2008 Woodie Awards
Your dorm room snack swap
Ethan Feinstein
Issue date: 2/21/08 Section: Op/Ed
A laptop, TV, iPod, and food are necessities for every dorm room. Snacks can be even more important than our electronics, for it keeps students satisfied and energized at all hours.
However, there are foods that can be substituted to pack in more nutrients and value into a diet. Students look for foods that are convenient, inexpensive, and tasty to fulfill their craving. Who doesn't love a cheesy bowl of Easy Mac?
Unfortunately the bowl of goodness packs in forty grams of carbohydrates and up to six grams of total fat; although convenient it is not the best go- to dish for snacking. A snack that is as equally warm and even more satisfying comes from our favorite Quaker. Add water (or even milk), microwave, and stir. No, not Easy Mac, but instant oatmeal is a great snack any time of day. It's inexpensive and lasts forever.
To keep the calories low, go for the Regular flavor which has zero grams of sugar. For sweetness add honey or jelly. For breakfast, add sliced bananas to keep full throughout the morning.
Granola bars are also a great snack. It's clear that granola bars like Special K ninety calorie bars, are low in calories, but there are others packed with sugars that we all assume are healthy. Kellogg's Nutri-Grain Vanilla Yogurt Bars have one hundred and forty calories and fourteen grams of sugar, and Nature Valley's Crunchy Granola bars bring in one hundred ninety calories with eleven grams of sugar. Granola bars like these are advertised to seem wholesome, but there are others that are more beneficial. Try a FiberOne Oats & Chocolate Bar: with a whopping nine grams of fiber, these delicious bars help you feel full for longer. Kashi TLC bars are low in sugar, contain fiber and all have more than 5g of protein and are packed with heart healthy Omega-3s.
A few handfuls of crackers add eight grams of total fat to mindless snacking. Instead, eat more cheddar Goldfish and intake less calories, fat, and sodium. With even less fat than the originals, grab the pretzel Goldfish. But everyone needs their dose of sweetness.
However, there are foods that can be substituted to pack in more nutrients and value into a diet. Students look for foods that are convenient, inexpensive, and tasty to fulfill their craving. Who doesn't love a cheesy bowl of Easy Mac?
Unfortunately the bowl of goodness packs in forty grams of carbohydrates and up to six grams of total fat; although convenient it is not the best go- to dish for snacking. A snack that is as equally warm and even more satisfying comes from our favorite Quaker. Add water (or even milk), microwave, and stir. No, not Easy Mac, but instant oatmeal is a great snack any time of day. It's inexpensive and lasts forever.
To keep the calories low, go for the Regular flavor which has zero grams of sugar. For sweetness add honey or jelly. For breakfast, add sliced bananas to keep full throughout the morning.
Granola bars are also a great snack. It's clear that granola bars like Special K ninety calorie bars, are low in calories, but there are others packed with sugars that we all assume are healthy. Kellogg's Nutri-Grain Vanilla Yogurt Bars have one hundred and forty calories and fourteen grams of sugar, and Nature Valley's Crunchy Granola bars bring in one hundred ninety calories with eleven grams of sugar. Granola bars like these are advertised to seem wholesome, but there are others that are more beneficial. Try a FiberOne Oats & Chocolate Bar: with a whopping nine grams of fiber, these delicious bars help you feel full for longer. Kashi TLC bars are low in sugar, contain fiber and all have more than 5g of protein and are packed with heart healthy Omega-3s.
A few handfuls of crackers add eight grams of total fat to mindless snacking. Instead, eat more cheddar Goldfish and intake less calories, fat, and sodium. With even less fat than the originals, grab the pretzel Goldfish. But everyone needs their dose of sweetness.