For a lot of people, the urge to eat is extremely difficult to resist. It’s a comfort that, once learned, is not easily unlearned. And most of the time that comfort comes from food that lacks nutritional value. However, one of the best ways to prevent bad eating habits is to designate “safe” foods, which ...
That damn dorm mini-fridge is not forgiving with the space. But if you focus, you could keep some tasty morsels in your dorm mini fridge that won’t make you go up that extra size by the end of the semester. Take heed. 1. Popsicles/Flavor Ice If you want to be the center of attention, this is ...
We recently reviewed some of the popular low-carb diets, just to get a feel for the basics, but there’s another huge group of diets that have nothing to do with carbohydrates. Low-fat diets are based around the philosophy that fat contains cholesterol, cholesterol can clog your arteries, and clogged arteries can lead to heart disease, ...
According to Time, strange dieting dates back to the eleventh century, when William the Conqueror devised an alcohol-only diet to reduce his massive size. Other sources find that Greeks and Romans also dieted to increase health and fitness. Now that we’ve got an arsenal of scientific research, low-calorie options, and real food substitutes, we should ...
A toaster oven is an oven the size of a toaster. Petite, but powerful, it’s an ingenious tool that allows the flexibility of cooking full meals without the trouble of owning a full oven. No having a gas line installed in your place and no paying for gas. You just plug it in, prepare, cook ...
Whether you found love in Mexico, went on a family vacation in New England, or studied your butt off while the library was empty, there’s a certain kind of culture shock that comes with return to the normal routine. This list is mostly for those who imbibed a little excessively, but we could all benefit ...
So you’re trying to avoid that Freshman 15, or you’re trying to shed that sophomore 30. Either way, navigating the dining hall options can be tricky business for college students. Whether you’re a newbie to the game, or you’ve been hitting this spot for 6 semesters, here are some important guidelines to stay slim without ...
We all want to enjoy the sumptuous gluttony of the holidays, but our waistbands can’t really afford the extra 2,000 calories a day. Not to mention the stomachaches and food comas to follow. Here are a couple of silly ways to help trick yourself into eating less this holiday season, so you can make the ...
Chili isn’t man’s most perfect food. That would be the hamburger. Chili doesn’t win a superlative in any other college category either: it isn’t the cheapest, easiest, healthiest, and it certainly isn’t the most elegant. But it does fill a few other important roles, that, put together, make Chili the perfect college food. It doesn’t win any one ...
It’s hard to think about your health when you’re running from classes to jobs to tutoring sessions to the library, and trying to find time for your social life. Here are 10 great healthy snacks that are fast and easy, and will keep you from paying $2.50 for a bagel and cream cheese, or grabbing ...
For many college students, eating is an expression of freedom – finally, there’s no one telling you that you can’t have Coke and cereal for dinner. It’s also an expression of being broke. Maybe you can’t change the part about being broke, but you can certainly make some healthier food choices, even on a limited ...
Hangovers are no fun, but as a college student, they’re pretty much inevitable. If you just can’t resist binging on Thirsty Thursday, despite your Friday morning class, here are five of the all-time best hangover foods to help you bounce back, or at least make it through the class. Eggs There’s something about semi-greasy eggs ...
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