying snack, always remember to pair it up. This means including at least two of the three macronutrients — protein, carbohydrates, and fat — in your snack. This combination supports your overall nutrition by providing steady energy and keeping you satisfied in between meals. The Magic of Macronutrients Macronutrients work together...
How We Protect Against Eating Disorders
Nutrition, Eating Disorders
Eating Disorders Awareness Week (February 24-March 2) reminds us that although it isn’t easy to talk or think about eating disorders, it’s important. Eating disorders are complex and life-threatening mental illnesses that affect all ages, genders, races, nationalities, sexual orientations, and body shapes and sizes. They exist on a continuum with disordered eating, and symptoms range from extreme restriction to binge eating and distorted body image. The National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) reports that 30 million Americans will struggle with...
About Us
At SAGE Dining Services®, our unparalleled expertise in nutrition, sustainability, and culinary trends produces exceptional dining experiences that delight the senses, inspire minds, and foster community.
