By: Erin Kukura, MS, RD UCSD Recreation Dietitian Are you sick of dieting? Tried all the latest diet trends out there and yet feel even worse about yourself and your body? Then I encourage you to try something different, Intuitive Eating. Intuitive Eating is something that you may have heard about recently, but it has […]
Kitchen Essentials & Recipe Inspiration
By: Erin Kukura, MS, RD UCSD Recreation Dietitian Many of us have started cooking more during this COVID time. Whether you are a newbie or a seasoned chef, it is helpful to have your kitchen stocked with the essentials: Pots & Pans: Having a saucepan and a frying pan are key kitchen essentials. Whether you’re […]
October Recipe Inspiration
By: Erin Kukura, MS, RD UCSD Recreation Dietitian Fall is here and our registered Dietitian, Erin, put together a list of healthy and delicious recipes inspired by October! Poblano White Chicken Chili Harvest Tortellini Skillet Vegan Curried Pumpkin Lentil Soup Miso Salmon with Sesame Ginger Noodles Roasted Cauliflower Farro with Pomegranate and Pistachios Click here to […]
Black Surf Week 2020
UCSD Recreation was thrilled to facilitate Black Surf Week 2020 which took place last week. This is the second year of the program and it posed some unique challenges related to Covid-19 that the group had to overcome. We started the week with an outdoor dry-land orientation, did swim tests and practiced paddling in Canyonview […]
What are Supplements?
By: Erin Kukura, MS, RD UCSD Recreation Dietitian What are supplements? Dietary supplements can include a variety of components such as vitamins, minerals, herbs, amino acids, enzymes and other ingredients taken in various forms such as a pill, gel, capsule, gummy, powder, drink or food. Most common examples include multivitamins, herbal supplements, probiotics and yes, […]
Summer Recipe Round Up
By: Erin Kukura, MS, RD UCSD Recreation Dietitian Beat the summer heat with these refreshing and tasty recipes, rounded up for you by our very own Registered Dietitian! Lemongrass Vermicelli Salad Honey Glazed Chicken Quesadillas + Peach Guacamole Quinoa Stone Fruit Salad BBQ Ranch Chicken Quinoa Bowls Orecchiette Pasta with Lemon Asparagus Click here to schedule […]
Probiotics & Prebiotics
By: Erin Kukura, MS, RD UCSD Recreation Dietitian Probiotics have been a hot topic for the last few years and have been marketed as beneficial for improving gut health, skin and even mood but are any of these claims true? What’s so great about the gut? The gut microbiome is individualized to each person […]
Summer Recipe Roundup
By: Erin Kukura, MS, RD UCSD Recreation Dietitian Need some summer recipe inspiration? Our Registered Dietitian, Erin, put together a list of easy and healthy meals you can impress your quarantine team with this summer. Caprese Sandwich Sesame Chicken and Noodle Salad Zesty Lemon Zucchini Muffins Summer Breakfast Tacos Coconut Cauliflower Curry Click here to […]
What is the Keto Diet?
By Erin Kukura, MS, RD UCSD Recreation Dietitian What is the Keto Diet? The ketogenic diet is a high fat, low carbohydrate diet, touted for health benefits such as short-term weight loss and improvements in cholesterol and lipid levels (1). It was originally designed for children who suffer from epilepsy as a possible alternative treatment […]
