It is SUPER hard to be healthy while going to college...
In the Durham College marketplace, we have four different places to eat: Pizza pizza, Burger studio, extreme pita, and some form of stir fry place.
Think of it this way:
You think Extreme pita is a healthy choice...so you walk into the line up and wait for the two people in front of you to order. All you want is a small veggie pita, and the two other people get a Philly steak sandwich.
Great. a longer wait.
Then you finally get up to the front, grab your pita and get into the 5746574654574893 people line up to cash out. After they all leave, you get up to the front. and your small veggie pita with a water comes to more than that pizzapizza slice and a coke would have cost.
This was me about half an hour ago.
If society wants us to eat healthier, why don't they make it healthier for the student budget?
Lets do the math here:
a bottle of water + bowl of fruit + and a small veggie pita = $12.94
...x5 (week of school) = $64.70
I don't know about you, but I don't have that kind of money on a minimum wage/student budget.
a bottle of coke + cookie + cheese slice pizza = $8.76
...total savings, = $4.18
....x5 = $20.90 in savings per week .
TWENTY BUCKS IS WICKED! That's enough for gas for the week in the car I use.
But it's not healthy....not one bit..
What is there a college chick to do?
:(
Guess I'm not going to be driving for a while
xoxo
Jenn Barr
P.S. If someone can help me find a good discount for healthy food...LET ME KNOW. It would be much appreciated.
In the Durham College marketplace, we have four different places to eat: Pizza pizza, Burger studio, extreme pita, and some form of stir fry place.
Think of it this way:
You think Extreme pita is a healthy choice...so you walk into the line up and wait for the two people in front of you to order. All you want is a small veggie pita, and the two other people get a Philly steak sandwich.
Great. a longer wait.
Then you finally get up to the front, grab your pita and get into the 5746574654574893 people line up to cash out. After they all leave, you get up to the front. and your small veggie pita with a water comes to more than that pizzapizza slice and a coke would have cost.
This was me about half an hour ago.
If society wants us to eat healthier, why don't they make it healthier for the student budget?
Lets do the math here:
a bottle of water + bowl of fruit + and a small veggie pita = $12.94
...x5 (week of school) = $64.70
I don't know about you, but I don't have that kind of money on a minimum wage/student budget.
a bottle of coke + cookie + cheese slice pizza = $8.76
...total savings, = $4.18
....x5 = $20.90 in savings per week .
TWENTY BUCKS IS WICKED! That's enough for gas for the week in the car I use.
But it's not healthy....not one bit..
What is there a college chick to do?
:(
Guess I'm not going to be driving for a while
xoxo
Jenn Barr
P.S. If someone can help me find a good discount for healthy food...LET ME KNOW. It would be much appreciated.
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