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Meal Planning 101

One of the biggest expenses for a college student is undoubtedly food.  Some students choose to go the cafeteria meal plan route, and depending on your school and the plan you choose, that may be an economical solution.  But for those of you living in an apartment (and especially those of you that live ...

Infographic: The Taco Bell Takeover

Infographic: The Taco Bell Takeover

If you’re like most college students, chances are you’ve indulged in at least one late-night fast food run during your college career. Each year, Americans spend over $110 billion on fast food alone, but the Taco Bell empire has long been a fan favorite. The first Taco Bell opened in Downey, California on March 21, ...

Infographic: We Love Ramen

Infographic: We Love Ramen

Ramen has been a staple in American student cuisine for quite some time now, because of how inexpensive and edible it is. Ramen can also be quite filling if you add some of your own signature cooking hacks to it. This original Hack College Infographic was created because we, like many students around the world ...

The Healthiest Vending Machine Snack Options

The Healthiest Vending Machine Snack Options

In a perfect world, snacks would consist of fresh fruit and veggies. Realistically, though, there will probably be times in your college career when hunger strikes and your only option is a campus vending machine. For the most part, vending machine snacks are processed, high in sugar and salt, and low in nutrition, but if ...

Get Control of Your Late Night Snacking Habit

Get Control of Your Late Night Snacking Habit

Think before you dig in! Image by thelittleone417 and licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 Fact: eating late at night does not cause you to gain weight—the only number that matters here is the amount of calories you consume throughout the whole day. 500 extra calories at noon will have the exact same e

Happy Thanksgiving from HackCollege!

Happy Thanksgiving from HackCollege!

And now, we feast. Image courtesy of Flickr user JacobEnos and licensed under CC by SA 2.0 Happy Turkey Day everyone!  Today we’re thankful for all you readers, and this great list of 50 free apps to be thankful for.  Now go eat some food and shotgun some beer!

Intro to Cooking: Sesame Broccoli Salad

Intro to Cooking: Sesame Broccoli Salad

Image courtesy of Eating Out Loud. This guest post is courtesy of our good friends at College Candy.  It may have been the vegetable non grata at your childhood dinner table, but now that you’re a super-chic college chick there’s no reason to balk at broccoli. Of all the green

3 Small Dorm or Apartment Worthy Kitchen Tools

3 Small Dorm or Apartment Worthy Kitchen Tools

Image via Flickr user: kamath_lnThere comes a time in nearly every college student's life to stretch their culinary wings, and fly away to a place where there is no cafeterias. Here are some small (and cheap) tools to help you get settled after you come in for a landing. (I apologize for the terribl