Tips and Tricks to College Eating
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It is always a challenge to continue a change in health eating habits, especially in college. Commonly, you hear about the “Freshman 15” when referring to your first year at school. The “Freshman 15” is used to refer to the almost-always weight gain when you begin college. But why is it so common to put on the extra pounds? When you move to campus, you have a limited opportunity to cook food in the dorms. Typically, you are only allowed a mini fridge and a microwave. You will also get a meal plan from your dinning hall. Unfortunately, not every school’s dinning hall will have the healthiest of meals to eat. Dining halls can also can trick you because they are most commonly in an “all-you-can-eat” buffet style. That is why we have compiled a list of tips and tricks on how to eat healthy in college.
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Never EVER skip breakfast. Your mother was right, and so were your teachers and gym instructor. The biggest mistake you can make is skip breakfast!
- Buy a water filter and a good water bottle. I would recommend the Brita Water Filter. It is crucial to stay hydrated every single day. Buying bottled water can become expensive but when you own a water filter you will be saving money and the environment by eliminating plastic bottles.
- Follow the 80/20 rule; eat healthy 80% of the time, and indulge in something good and rich the other 20%.
- Be a mindful eater. Allow yourself, at minimum, 20 minutes to eat a full meal. This gives your brain enough time to register that your stomach is full.
- Use smaller size containers and bowls. When you only have one large bowl, it will be natural to fill it when serving things like potato chips. Having smaller size containers will help you control serving proportions.
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Limit yourself to one serving when eating at the dinning halls. It’s a bad idea to always go back for seconds and you will be sure to see a change in your size if you do.
- Take small plastic containers with you when eating at the dining hall. This way you can take back some fruit, yogurt, hummus, or any other snack that you can eat later on in your dorm room.
- When you begin buying fruits and other natural products, be careful for the amount you buy. Though buying in bulk can me money efficient, keep in mind how fast the food will go bad and the estimated time it will sit in your fridge. Remember, mold is not your friend.
Allizon Munoz is a junior at Ohio Dominican University studying Public Relations and minoring in Marketing. She serves as the 2010-2011 Ohio Dominican PRSSA President and Vice President of Professional Activities for Delta Sigma Pi Omicron Tau. Connect with her here: http://card.ly/allizonmunoz
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Although I think giving new college students advice on eating healthy is good, I think your post goes overboard, especially on the College Grocery List. That looks like the list of a health nut from my perspective.
Having been a new college student, I can say the key isn't to suggest to these never-having-cooked-for-themselves students to go for cottage cheese and natural peanut butter, its to keep them away from eating a pint of ice cream for lunch every day for a month (as a friend of mine did). In my opinion, presenting new college students with a grocery list like this will shut them off to other reasonable advice like taking fruit back from the dining hall, or making sure they give themselves 20minutes to consume their meal instead of scarfing it down between classes.
This is one of my favorite articles, i have always thought that mine and everyones elses eating habbits at college could really use a change. All you can eat fries and pizza will not be healthy in the long run. Thats great thinking on the tips, especially on the container size, that is very true. Where can you find items like on your grocery list?
i think that we should focus more on healthy eating to avoid diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.’*
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I would really advice against skipping breakfast. In fact, don't ever attend your classes without eating your morning meal first. I once tried going to the university with an empty stomach and I almost fainted from hunger. I could barely concentrate on the lectures as well since my mind keeps thinking about either food or my empty stomach.
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