I am a student at the University of Texas and when I got here I noticed the food choices were not so great and very unhealthy. I usually just go to the salad bar but I need more of a variety than just that. I also just ate nutrition bars and yogurt, which I just read on here arn't so good for you. I was just wondering if anyone can give me any tips on how to eat healthy and loose weight while living on a college campus where I am limited to what they provide and a CVS near by.
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Sport Having problems with nutrition in college
- Thread starter BlackAce
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see if there are any local Co-Ops near you. they provide locally grown fresh foods. farmers markets are usually easy to find as well.
Sams Club stores provide all foods in bulk, so you can stock up on foods for the entire semester.
most of all, stay active. run, jog, swim, etc. there are probably alot of people that want to get the same out of college as you do, try seeing if one of your class mates would be your running partner. that way you will both be motivated to run.
Sams Club stores provide all foods in bulk, so you can stock up on foods for the entire semester.
most of all, stay active. run, jog, swim, etc. there are probably alot of people that want to get the same out of college as you do, try seeing if one of your class mates would be your running partner. that way you will both be motivated to run.
A good rule of thumb you can use is if you don't know whats in the food (eg all the chemicals) then don't eat it! No it wont poison you but I'd bet your body can do without the additives and quite often additives come submerged in fat, refined sugar and various chemicals.
If you can, see if you can get stuff steamed or grilled rather then fried, roasted or boiled. Little fat is used when grilling and none when steaming.
I would also try to get stuff pared down- add flavor with your own sauce rather then foods which come in sauce. Potatos alone and add ketchup if you really have to. Unsalted and then salt yourself, and if your given the option of two sorts of carbohydrate, try to go for the darkest option- these tend to be less refined, keep you feeling full for longer then the refined version and if stuck to chose between two forms of protein, go for lighter/whites over darker colours. The darker versions are not really that bad but sauces tend to get added and cream based sauces are normally more calorific and higher in fat then the darker gravy or tomato based versions.
If you can, try to make and bring your own. It will save you so much stress! Maybe if you have to eat food cooked for you, try to limit it at once or twice a week. Once you start cooking for yourself it will get easier the more you do it.
If you can, see if you can get stuff steamed or grilled rather then fried, roasted or boiled. Little fat is used when grilling and none when steaming.
I would also try to get stuff pared down- add flavor with your own sauce rather then foods which come in sauce. Potatos alone and add ketchup if you really have to. Unsalted and then salt yourself, and if your given the option of two sorts of carbohydrate, try to go for the darkest option- these tend to be less refined, keep you feeling full for longer then the refined version and if stuck to chose between two forms of protein, go for lighter/whites over darker colours. The darker versions are not really that bad but sauces tend to get added and cream based sauces are normally more calorific and higher in fat then the darker gravy or tomato based versions.
If you can, try to make and bring your own. It will save you so much stress! Maybe if you have to eat food cooked for you, try to limit it at once or twice a week. Once you start cooking for yourself it will get easier the more you do it.
It is indeed very difficult to manage diet in college days as you don't get much of choice. I will suggest you to eat fruits and have organic fruit juices. Eating on time is the key for maintaining the diet.
I would say portion control is another important tool. Make sure your portions are kept in check with what you need which is often not what is given to you nor what other people eat. If you can at all, eat your own food and weigh everything for a good two weeks, learn what sort of sizes have whatever many calories. Keep a rough idea in your mind, maybe comparing to sizes on your body, eg a portion of protein is the size of the flat palm of your hand and about X on your finger joint thick. A jacket potato is X bigger or smaller then your clenched fist.... keep these in mind and keep going back to check on it every now and then when you have to eat at the college.