Eating Healthy on a budget

Eating Healthy on a budget. 5 tips

With this i'm thinking of more on campus options for UNR students. Since starting to work at the wolf shop at school, I have come to realize we have a lot of cheaper food options and many of them are healthy. One solid idea to stick with that is filling and good for you are, protein bars, yogurt, string cheese, and smoothies. the convenient stores on campus sell's a wide variety of them and for a breakfast option its a good idea. They have a lot of freezer items as well that may not be better for you then panda but are at least in the same boat and definitely cheaper. Its all about making the healthier choice when looking in the store, because the healthy options are not a lot more expensive in situations like convenient stores. The whole point is to be convenient.  The second option I've come across, the food places on campus do sell healthy options. Its just the matter of picking white rice at panda instead of fried. Also Starbucks has some really good sandwiches and boxes that are not as bad for you as the bag of hot Cheetos most of us eat everyday. They are pretty cheap and make a whole meal. We also have grateful gardens which is all organic options and sushi burrito that has some very healthy options.  A third option for dorm life is to get a mini fridge and grocery shop, you need a friend with a car but the grocery store is a lot cheaper than what campus offers. The options you can get there are probably much better for you. With a mini fridge, a microwave (which we also have all over campus you don't need to buy one), and a keurig if your feeling fancy. Then you have basically a mini kitchen. Watch some buzz feed dorm cooking videos and your good to go. Brown rice can be made in a coffee pot, fruits and vegetables just need a cold place to store, in fact some fruits don't even need a cold storage, just get some bananas. A fourth idea if you live in the dorms is, make friends with someone who lives at home and go to their family dinners. You make a friend, memories, and get fed well for free. This is a win for everyone, plus if your feeling home sick this could also help you a lot. I suggest making a friend who has a dog to because then you can also play with the dog and that's just a double win. For the 5th tip since this is the first time we are having to be adults and branch out to eat healthy on our own, do your research. Learn what foods are good for you. Like I stated earlier watch some cooking videos and google how to make food on a budget. There are a ton of cool options that most people would never think of. When all else fails we all have computers and smart phones, google it.