From Our Dietitians: Immune-Supportive Recipes with Zinc
Nutrition
We know you may be changing your lifestyle to support your immune system. Although no single food or nutrient is the magic answer, incorporating certain nutrients into a well-balanced diet can help. We started with vitamin C, vitamin D, and beta-carotene, and zinc is up next. Zinc helps protect the body from infection by building a type of white blood cell, T lymphocyte. Zinc is also necessary for the body’s overall growth and development, recovery from wounds, and ability...
Fostering Community with Student-Submitted Recipes
SAGE Community
At SAGE, we embrace students of diverse cultural backgrounds and enjoy celebrating those cultures through food. Our Managers work with student groups to honor customs and traditions in the dining hall through authentic cuisine, and we encourage students and community members to submit their favorite recipes to be included in the menus. Kirby Jones, Senior Food Service Director at Principia School in St. Louis, knows the importance of including student-submitted recipes in his menus. He said there’s a large...
Forming a Positive Relationship With Food
Spotlight Program
Today’s world of constant media exposure bombards you with messaging about food, diets, and health. What you should or shouldn’t eat. The next diet fad you should follow. What you’re doing wrong for your health. These messages, and the actions people might take because of them, can lead to a negative relationship with food, poor body image, restrictive and/or binge eating, and other harmful habits. Helping community members form a positive relationship with food is at the cornerstone of...
All Foods Fit: Exploring All the Reasons We Eat
All Foods Fit
SAGE’s nutrition philosophy is All Foods Fit. This means that there are no “good” or “bad” foods because we eat many different foods for many different reasons. Food supports our physical, social, emotional, mental, and cultural well-being, which support our overall health. We want to honor and celebrate those reasons! Food keeps us nutritionally balanced, provides the opportunity to explore other cultures and flavors, and allows us to create long-lasting memories and enjoy the dining experience. Below, we’ve highlighted...
From Our Kitchen: Chickpea Salad with Feta
From Our Kitchen
This salad makes a great lunch or side dish. It’s packed with produce and can help you add more vegetable variety to your daily intake. If you’re vegetarian, chickpeas — also known as garbanzo beans — are one of the plant-based proteins you can eat to maintain a balanced diet. If you’re allergic to eggs, you can save the liquid from the canned chickpeas, called aquafaba, to make an allergen-free, vegan egg replacer. Servings: 6 Ingredients: 15-ounce can...
Celebrating Global New Year’s Traditions Where All Foods Fit
Nutrition, Holidays
As the year comes to a close and we prepare for a new year ahead, cultures around the world celebrate with a variety of dishes and traditions meant to bring prosperity, love, and luck. While the ingredients and rituals vary, each tradition reminds us that food is not only fuel, but also connection, excitement, and community. Every bite has a place at the table when it’s shared with meaning and joy. Let’s dive into a few traditions around the...
Sweet and Savory Holiday Cheese Board
From Our Chefs
Cheese boards are perfect for entertaining and engaging your guests, and they also make great gifts! There are so many options for cheeses and other accompaniments to add, so you can make it different every time. Follow along with SAGE’s Director of Culinary Innovation Rob Coutu as he creates a cheese board with four types of cheese and discusses ideal pairings and servingware. ...
From Our Kitchen: Sticky Toffee Pudding
From Our Chefs
Sticky toffee pudding is a traditional holiday dessert dating back to the 1900s. It has two essential components: sponge cake and toffee sauce. The moist sponge cake is typically filled with chopped dates for a little extra sweetness. It’s served warm with a toffee sauce made with butter, cream, and brown sugar that gives it a rich taste and light texture. Sticky Toffee Pudding Servings: 12 (1 average muffin tin) Ingredients: For the cakes: 1 cup dried...
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