TRITON WELLBEING: COOKING DEMO + NUTRITION Q&A

with Jasmine Chu, Sports Dietitian, UC San Diego Athletics

What you need to make your Energy Bites: Gather your ingredients and join Jasmine for a live demo!

The Base: 1/2 cup of nut or seed butter (e.g. peanut butter, almond butter, or sunflower seed butter) PLUS ONE of the following options:

1/2 cup of pureed fruit e.g. applesauce or mashed banana
1/4 cup Greek yogurt and 2 Tbsp honey
1/4 cup of nut/seed butter and 1/4 cup honey

Mix-ins: 1 cup of rolled or quick oats PLUS ONE of the following options

1/2 cup oats and 1/2 cup dried fruit
1/2 cup oats, 1/4 cup Tbsp chia or flax seeds and 1/4 cup chocolate chips
1/2 cup sliced/chopped nuts/seeds and 1/2 cup shredded coconut

Optional Flavor Add-ins: any of the following

1 tsp vanilla or other extracts
1-2 tsp ground spices (e.g.
cinnamon, ginger)
1-2 scoops of protein powder
2 Tbsp cocoa powder
pinch of salt

This is a household friendly event. If you're at home with your family, friends, housemates, pets, etc. please feel free to participate together!

All primary registrants must have a valid UC San Diego email address to participate.

If you would like to request an accommodation due to a disability, please contact Liz Bradshaw at least 24 university business hours in advance of the event, ebradshaw@ucsd.edu.

About Jasmine:

Hi! My name is Jasmine Chu and I’ve been working as a sports dietitian with the UCSD Athletics Department since 2017. I help our scholar-athletes here at UCSD build a knowledge and skill base that allows them to perform their best in the classroom and in sports. Life is busy for scholar-athletes as they juggle weightlifting sessions, classes, practice sessions, homework, and sometimes jobs/internships too! Finding ways to fuel their bodies properly is key to helping them stay healthy and strong.

Prior to this position, I worked with some of our US national team sports that train up in Orange County, CA and traveled to the 2016 Rio Olympic Games as part of the sport nutrition team to support our American athletes. I love working with athletes as they are driven, motivated, and excited about learning how to be healthy.

I grew up here in sunny San Diego and feel so thankful to be back home with the opportunity to help others in a job that I’m passionate about. If you’re interested in learning more about nutrition, please follow @triton_nutrition on Instagram for recipes, nutrition tips, and other fun nutrition-related facts!

About Social Sessions:

Calling all UC San Diego staff! Looking for a way to stay connected with your colleagues and have some fun? The UC San Diego Staff Association is proud to present Social Sessions every Wednesday at noon. Don’t miss this weekly opportunity to socialize, entertain and be entertained, get inspired, get moving and more!

This is a UC San Diego Staff event and all staff must have a valid UC San Diego email address to participate.

Information:

You will join this event through Zoom.
The video and audio functions will be disabled upon joining. If you feel comfortable sharing your video please press 'start video' when in Zoom
This event may be recorded or live-streamed on social media. Please keep your video and sound off if you prefer to stay private.
To keep the event running smoothly we will be keeping the microphones muted but you are welcome to use the chat feature to interact with your colleagues or, raise your hand if you have a question for the presenter.

Staff Association Social Sessions: Triton Well-being!