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Nutrition Byte: Eating While Working or Studying from Home
You’re probably getting used to being at home 24/7 and figuring out how to keep some sense of normalcy. Figuring out how to eat with all of this can be challenging. Luckily, here are a few tips when it comes to eating while working from home...
January Student of the Month - Fernando Tello
Recreation employs hundreds of amazing student staff that range from Weight Room Attendants and Sales Desk Staff to Referees and Graphic Designers! We recently started a recognition program where a monthly student employee will be recognized by their peers and Recreation Pro Staff.
February Recipe Roundup
Looking for some February Recipe inspiration?? Our Registered Dietitian, Erin Kukura, put together a list of 5 healthy and delicious recipes for you to try!
Black Surf Week Recap
Black Surf Week, a program of Black like Water, is a collaboration of UCSD Recreation, African American Studies Program, Black Resource Center, and John Muir College. Black like Water addresses Black fluidity of identity, relationships to land and water, and ways of knowing as they flow through cultural and historical experience.
December Employee of the Month – Raymond Hallmen
Recreation employs hundreds of amazing student staff that range from Weight Room Attendants and Sales Desk Staff to Referees and Graphic Designers! We recently started a recognition program where a monthly student employee will be recognized by their peers and Recreation Pro Staff.
January Recipe Roundup
As the weather gets colder we look to warm comfort foods to keep us warm. Our Dietician put together a list of 5
warm, comforting and healthy recipes for you to try!
Sports Clubs News & Updates
The Sports Clubs program kicked off the year with so many success stories. Fall quarter saw teams perform the best in program history, travel to China, bring home a 3-peat, dominate at the Dodgeball Extravaganza, and more…
November Student Employee of the Month – Ben Hoang
Recreation employs hundreds of amazing student staff that range from Weight Room Attendants and Sales Desk Staff to Referees and Graphic Designers! We recently started a recognition program where a monthly student employee will be recognized by their peers and Recreation Pro Staff.
Winter Recipe Roundup!
If you’d like assistance on your journey to well-being or feel that you would like to improve your relationship with food, contact Erin Kukura, MS, RD at ekukura@ucsd.edu.
October Student Employee of the Month – Ian Raguine
Recreation employs hundreds of amazing student staff that range from Weight Room Attendants and Sales Desk Staff to Referees and Graphic Designers! We recently started a recognition program where a monthly student employee will be recognized by their peers and Recreation Pro Staff.
How to Slow Down While Eating
Take a moment to reflect on your last meal experience. Were you in a nice environment, felt relaxed, thoroughly enjoyed and tasted your food, and felt satisfied at the end? Or, were you like most of us, eating quickly, not even remembering what you ate?
Wenzhou Dragon Boat Race: Representing UC San Diego on an International Stage
On October 26th-27th, 13 members of the UCSD Dragon Boat Team competed against some of the top international teams in the world. The team was invited for an all-expenses paid trip and the chance to represent the US at the 2019 Wenzhou (Ouhai) Dragon Boat Invitational Tournament of World-Famous Schools in China.
Fall Recipe Roundup
It is fall and our Registered Dietician rounded up some delicious and nutritious recipes to try!
Top 10 Reasons to Join a Sports Clubs
Summer may be coming to an end, but that means that Sports Clubs’ seasons are just around the corner! The UCSD Sports Clubs program is full of passionate student-athletes, dedicated leaders, and supportive staff to help you find what you are looking for. This program plays an integral part in developing student leaders, encouraging active, healthy, and balanced lifestyles, and enriching the campus community.
What is a Registered Dietitian?
Registered Dietitians, also known as RD’s, are food and nutrition specialists who are licensed to practice in the healthcare field.
Debunking the myth: there is a common misconception that your RD is going to tell you the perfect diet for you body with a few quick rules. Instead, RD’s will work with you over time to assess your nutritional needs and lifestyle habits in order to integrate intuitive eating, education, and progressive positive change.
