Six Ways to Survive the College Dining Hall
The revolving menu of burgers, fries, and other fatty foods isn't good for your waistline, and it can get pretty boring, too. Instead of resigning yourself to gain ten pounds this year, just follow these simple steps to surviving the cafeteria.
1. Get to Know the Menu. Most schools work on a weekly or bi-weekly rotation. You can probably get the menu in your school inbox, too. Knowing what's coming can help you figure out how you're going to eat healthy in spite of it. Plus, if you have money in your budget to go out once in a while, you can plan nights out when the cafeteria food is at its worst.
2. Don't Starve Between Meals. Because we are poor college students, many of us will eat nothing but three square meals a day. Not snacking between meals simply means that you're going to completely pig out when you hit the cafeteria. So start spending a little money each week keeping healthy snacks in your dorm room. Eating every three or four hours will keep you from gorging yourself at mealtimes. Here are some healthy snack ideas:
* Low-Fat String Cheese
* Yogurt Cups
* Mini Bagels with Cream Cheese or Peanut Butter
* Fruit
* Veggies
* Mixed Nuts (In VERY small quantities!)
3. Start with a Salad. Even if you LOVE the cafeteria's burritos, don't start out there. Instead, load up your plate with a salad first. Once you've eaten it, go back for the "real" food. You'll still be able to enjoy the foods you like, but you won't enjoy quite so MUCH of them.
4. Remember: Your Stomach is the Size of Your Fist. That's right. Ball up your hand and look at it. That's how small your stomach is. You should really only be eating a handful of food at a time. Sometimes this is just not practical since you can only eat in the cafeteria two or three times a day, but, still, don't overdo it with an enormous plate of food.
5. Skip Dessert... Sometimes. Life is way too short to skip dessert all the time. However, wasting calories on crappy ice cream just because it comes out of a Dairy Queen style dispenser is just dumb. Instead of eating dessert all the time, hold out for those days when there's something on offer that you really, truly love. Then, enjoy a modest proportion very, very slowly.
6. Talk while You Eat. One of the joys of college life is getting to hang out with your friends pretty much all the time. Having a good conversation over a plate of food can be good if it means that you slow down while you're eating so that you notice when you're full. However, you may have to train yourself to not eat mindlessly while you're chatting about the last Chemistry exam, since that can make you eat until you're about to burst. Not a good thing!
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