The Dietary Dilemmas of College Dining Halls

When you go away to college, a lot of things change. New friends, new schedule, new place to live, and new food choices for dinner. Don’t get me wrong, all of these changes are exciting, but after a few months, one of these major new changes can get majorly old. Can you guess which one it is? If you guessed new food for dinner, you’ve guessed correctly! Yes, college dining halls are convenient, but are they too consistent? The answer to this question is of course up to you, but today I’d like to show you a few tricks to avoid getting sick of your college dining hall’s treats.

 Although college cafeterias don’t lack in quantity, they can lack in variety. All you can eat sounds great during your first week of school, but give it time, and All you can eat transforms into All you can eat again & again & again…. You get the idea. Now I’m not trying to make you afraid eating in college cafeterias. All I want to do is point out the obvious Dietary Dilemmas of College Dining Halls and give you some easy and quick ways to add variety to your college diet.

Give these suggestions a try:

1)      If you love rice & pasta but are sick of eating the same rice or pasta dishes every night, try using a rice cooker in your dorm room. With your own rice cooker in your college dorm room you can make your own size portion meals without waiting in line for 10 minutes in the cafeteria! Just throw some rice or pasta into the cooker and lounge on your dorm room bed until its ready. That sounds better than waiting in line right? Our Rice &Pasta College Cooker is one simple solution to the college Dietary Dilemma.

2)      When you need a break from college cafeteria food but still want protein, you’re going to need a way to keep the meat cold. With a convenient refrigerator in your dorm room, you can store all kinds of meat and other types of food easily and safely. Whether you want to store steak, or maybe just some yogurt in your dorm room , a College Fridge with Freezer definitely won’t go unused.

3)      If I’ve thoroughly convinced you to add some variety to your college diet, then there’s one more thing you just need to have. Can you guess what it is? It’s plates and bowls obviously! If you want make your own food to eat in your college dorm room, you’re going to need something to eat off of. And for the record paper towels don’t count as plates! Our 13 Piece Dorm Eating Set however, does count as plates and bowls. If you want to solve the college Dietary Dilemma, then you obviously need food and appliances, but you just can’t eat without proper plates.

 They say that variety is the spice of life, and if college dining halls are missing one thing, it’s spice! When you go away to college you should make the most out of your meal plan without making yourself crazy. When I went away to college I thought my only dietary options were those offered in college cafeterias. Don’t make the same mistake as me and try following some of my suggestions. The grocery store is not just for off campus students. Take a trip once or twice a month and add some spice to your college diet. With the proper appliances and a desire for change, you can solve the Dietary Dilemmas of College Dining Halls before they start.