Tip 3- B.Y.O.D

Bring your own drink!
It sounds simple enough , but people get lazy. Sure the bottles of Evian on campus are convenient , but they're also SO overpriced!

I bought 2-4 case of water from the superstore for 1.99$ , which is like half the price of 1L of water on campus. I keep them in the trunk of my car so that I can grab one on my way to class. If you don't drive, keep them close to your door, or somewhere that you will see them on your way out, so that you do not forget!

Remember, Evian spells Naive backwards.

Tip 2- Be a part of the breakfast club!

Tip 2- Eat Breakfast before you go to school

One of my biggest mistakes is not eating breakfast before school. Neglecting to eat breakfast can leave you starving hungry by midmorning, and then probably forced to buy a bagel at Tim Horton's to tide you over before you get home.

The fastest thing I make for breakfast is a simple bowl of cereal. For those of you scared of carbs...DONT BE! Carbs are what give you the energy to get through your hectic day.

Real Simple magazine did a feature on interesting cereal ideas so if you do not already have a favourite, check it out to get inspired!

Tip 1 : President's Choice Will Save You

I just finished my first full day on campus with my goal in mind. Not to buy any food on uwo territory for one week.
I must admit I failed today, I bought a chocolate milk.
BUT , I also made progress by bringing one of my favourite low cost meals to school.


Behold ....The President's Choice Microwaveable dinner...


I know there is a stigma attached to microwaved dinners , but these are not the nasty Hungry Man meals that you have in mind. My Mom actually recommended them to me (and she can be somewhat of a food snob at times). They come in a variety of meals from Chicken Szechwan , Ginger Glazed Chicken and Linguine with Shrimp Marinara.


I usually grab one from the grocery store near my bus stop before class, and they only cost an average of $2.50!

Today I had
Roasted Vegetable Lasagna




Made with roasted eggplant, zucchini, red and yellow peppers, ricota and partly skim mozzarella cheese in a tomato sauce

--> low fat, low cal
--> source of fibre and iron and calcium


240 cals, 6gs of fat
Microwave for 10 minutes


Most buildings on campus have microwaves, so just keep your eye out for them next time you're walking around.

RIPOFF!

September-14-09
5:26 PM
October 16th 2009

The number one error of student eating

I have found that the most common error of student eating is getting sucked into the money pit that is on-campus dining. I admit that I often fall into the trap of grabbing a quick snack when I do not have time to pack one in advance, especially on those rough mornings, where every moment of sleep counts.

The other day I went to purchase a drink in the center spot in the UCC of uwo. To my disgust, my vitamin water cost me almost FIVE DOLLARS!

Okay so I'm exaggerating slightly, it was about 3.60, but still, it cost me almost as much as my entire lunch from the spoke (another on-campus eatery). For the rest of the day, I regretted not taking the extra two seconds to grab a bottle of water from my fridge that morning.

I guess I cannot complain about all on campus eating locations. The spoke food has decent pricing, but it is difficult to find something of the healthier variety, same with Tim Hortons, but for the most part, food and drinks on campus are sold at highly inflated prices.

The best way to avoid this is a good amount of planning in advance. Next week I'm going to try not to buy a single piece of food* on campus and I'll blog about the different meal options and snack ideas that I come up with !

*this excludes tea, because I cannot survive a day without tea