My Ode To Granola Bars
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My Ode To Granola Bars

You can never go wrong with granola bars, you really can't.

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Waking up every day, I tend to take for granted the one thing that we as college students simply cannot not have: granola bars. Yes, that's right. Granola bars.

Before coming to college, I believed that because I would be living right next to the dining hall that I'd get up every morning to go get breakfast. I couldn't have been more wrong. On a typical day, I wake up around 8:30, hit the snooze button for my next five alarms, and finally get up. By the time I brush up, make my bed, and pack, I look back at the clock, and it usually reads nine o'clock. Even though I technically have an hour before my first class starts, do I really want to leave the comforts of my dorm room earlier than I need to? Of course not. So, instinctively, I turn to my stash of Nature Valley granola bars.

The ease of eating a granola bar is simply unbeatable. You don't even need to get up. Just open your draw or reach onto the top or corner of your desk, and there you go. They aren't even sticky so you don't need to worry about washing your hands, using any utensils, or cleaning up a mess.

The beauty of granola bars also lies within their convenience. If you're running late to class, just throw a granola bar into your backpack and zoom. If the weather is awful and you don't feel like swimming over to the dining hall, just whip out that granola bar. If you're hungry in the middle of the night, just keep a granola bar under your pillow and enjoy a late night snack (I don't know about this one, but you do you).

I wouldn't say that I've become lazier after resorting to eating granola bars, but rather more time efficient. I save about a solid half an hour by eating a granola bar while typing out my chemistry notes in the morning. I can even get more sleep by waking up later, and I still manage to get to class on time, and I won't even need to skip breakfast because I can multitask by copying notes while eating my granola bar. It all works out in the end.

Sometimes though, I force myself to get up early to go get a legit breakfast not only because I'm already paying for it as part of my meal plan for the semester, but also because I'm afraid that I'm going to run out of granola bars when I desperately need them, and I always desperately need them, especially on the weekends.

Usually, when my parents come up to visit, they ask me what I want them to bring, and I'm sure you already know what I say to them. My dad has upgraded from getting me the Oats 'n Honey Nature Valley Bars to the combo pack with the dark chocolate, honey, and peanut butter ones, and I highly recommend these. Right now, I only have three left, well, two and a half because I'm eating one as I'm writing this, and I'm worried. I'm not going home until Spring Break, and I never wake up with enough time to go to the dining hall anymore, so let's see how long my granola bars will last. Honestly, they'll probably be gone by the end of this week.

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