{"id":289,"date":"2010-05-12T08:25:01","date_gmt":"2010-05-12T15:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/uhds\/?p=289"},"modified":"2010-05-12T08:25:01","modified_gmt":"2010-05-12T15:25:01","slug":"tara-sanders-healthy-dining-options","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/uhds\/2010\/05\/12\/tara-sanders-healthy-dining-options\/","title":{"rendered":"Tara Sanders&#8211;Healthy Dining Options"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As UHDS\u2019s dietitian, probably the most common question I receive is, \u201cWhat foods are healthy in the dining centers?\u201d If you ask ten different people what healthy eating is, I guarantee you will get ten different responses.\u00a0 For some, healthy eating is a diet based in vegetarian, sustainably produced foods.\u00a0 For others, healthy eating is a diet low in fat and calories.\u00a0 Others believe that Mediterranean foods, largely plant based and rich in healthy oils, represent a healthy diet.<\/p>\n<p>The truth is, all of these diets can be healthy. According to the USDA, a healthy diet is based in fruits and vegetables, whole grains, lean meat, legumes, beans and vegetable protein sources as well as low-fat, calcium rich options.\u00a0 To some, achieving a healthy diet may seem overwhelming in the dining centers. However, there are a few simple strategies that you can try in the dining centers to improve the \u201chealthiness\u201d of your meal:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Eat more fruit and vegetables!\u00a0\u00a0 Make half of your plate fruit and veggie based and eat a variety of colors.<\/li>\n<li>Go whole grain!\u00a0 Substitute processed grains for whole wheat, brown rice, quinoa and barley<\/li>\n<li>Eat more plant based proteins like beans, lentils, nuts and seeds.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Looking for healthy and delicious fare?\u00a0 Give these options a try!<\/p>\n<p>Marketplace West:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ring of Fire\u2019s Pho bowls, a Vietnamese Pho soup available with tofu, chicken, shrimp and a variety of fresh vegetables<\/li>\n<li>Serrano\u2019s Mexican burrito, filled with your choice beans and vegetables all packed in a whole wheat tortilla;<\/li>\n<li>Tomassitos\u2019 whole wheat pasta and pizza crusts<\/li>\n<li>Cooper Creek\u2019s tofu jambalaya<\/li>\n<li>Calabaloo\u2019s Pacific City Salad made with local pears cranberries and fresh spinach<\/li>\n<li>Clubhouse Deli\u2019s roasted portabella vegetarian panini on a whole grain roll.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Arnold Bistro:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>tofu panini with pesto and sundried tomato<\/li>\n<li> entr\u00e9e salad made from an expansive salad bar that includes fruit, vegetables, lean meats, tofu, beans and seeds<\/li>\n<li>whole grain and legume special of the day<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>At Bing\u2019s Caf\u00e9<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>build a whole wheat sandwich with healthy toppings like balsamic marinated and grilled chicken, fresh spinach and sweet bell peppers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>McNary Central<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Boardwalk Caf\u00e9s Indian curried chickpeas and char-grilled sole<\/li>\n<li>Deli\u2019s whole grain sandwiches with your choice meat or hummus and vegetables<\/li>\n<li>Raintree\u2019s locally made whole wheat bagels<\/li>\n<li>Casa Della Pasta\u2019s whole wheat pasta with pesto, artichokes and saut\u00e9ed vegetables.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>UHDS encourages guests to make informed food choices based on individual needs.\u00a0 Nutrition information, ingredients and allergy information are transparent and available on line at the UHDS website (<a href=\"http:\/\/oregonstate.edu\/uhds\/dining\/menus\/\">http:\/\/oregonstate.edu\/uhds\/dining\/menus\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you have any questions or suggestions about the nutritional quality of foods available in UHDS operations, don\u2019t hesitate to contact the UHDS dietitian, Tara Sanders at 541.737.3915 or at <a href=\"mailto:tara.sanders@oregonstate.edu\">tara.sanders@oregonstate.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Be Well!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As UHDS\u2019s dietitian, probably the most common question I receive is, \u201cWhat foods are healthy in the dining centers?\u201d If you ask ten different people what healthy eating is, I guarantee you will get ten different responses.\u00a0 For some, healthy eating is a diet based in vegetarian, sustainably produced foods.\u00a0 For others, healthy eating is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":715,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1788,1338],"tags":[480,1474,1473],"class_list":["post-289","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tara-sanders-nutrition","category-uhds-staff-blogs","tag-halls","tag-nutrition","tag-tara-sanders"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/uhds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/289","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/uhds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/uhds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/uhds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/715"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/uhds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=289"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/uhds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/289\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":290,"href":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/uhds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/289\/revisions\/290"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/uhds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=289"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/uhds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=289"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/uhds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=289"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}