College meals and advice


Hi everyone!! Welcome back to my nutrition blog! I'm so grateful that I am able to share my newly discovered facts with everyone and show you guys the reality of eating both at college and on other  occasions. Today I have for all of you a typical college dinner! So, I like to think that my dining hall has a pretty balanced selection of foods. Typically, at one of the sections called Innovations, they will have raw fish, chicken, steak, and other meats (as well as tofu for vegetarians and vegans). They cook the food right in front of you on a big hibachi grill. So, you can make sure that they cook the meat all the way through if you are ever concerned! I also decided to have some potatoes on this night and some pasta salad. In addition to these items, I also had a side salad on a separate plate. Overall, if you look deeper in your dining halls or even supermarkets, I'm sure that you will find some excellent selections for meals!

So since this is a short blog post today, I decided to post on my other page entitled General Nutritional Advice!! Hope to see you on that page as well!!!! 



So thank you so much for reading my blog and I hope you enjoyed this week's post!! Make sure to follow me on Instagram @jenuinenutrition_ to keep updated with when I post. Thanks so much and I hope to see you all in the next post!!

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Hi everyone! So I've decided that I am going to post on Fridays from now on! Mainly because I only have work on Fridays and just homework due the next week so I will be able to complete quality work for this blog!
A couple of nights ago, this is what I had for dinner since I have been trying to avoid a lot of carbohydrates and eat more protein and nutrient dense foods (more nutrients than calories). However, this night since I had not had any pasta the entire week, I figured I would reward myself.
So, I had a (half) pastrami on rye sandwich (took off the Swiss), a summer pasta salad, and a cucumber salad. I am also going to try something new below; breaking up my meals.

Pastrami on Rye

  • Mustard, 3 teaspoon ----- 9 calories
  • Pastrami,  2 slices -------- 82 calories
  • Rye bread ----------------- 65 calories
Summer Pasta Salad
  • Bow tie pasta 1/2 cup -- 90 calories
  • Shallot -------------------- 7 calories
  • Feta cheese (1/4 cup)----150 calories
Cucumber Salad

  • Cucumber ---------------8 calories
  • Olive oil -----------------90 calories
** Keep in mind, calories are not all that matters, in fact you most likely will eat just the right amount of calories or a little more, so it really does not matter in the grand scheme of things. Additionally, my serving sizes were on the smaller side because I had not eaten the bes
t that same day. But don't worry, I went to the gym for a little over an hour right before I got dinner. So, in conclusion, try to make sure you are portion controlling because limiting yourself to none of your favorite food will lead to binge eating, so as my motto always goes, everything in moderation is the best option!

So thank you so much for reading my blog and I hope you enjoyed this week's post!! Make sure to follow me on Instagram @jenuinenutrition_to keep updated with when I post. Thanks so much and I hope to see you all in the next post!!


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So it took me about two weeks to figure out what to have for lunch in my dining halls. Since lunch doesn't particularly have any specific foods that make you think of lunchtime, you can imagine I was not very happy with the options. The food varied every day but not by much. For example, lunch usually offered pizza, pasta, boneless wings with different sauces on it every day, salads and burgers. For me personally, I believed that these kinds of food did not make me feel satisfied in the middle of the day. Don't get me wrong, it was pretty good but I was never satisfied with the nutrition information that was associated with it, mainly because I didn't know the exact ingredients.

However, after exploring a little more into the dining hall, I found that there was actually a sandwich station where they have what look like fresh meats and condiments. After this discovery, I made my lunch a sandwich with turkey, salami (sometimes), lettuce and mayonnaise on a kaiser roll (or any roll you want). They also have an option to toast your sandwich which I think is great if you ever get tired of the same sandwich.

So my college tip of the day (which was supposed to be yesterday :) is to explore your dining hall and don't just settle for what everyone else is on line for. Explore what your dining hall has to offer because they could totally surprise you like they did to me. Additionally, typically with lunch and dinner, I make myself a little salad with butter bliss lettuce and spinach leaves just to make sure I am getting a sufficient amount of greens in my diet. I top it with craisins and balsamic vinaigrette.

See you all on Wednesday!!


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So I recently entered college and as everyone knows, college dining halls are not five star restaurants. I go to Montclair State University and typically eat at Sam's place, one of the two unlimited swipes dining halls. Now, when I entered college, I knew that I wanted to keep up with the three meals per day. So, every morning, no matter the time of my first class, I head over to the dining hall and have a healthy serving of scrambled eggs. In my opinion, it is difficult to mess up scrambled eggs, so the eggs here are not that bad, especially if you add salt and pepper to spice it up. On days where I have a class at 10:00, I typically will have an omelette with spinach and cheese and surprisingly, it is delicious. 
To sum up my college tips, the three most important pieces of advice I can offer a student would be: 
1. Have three meals a day because you will definitely need it. No matter how you fit it into your schedule, it is vital.
2. Stay out of your dorm, especially if you have care packages and going away gifts in the form of candies and food. Trust me you are less likely to binge if you are out doing work.
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ake sure you keep your diet balanced with your greens, starches, and protein.

Thanks for reading and I will see you next Wednesday for another college update!


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