Living in a dorm room can be a pain with the lack of space that you have to store food. Most of us have mini fridges and microwaves and some may even have access to a full kitchen. We're stuck eating in the dinning hall and somehow we always manage to eat more cafe cookies than should be eaten in one sitting. Here are some helpful tips to eating healthier in college even with the lack of space and money!
1. Buy microwavable meals that you can make when you're in a rush. This doesn't mean snacking on hot pockets and ramen noodles, which are no good for you. Most any grocery store has full meals that can be microwaved and are much healthier than those other snacks.
2. Always keep fruit in your room. When you go to grab a snack, keep away from the Nutella and move toward your bananas and apples. You'll feel better in the long run and you can't keep picking at them for hours.
3. Go for the whole-grains. Instead of chips I tend to buy the (flavored) whole-grain wheat thins which are just as great (if not better) than potato chips! You don't feel as bad afterwards and the flavors are great.
4. Buy waters instead of sodas. Not only are these MUCH easier to take to class with you, water is considerably healthier for you!
5. Don't keep the food directly next to your desk. You're going to naturally want to grab for the food when you are studying if it is next to you. Keeping it across the room will also keep it off of your mind.
