“The biggest goal in eating healthy is it helps keep your immune system up,” Peckover said.
Another way to eat healthy is to avoid fast food and junk food as often as you can. This is obviously easier said than done with our fast-paced lives and the fact that healthy food is sometimes more expensive.
And of course having a better immune system prevents you from getting sick more. One of the most important things students can do for their learning ability is eat breakfast. Eating breakfast can kick off the necessary eating habits every student should have. “Healthy eating causes good habits—the more healthy food you eat the more you want to have it again,” Boigenzahn said.
“It’s hard to eat healthy when I have so much to do all of the time,” Caitlyn Lindsey, a Therapeutic Recreation major said. “It’s annoying to eat healthy.” Fortunately, some healthy food is budget-friendly and a lot easier to eat quickly. For the most part, we all already know how to eat healthy—we just need to carve out some time to make it happen. Then nothing can stop you from getting those 4.0s.
Here are some healthy snack ideas according to Fastweb, an online scholarship website: Apples
String cheese
Carrots
Hummus
Peanuts
Peanut butter
Bananas
Trail mix
Oranges All of these delicious and somewhat cheap foods can be supplemented easily into your diet. Health & Wellness Services