Healthy Hydration.
Pick water or 100% fruit juice over regular or diet soda.

Eat Your Greens.
Have a fruit or vegetable with every meal.

Stock Your Own Snack Pantry
Snacking doesn’t have to be limited to chips and soda, and making healthy choices is easier when you have better options. Keeping your own snacks on hand gives you the power to feed your body right, even when you’re stuck in the dorm. At snack time, most of us crave something that’s either sweet or salty. To satisfy your craving without packing on the pounds, try stocking these munchies:

Three Sugar Alternatives.

  1. Cinnamon graham crackers: They’re sweet, crunchy and low in fat.
  2. Raisins, dried apricots, or dried cranberries: Find fruit treats with a long shelf life.
  3. Granola bars: Pick ones with raisins or cranberries instead of chocolate chips for sweetness without the sugar and fat.


Four Salt Solutions.

  1. Tortilla chips and salsa: Indulge without the guilt.
  2. Pretzel sticks: No dip necessary!
  3. Peanut butter and crackers: Give your brain a protein boost and stave off hunger.
  4. Trail mix: You can buy or make your own. Depending on what you put in, trail mix can lean toward sweet OR salty. Try adding granola, peanuts, raisins, sunflower seeds, banana chips and dried cranberries.


Four Liquid Options.

  1. Flavored waters or seltzers: Sweetness without soda’s sugar and caffeine.
  2. Bottled water: Every healthy body needs eight glasses a day.
  3. Hot chocolate: One cup can satisfy a sweet craving without the fat of a candy bar.
  4. A variety of teas: Great hot or cold. With chai, green, lemon and herbal teas, the options are endless.