2nd Annual Healthy Holiday Live

MUSC Employee Wellness and Sodexo are dedicated to helping our community stay healthy and happy throughout the holiday season.  Our theme this year focused on choosing fresh, local and sustainable foods for holiday cooking and eating.  Visit the website to find healthy recipes and cooking demonstrations that will help you promote health and support our local community throughout the holidays.Learn More

Healthy Snacks for Children

Janet Carter, MS, RD, LD, the Heart Health dietitian at MUSC, shares Healthy Snack Ideas for Children during the a television interview on Low Country Live  http://bit.ly/iAQRuR  (American Heart Association segment).

Poster Abstracts (Obesity Society's 29th Annual Scientific meeting)

Tonya Turner, RD, LD, and Nina Crowley, MS, RD, LD presented poster abstracts at the Obesity Society's Annual Scientific meeting regarding the "Effects of Two High Fiber Weight Loss Diets on Participant Adherence and Satisfaction" and "Predicting Weight Loss Success One Year After Gastric ByPass Surgery Using the Inventory of Binge Eating Situations."Learn More

Sodexo Clinical Nutrition Update

The agenda included cutting edge information from the national diabetes conference, leadership workshop, as well as, other topics related to wellness, social media and wound healing.   Learn More

National Nutrition Month Proclamation & Other Events

National Nutrition Month is always an exciting time for MUSC and Sodexo, and this year was no exception as employees and interns alike worked diligently to promote this years’ theme, Eat Right with Color.  One particular highlight of the month was the reading of Mayor Riley’s official proclamation declaring March as National Nutrition Month and March 9^th as Registered Dietitian Day in the city of Charleston.
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Giddy Goat Cheese Cooking Demo

Giddy Goat Cheese was the selected secret ingredient for the Charleston Food and Wine Festival's Top Chef Competition.  MUSC Executive Chef Fred Bennett and Farrah Hoffmire,from Organic Process, teamed up to do their own cooking demo featuring Giddy Goat Cheese.  Learn more about the great taste and nutrition benefits of goat cheese, plus tasty recipes .   Learn More

National Nutrition Month

March is National Nutrition Month, a campaign sponsored by the American Dietetic Association to promote healthy living.  This year’s theme, “ Eat Right with Color,” focuses on adding a variety of colors to your plate.  A rainbow of foods creates a palette of nutrients for a healthful diet.
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NEW 2010 Dietary Guidelines

The newly released 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans encourages more whole grains,  vegetables, fruits, seafood, and low – fat or fat-free milk, yogurt and cheese or fortified soy beverages in the diet.  Learn  More

Sodexo Distinguished Dietitian Award

Entries for the Sodexo Distinguished Dietitian Award will be accepted starting January 1 until July 31, 2011.  Entries are limited to registered dietitians in the McLaughlin District.  View the 2010 entries to see what other clinical projects are occurring at area Sodexo accounts and start planning your 2011 entry today.  Learn More

2010 Dietetic Services and Clinical Dietitian Accomplishments

The Dietetic Services Department accomplished many goals during the past year.  The major goal being the completion of the University Hospital cafeteria. The complete list of departmental and clinical accomplishments are available for your review. Learn More

Optimizing Nutrition in Very Low Birth Weight Babies

Carrie Finch, RD, CNSC, and Cecilia Kennedy, RD, participate as Vermont Oxford team members with the Neonatology group at MUSC, focusing on optimizing nutrition in very low-birth weight infants (VLBW).  Through  Learning and Improvement Community, six (6) “potentially better practice” (PBP) have been identified.  Learn More

ART of Healthy Cooking

The "ART of Healthy Cooking" is a beautiful art cookbook produced by three organizations from MUSC.  It is a collection of 498 recipes, each with nutritional analysis.  All recipes contain 10% or less of calories from saturated fat.  To learn more about the cookbook and to order your copy today.     Learn More

Keto Cooking Training

To enhance the palatability of the ketogenic diet, Nutricia sponsored Chef Neil Pallister-Bosomworth, a chef from the United Kingdom, to design carbohydrate-rich foods that are compatible with the diet. Cooking demo tour kicked off at MUSC.
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Teaming Up With Future Speech Therapist

To ensure optimal nutrition status is achieved or maintained, patients who suffer from swallowing difficulties require the expertise of a Registered Dietitian and a Speech Therapist. To strengthen this partnership, Registered Dietitians conduct a nutrition lecture for MUSC Speech students.
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Certified Nutrition Support Clinician Credentials

The National Board of Nutrition Support Certification developed a new credential, the Certified Nutrition support Clinical (CNSC) that is valid for all professional disciplines involved in nutrition support.  The CNSD credential identifies clinicians as qualified nutrition support providers.  Four (4) MUSC/ Sodexo Registered Dietitians successfully completed this new credential in May.     
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Sodexo Appreciation Day Celebration

June 17th marked the third annual Sodexo Appreciation Day.  Sodexo frontline employees were recognized across nation for their dedicated services.  The MUSC Dietetic Services Department honored their employees with a fun-filled carnival.
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Cafeteria Undergoes Renovation

Starting in May, the MUSC University Hospital cafeteria began undergoing a multi-phased renovation project.  The renovation plans feature a new cafeteria entrance, expansion of cooking stations, new doctors' dining room and main dining area seating.  The project is projected to take four (4) months.
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MUSC Shows Support for"Go Red for Women" Campaign!

Registered Dietitian, Amy Mendez, presented heart healthy eating seminar to businesses as part of National Heart Month
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Dr. Mark DeLegge Hosts Radio Interviews with G.I. Specialists

January 28, 2009As part of a joint effort between ReachMD and the American Gastroenterological Association, MUSC's Dr. Mark DeLegge was approached to host G.I.-related radio interviews with various national experts. 
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New Starbucks is Now Open!

The new Starbucks located in front of Ashley River Tower is now open for business!!
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Sodexo (MUSC) Graduates Students from the Culinary Foundation

Under the direction of Executive Chef Fred Bennett, ten (10) students graduated from the Culinary Foundations program.  The training program provides food preparers with the knowledge and skills to grow their careers through the Culinary Foundation.
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MUSC (Sodexo) Managers Receive Top Awards

Carrie Finch, MS, RD, CNSD (Neonatal Dietitian) received the "RD Reaching Above & Beyond Award" and Randy Teates (Retail Director), was the National District Coordinator Recipient at the Sodexo Southeastern Regional (Area 361) conference.
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MASPEN Announces New President

Congratulations to Amy Berry, MS, RD, CNSD who was recently announced as the new President for MASPEN (Mid-Atlantic Association of Parenteral & Enteral Nutrition)
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“Fat Tax” to Help Fight Childhood Obesity

The MUSC STOP Lite Vending program is being piloted in the vending machines at the entrance to the MUSC cafeteria.  Red, Yellow, and Green labels help the consumer know which snacks to avoid (red), which snacks to choose occasionally, and which snacks are healthier choices (green).  A 5 cent surcharge has been added to the “red” labeled items which will be used to fund MUSC’s children’s obesity program Heart Health. 
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Seinsheimer Cardiovascular Health Program (SCHP) Opens!

A  new  cardiovascular health program opened in September at  Ashley River Tower.  The center offers comprehensive cardiovascular exams, nutrition assessments, counseling, rehabilitation, weight management and exercise.
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The 2011 Sodexo Clinical Nutrition Conference was held at MUSC on August 25 - 26.