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Food Tips for College Students

So you’ve come to find out that donuts aren’t part of a complete breakfast. Fair enough. But before you rush out the door to your Biology lab, make sure to consume an appropriate portion of your favorite healthy food. Sound peachy?

Staying healthy in college makes Biology class look easy. Face it, you’re stressed over grades, groups, and graduate school. Not to mention you are more strapped for cash than your roommate, and he is really broke. If you are not careful you are bound to become unhealthy from lack of a good diet. This can cause you to become frail…or fat! Either way, in the humanity of college, neither of those scores very high at the frat house.

Eating Good on a Limited Budget

Working with spare change? You are not alone. Most college students live on a very limited budget. Here are a few simple ideas you can follow to ensure that your lack of income doesn’t affect your starving stomach.

  • Get a job at a restaurant (preferably sushi). This will allow you to eat free or discounted meals during your shift. You can also count on discounts when you want to bring your friends in on your night off. Plus fish is one of the healthiest things you can eat! Try the spicy California roll.
  • Do you have a pet name for your microwave? You two should become best friends. There are plenty of cheap meal options for microwave cooking. Buying microwavable meals is much more affordable than buying everything separate and cooking on the stove or grill.
  • Buy on sale or with coupons. You do use coupons, right? Come on, coupons aren’t just for your mom. You are an adult now too. Be a smart shopper. There are plenty of coupon sites on the web where you can find discounts for just about anything.

Watch Your Portions

You must stay within the portion amount suggested on the label. Scientists made that label, real scientists. You are still trying to get past Biology class, remember? If it says one serving is 2 cookies and you eat 12, either your math is way off or you are majoring in overindulgence. Good luck Freshman