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The RU Healthy Dining Team is a joint program between Rutgers University Dining Services and the New

14/08/2024

Attending this year’s involvement fair? Swing by our table to learn more about the Healthy Dining Team, Rutgers Dining and how to eat healthier on campus! We can’t wait to meet you📚🤗

03/05/2024

Last week, HDT had the awesome opportunity to present our research and watch our director, Dr.Peggy Policastro’s insightful presentation at the New Jersey Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (NJAND) 91st Annual Meeting. We had an amazing time and are looking forward to more doing more research next year throughout the dining facilities and more!🔬🥗

29/04/2024

It’s that time of the semester again, finals week! RU starting to get stressed out because of all of your exams? If you are, it’s important to not lose sight of your health and well being during this time. Practicing healthy eating tips while studying can help set you up with the most success. Students who are more well nourished have been linked to higher grades, better memory, alertness and faster information processing. Read more on some tips for finals studying and eating healthy and thinks you can swap out to better your diet📚🍇

22/04/2024

Let’s talk about iron and anemia! If you are feeling like your energy levels are low, feeling dizzy and weak, or maybe you even caught yourself daydreaming about spinach? If this sounds familiar, you may be lacking iron. Read this week’s newsletter to learn more about how crucial it is to get iron in your diet and how you can navigate this in the dining facilities! There’s no denyin’ you need your iron🥩🥬🏋️‍♀️

15/04/2024

Picture that you are standing at the salad bar in one of the dining halls, contemplating how to incorporate more color, crunch and flavor to your meal. ‘Ring-Ring’🛎️, you’ve been saved by the bell pepper!! Pepper’s color can help indicate their potential sweetness, adding lots of flavor to your dish! Check out our newsletter to learn more about bell peppers nutritional value🫑💛

08/04/2024

Did you know that your gut contains trillions of “good” bacteria that are just as hungry as you are after your back-to-back classes! Prebiotics and are a component of food that act as a fuel source for the microorganisms in your gut to feed on. Our microbiome can be improved by probiotic foods that contain live microorganisms that improve gut health by diversifying “good” bacteria. Read more on pre and probiotics in this week newsletter in the Rutgers Dining Halls!!

01/04/2024

Whether your fueling for a run around Buccleuch Park or hitting the Livingston Rec Center, maintaining proper hydration is key for allowing your brain and body to perform optimally. Electrolytes are essential minerals that play a key role in maintaining our bodies physiological functions such as hydration, muscle function and blood pressure. Check out our newsletter this week in the dining facilities to learn more about how to incorporate electrolytes into your everyday meals!!⚡️🧃🏋️

27/03/2024

Be the next Scarlet Chef and participate in our dining hall competition. Our first competition will take place at Neilson dining hall, this Thursday 3/28 from 12-2pm. Use ingredients from the dining area to create a dish in 20 minutes or less, be judged by our panel of select judges and win prizes from 1st, 2nd or 3rd place! We look forward to seeing your there🧑🏼‍🍳🥘

25/03/2024

No need to chase the rainbow, just eat it! Check out our newsletter this week in the dining halls that contains lots of information on phytonutrients, how they can benefit you, and how you can incorporate them into your diet within Rutgers Dining🌈🥕

18/03/2024

This week we would like to shine some light on the people who allow our Rutgers Dining to keep thriving. These four chefs contribute so much of their time and effort into Rutgers Dining in order to benefit us students, so we can be well nourished all throughout our Rutgers experiences. Pick up our newsletter in the dining halls this week to put a face to the name of these amazing chefs that provide so much for us!👨🏻‍🍳🎥

04/03/2024

Have you ever strolled into the dining hall, only to be captivated by the sheer abundance of food stations and plethora of choices available? If you have, do not fret, the Rutgers Healthy Dining Team is here to introduce you to the concepts of meal planning! Check out our newsletter this week in the dining facilities to understand what meal planning is, tips on how to navigate it and examples for how you can apply it within Rutgers Dining!🍱🫙

26/02/2024

Join us in celebrating National Nutrition Month with this year’s theme, “Beyond the Table”. This theme targets making sustainable food choices and enables people to enjoy the food on their plate while minimizing harm to our planet. Check out this newsletter for a month full of sustainability practices, daily nutrition tips and RU Healthy dining team events! 🥗♻️

13/02/2024

Chicken has been a u-beak-quitous part of the human diet for over 400 years. Whether it’s grilled on top of a salad, inside a sandwhich, or along side your favorite stir-fry ingredients, chicken is a reliable source of high-quality protein within the Rutgers Dining Facilities. Check out our newsletter this week to learn more about the benefits of eating chicken, and don’t forget…your taste in food is im-peck-able!🐔💛🍗

05/02/2024

Between classes, studying, extracurriculars and maintaining a social life, there may not seem like enough time in the day to fit it all in. You may feel tempted to try and save time by rushing through meals, studying while eating or skipping meals. However, this may leave you feeling drained or depleted. Instead try using these five mindfulness practices in order to have a restorative mealtime experience!🧘🏼‍♀️🍊🤍

29/01/2024

You’re standing at the deli station, ready to make yourself a sandwhich for lunch, when you are faced with a crucial decision-which bread do you reach for? Check out our weekly newsletter in the Rutgers dining facilities to understand more on the oat-standing benefits of eating whole grains!🤎🍞🥯

22/01/2024

As college students, we are constantly working out our brains. In order to fight “foggy” or “sluggish” feelings from an exhausted mind, use these tips and tricks to better your brain health. Practice eating brain fueling meals in the dining facilities and mindful activities to live a more “brain healthy” lifestyle🧠🍎.

Find more information on this topic in the newsletters in the Rutgers Dining Facilities this week.

17/01/2024

Omelets are a versatile way to start your day with protein, vitamins, minerals and healthy fat! Omelet stations are open for breakfast and brunch at the dining halls and offer a variety of options. Pick up this newsletter in the dining halls this week and try out one of these omelet recipes on your next trip to the dining hall🍳

11/12/2023

Good luck on all your finals! Pick up a newsletter for some tips to stay healthy and motivated 📚✏️🥗🍿

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