I'm a college student with a rough schedule. I'm typically in classes from 9 or 10 in the morning till around 5 at night, and after that have extracurriculars. I try to eat every 3 hours or so, small 200 calorie meals. Recently, I've come to realize that the meal bars I've been carrying around because they are quick, easy, and don't take up an inordinate amount of space in my book bag have a high procentage of fat. I don't have the time to grab a salad in between classes, and carrying around all the food i need to cover 2-3 meals seems a little ridiculous. any suggestions?? thanks!
Fruit and vegetables...peanuts. That's what I use to carry around.
Start out with a good balanced breakfast... do you have a small kitchen or cafeteria to eat at? If you are eating all that processed food throughout the day try and eat eggs, yogurt, and veggies...or some eggs and oatmeal.
For the rest of your day... what is your caloric intake?
No, I don't really, my roommate and I usually keep cheerios and rice milk in the room to start off breakfast. my calorie intake is 1200 on most days, but boosts up to 1500-1700 on workout days, depending on if i'm just hitting the elliptical for half an hour or going on a long run. thanks!!
I would try to lay off the processed foods. I limit my bars to one or two a day (Clif energy bar, Atkins Advantage). Also what helps is drinking tea with caffeine because the caffeine suppresses appetite and provides energy.
So you can keep track of what you eat - which enables you to analyze your foods and receive the following:
- Health Score of your overall diet
- Warning when you approach your daily calorie limit
- Overview of the good and bad nutrients