Healthy Lifestyle Series: Making Smart Choices in the Dining Hall

It can be hard to make healthy choices in college because of the availability of so many unhealthy ones: pizza, late night snacks, sugary beverages, energy drinks, coffee, etc. In college, the dining hall or cafeteria is a place that has both: your daily allowance of fruits/vegetables and daily allowance french fries. It's up to you to make the smart choices!

CLICK HERE to check out a guide that will help you fill up your plate at mealtime with healthy choices!

Take a look at this website also, www.choosemyplate.gov, for more resources on healthy eating in college!

                                        

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Farmer's Market On Campus Wednesday, 9/16!

Please encourage your son/daughter to visit the Farmer's Market outside of the dining hall tomorrow, Wednesday, afternoon! There will be a wonderful selection of fresh fruits and vegetables all reasonably priced!

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Healthy Lifestyle Series: Stock Your Mini-fridge!

Pop-Tarts, Ramen noodles and energy drinks are often Thames students' go-to treats for lunch or dinner......I've even seen students eat these foods for breakfast during our 9:00am class! Foods that are convenient and fast are commonplace in college students' dorm rooms. But if you would rather your son/daughter eat something healthy instead of a bag of Skittles for breakfast, read the article below for healthy ways to stock your dorm room mini-fridge!

CLICK HERE to read about healthy options for your college dorm room fridge!

                                       

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