With food in your stomach and list in hand, you are on your way to shop wisely. You can make your own shopping list using the ideas here, or print this list.
Fruits and Vegetables
Fresh fruit
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Canned fruit in its own juice
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Dried fruit
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Fresh vegetables
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Frozen vegetables
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Canned vegetables
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Dairy
Milk
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Yogurt
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Soft cheese
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Hard cheese
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Sliced cheese
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Protein Foods
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Boneless chicken breast
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Lean ground beef
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Vegetarian burgers
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Sliced turkey/ham
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Eggs
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Peanut butter
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Soup
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Tuna
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Grain Foods
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Bagels
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Bread
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English muffins
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Rice
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Pasta
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Hot cereal
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Cold cereal
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Condiments and sauces
Salsa
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Soy sauce
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Spaghetti sauce
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Mustard
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Catsup
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Seasonings
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Sugar
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Flour
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Jams/jellies
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Vinegar
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Olive Oil
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Other
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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.
The College Student’s Guide to Eating Well on Campus provides students with information about nutrition facts geared for healthy eating on campus, avoiding the freshmen 15 (college freshmen fifteen), information on eating disorders, how to change eating habits of college students, and much more.