March 2012 ~ Food For Thought

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Eating Mindfully: A Positive Perspective on Food

Tuesday, March 27, 2012 | 9:34 AM Posted by Northeastern Dining christine clark, dining services, healthy eating, national nutrition month, northeastern, nutritionist No comments

Guest post by Northeastern graduate student Amy Bull Mindfulness is the practice of being 100% present in any situation. Mindful eating has benefits that will enhance health and well-being. The current cultural trend is to eat fast food or eat while working, watching TV, playing video games, or...

March is National Nutrition Month!

Wednesday, March 21, 2012 | 10:27 AM Posted by Northeastern Dining christine clark, dining services, healthy eating, national nutrition month, northeastern, nutritionist No comments

National Nutrition Month was created by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (previously know as the American Dietetic Association). It is an annual campaign that was developed to promote nutrition education and focuses people’s attention on the importance of making informed food choices and developing...

This Week in the XK: Barb Stuckey

Friday, March 9, 2012 | 11:37 AM Posted by Northeastern Dining barb stuckey, dining services, northeastern, spring, taste what you're missing, xhibition kitchen No comments

Did you know that German airline Lufthansa tests their airplane food in a specially designed grounded plane that simulates the atmospheric pressure, sound, temperature, and humidity present at 30,000 feet? Or that your tongue is not divided into quadrants for sweet, sour, salt, and bitter and that...