Hi Bulls! Summer semester is in full swing. The days are getting hotter and hopefully we’re spending more time by the pool! Summer is also a time for renewing and resetting, having a lighter workload, and thinking about what changes you’d like to make for the next school year. For me, that means thinking about [...]

Hi Bulls! Welcome to Summer! I’m excited for all of the beach trips and BBQs that will be happening the next few months. This month’s Produce of the Month is great on a grill: corn! There are so many varieties of corn and they are all used for different purposes. A few include the sweet [...]

Hi Bulls! Can you believe the semester is almost over? It’s definitely study season on campus. This month’s Produce of the Month makes a great study snack and is a classic fruit salad staple, the cantaloupe! No one quite knows where melons originated from. They were a favorite of Marco Polo, as he would write [...]

Hi Bulls! Happy National Nutrition Month® (NNM)!!! NNM is an annual campaign created by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND) to promote healthy nutrition habits and working with a Registered Dietitian (RD). This year’s theme is “Celebrate a World of Flavors”. It’s important to recognize and honor all the different culinary wonders this world [...]

Hi Bulls! Spring is just around the corner and I am so excited to start seeing nature come to life again. To add a bit of a kick this month, I chose chili peppers as our POM! Chili peppers are believed to have originated in western South America. They made their way to Mexico where [...]

Hi Bulls! Welcome to my new Healthy Eating Series! This series will highlight everything about nutrition including how to create a balanced diet; what are carbs, proteins, and fats and why are they important; and so much more! In the first post in the series, we’ll go over how to build a healthy plate. We’ll [...]

Hi Bulls! Love is in the air. For this month’s produce, I chose one of my favorites that I love to eat, the kiwi! Kiwis originated in China where they are known by their Chinese name yang tao or “strawberry peach”. They were brought to New Zealand by a school principal called Mary Fraser. New [...]

Hi Bulls! Happy New Year! I hope you had a fantastic winter break full of family and relaxation. Can you believe it’s the start of another semester? Here at the Nutrition Nook, that means a brand new calendar of Produce of the Month! This month’s produce is soybeans. These legumes are an extremely multifaceted, protein-packed [...]

Hi Bulls! This month’s Produce of the Month is pears! While many people are familiar with the green Bartlett pears, there are estimated to be around 3,000 different varieties of pears that grow around the world. Pears like to grow in cool, temperate climate. They are planted around the United States, with most of them [...]

Hi Bulls! Happy Fall! I hope you are enjoying the lovely weather of a crisp 80 degrees. Our produce of the month is perfect for the upcoming holiday… Pumpkins! These aren’t typically home-grown types of produce, but don’t let that stop you from enjoying the festivals around the state. The top pumpkin growers are Illinois, [...]