Nutrition 101
Balanced Choices

Use the following pattern to get off to a good start. This sample meal pattern uses foods commonly found on college campuses.

Breakfast: Bowl of cereal, skim milk, banana, toast with butter

Lunch: Peanut butter and jelly sandwich, milk, bag of chips and apple

Snack: Bowl of soup

Dinner: Baked chicken breast, baked potato, salad with olive oil and vinegar, broccoli, ice pop

Snack: Yogurt and crackers

Can healthy eating and college life go together? Absolutely! Get the nutrition facts you need in the book Eating Well on Campus by Ann Litt, M.S., R.D., L.D.

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