LiveWell Meals

LiveWell UC San Diego has partnered with UC San Diego Housing*Dining*Hospitality's Registered Dietitian Becky McDivitt to present featured healthy meals and snacks called “LiveWell Meals.”

Every day at participating dining halls, a LiveWell meal will be featured as a lunch or dinner special. Choosing LiveWell meals are an important part of maintaining your physical well-being. Becky has created and posted the Nutritional Facts for each meal to answer your questions of “How many grams of protein are in this dish?” or “How many calories am I'm consuming by eating this food?”

Where Do I Find the LiveWell Meals?

On the Housing*Dining*Hospitality Nutrition Page, you can view the Daily Menu Specials for all of the dining halls.  Check back frequently because meal items and locations change!

http://hdh.ucsd.edu/diningservices/menu/dailyspecials.aspx

Check out the 35 Ways to LiveWell with Dining Services (pdf)

Healthy Dining on Campus Video

LiveWell meals are one way to eat healthy in the campus dining halls, however, there are many more options for healthy eating on campus. Housing*Dining*Hospitality's Registered Dietitian, Becky McDivitt, gives a tour of Cafe Ventanas (one of the dining halls at UC San Diego) and provides viewers with tips and tricks for selecting healthier foods.

Featured LiveWell Meal

SOBA NOODLES with vegetables

Serves (6) 6 oz portions

Ingredients
1 lb soba noodles
 2 cup diagonal cut celery
1 cup diagonal cut green onions
1 cup julienne cut white or yellow onion
2 cup sliced green cabbage 
1 Tbsp canola oil (for stir fry)
 2 garlic cloves, minced
½ cup sesame seeds (optional)

Dressing 
Blend together:
¼ cup tamari or soy sauce 
¼ cup rice wine vinegar
 2 Tbsp sesame oil 
¼ tsp dry ginger

METHOD
1. Boil soba noodles until tender, remove from water and set aside.
2. Slice celery, white onion, green onion and cabbage, cutting on the bias.
3. Heat wok or flat top.  Cook garlic in oil, add onions, celery, and cook until tender, then add cabbage. 
4. Combine the cooked noodles with the vegetables and finish with soy dressing; sprinkle seeds on at service if desired.
5.  Serve with chopsticks.

More Information

The LiveWell Blog, found on the home page of the Wellness Center website, highlights LiveWell Foods. Registered Dietitian Becky McDivitt will soon be featuring certain LiveWell meals on the LiveWell Blog.  Check back soon!  http://livewellucsd.blogspot.com/

 

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