From Our Kitchen: Skewered Salmon and Eggplant
From Our Kitchen
This sweet and spicy marinade for salmon and eggplant takes your skewers to a whole new level! Serve with Grilled Mexican Street Corn and refreshing Fruit Kabobs for a simple, on-a-stick menu! Serves 8 Ingredients: Marinade 3 tablespoons plain yogurt, lightly whisked 1 teaspoon turmeric 1 teaspoon chili powder 3 tablespoons whole-grain mustard 3 garlic cloves, roasted and crushed 1 teaspoon fresh ginger, grated 3 tablespoons honey 1 to 2 jalapeños, seeded and finely chopped Zest of 1 lemon Juice...
Seasonings®—The Spice of Life!
Seasonings®
Consumers wouldn’t eat at the same restaurant everyday, even if it was their favorite. SAGE’s Seasonings® program is how we keep the dining hall fresh and exciting for our students. Seasonings offers build-your-own customization and display cooking to break the monotony. At least twice a week, our Chefs surprise students with special menu items and sometimes even décor changes. Each venue makes its own calendar tailored to the community’s schedule and special events. But what exactly is a Seasonings event? Seasonings’...
How to Navigate Your SAGE Menu
Nutrition, Allergies, Spotlight Program, Online Menu
As you look forward to the school year ahead, we encourage you to look over your menu in advance to plan what to eat, especially if you have food allergies or follow a specific eating pattern. This guide will remind you of key features of our menu, and might even introduce you to something new! Access You can always access the menu via a web browser on any device, as well as through our Touch of SAGE™ mobile app. The...
EASY NUTRITIONAL GUIDANCE: UNDERSTANDING THE SAGE SPOTLIGHT PROGRAM®
Nutrition, Spotlight Program
Eating well is a lifelong skill. In an increasingly fast-paced world with seemingly endless information, sometimes it can be tricky to navigate all of our choices and understand what’s best for our nutrition. We eat to provide the fuel necessary for our bodies, but food is much more than that. With proper nutrition, we may experience other potential benefits such as improved attention and focus, fewer sick days, and improved cognitive and athletic performance. SAGE wants all of these benefits...
On Our Shelves: Mark Kurlansky’s Salt
Articles
Mark Kurlansky’s 2002 Salt gives a remarkable overview of the history of salt—and salt’s impact on the rest of history. His survey is incredibly broad in scope, addressing East and West, Old World and New alike. Ancient History Kurlansky opens Salt by describing how, in ancient times, salt was associated with magic and fertility. It was a Hebrew symbol of the covenant with God, the sign of a sealed bargain; it was thought to deter evil spirits, and it was...
From Our Kitchen: Frozen Fruit Pops
From Our Kitchen
Beat the summer heat with these refreshing, easy-to-make frozen treats. No molds? No problem! Use small snack bags or paper cups and popsicle sticks or straws! Creamy-Berry Frozen Pops Ingredients: 1 pound strawberries and blueberries 2 cups plain yogurt (regular or Greek) 6 tablespoons honey, divided 1 tablespoon lemon juice ½ teaspoon vanilla extract Preparation: Step 1: Blend together yogurt, honey, lemon juice, and vanilla extract in a medium bowl. Add more honey or vanilla extract if desired. Step...
From Our Dietitians: All Things Natural, Organic, and GMO-Free
Nutrition
The consumer demand to know what’s in food has become a movement in Congress known as the Genetically Engineered Food Right-to-Know Act, or Just Label It. Food can be marketed and labeled in many different ways, so we’ve broken down a few increasingly popular terms: natural, organic, and GMO-free. From regulatory definitions to label requirements, do you know the facts? Natural The term “natural” has no regulatory definition and no label requirements. The FDA is currently seeking comment from food...
International Cuisine: Lebanon
Articles
Join us as we continue to explore the traditional diet and popular dishes, kitchen equipment, and eating practices of other countries! This week, we visit Lebanon, a predominately urban Muslim country in the Middle East. The Diet and Popular Dishes: The Lebanese diet is heavy on produce, like tomatoes, eggplant, zucchini, potatoes, spinach, chard, olives, citrus, grapes, apples, grape leaves, and chickpeas. They pair their fruits, veggies, and legumes with wheat, freekeh (toasted green wheat), and rice, as well as...
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At SAGE Dining Services®, our unparalleled expertise in nutrition, sustainability, and culinary trends produces exceptional dining experiences that delight the senses, inspire minds, and foster community.
