Since students are faced with late hours and rigorous schedules, Litt suggests that the best way to fight the temptations of 24-hour pizza delivery is to be prepared. Plan your meals. If you know you're going to eat at 1 a.m. A tip for busy students is to try to eat within an hour of waking up and every five hours after that. Litt also encourages healthy snacking.
Most college dormitories allow students to have small refrigerators in their rooms.
This is a good place, she says, to keep nutritious, between-meal snacks such as frozen or fresh vegetables like carrots and celery, yogurt or string cheese. With one swipe of a university meal card, students can stock up on Styrofoamed cheese fries, hot wings and Cappuccino. Litt says students can be overwhelmed by the number of choices. But even faced with an abundance of fast food type choices, students can still make decent choices. The best fast food choices, she adds, are going to be grilled or flame-broiled burgers and chicken sandwiches or salads.