As a university student, I find that eating healthy can be hard, especially when there is often little time in the mornings or evenings to prepare lunch and snacks. Today I will share with you some of the things I have learnt over the last year when it comes to eating healthy on a budget.
Tip 1: Bring your lunch from home.
Whilst this takes some time out of your morning, or the night before, it is worth it to be able to pick and choose what you fancy eating. This means that you aren't always searching for a cheap cafe to eat lunch at, and it saves time as well. Just grabbing some leftovers out of the fridge can make for a delicious lunchtime meal. It also helps to save money in the long term.
Tip 2: Get to know the cafes on and around campus.
If you simply just don't have time to prepare your own lunch, or if there isn't ever much healthy food in the house, you can suss out which ones have the best / healthiest food, and which ones don't cost too much. This tip has the bonus of being able to meet new people in the cafes if you are up for that sort of thing, and sometimes it can just be nice to get off campus and go out with a friend to celebrate getting a good grade in that awful group assignment.
Tip 3: Fruit and Veggies
When in season, fruits can be the same price as, or even cheaper than a packet of crackers or biscuits. And they are better for you. If you do start to eat fruit instead of other sweets, generally after a while your tastebuds begin to find chocolate and cakes too sugary and sweet. So this is a good way to wean yourself off the biscuits if you feel as though you eat too many.
Tip 4: Drink tap water, and bring a water bottle with you everywhere.
Tap water is A LOT cheaper than buying a bottle of water or soft drink for a few dollars. It's better for the environment too, to be reusing your bottles, instead of buying a new one everyday.
Tip 5: Eat breakfast before you leave for class/work in the morning.
Even just a piece of toast or fruit will help you to feel not as hungry during the day, so you will be less likely to buy food. Breakfast is great to eat because it helps set you up for the day and gives you energy to get moving and not skip that 8.30am lecture.
Tip 6: If you are cooking all your own meals then come up with a monthly menu, or a weekly one.
This means that you can plan ahead, and won't be as likely to go out to get takeaways on an impulse. You can get planners similar to the one above from Kikki K.
Today I am off to Red Hill market with my mum, sister, and her exchange student, and hopefully the car won't end up being as full as it was last time (the whole boot was stuffed to overflowing!). If you're going to be down there, come find me and say hi!
Oh, and Ps. Thought I would give a new font a bit of a whirl! How are you liking it?
Whilst this takes some time out of your morning, or the night before, it is worth it to be able to pick and choose what you fancy eating. This means that you aren't always searching for a cheap cafe to eat lunch at, and it saves time as well. Just grabbing some leftovers out of the fridge can make for a delicious lunchtime meal. It also helps to save money in the long term.
Tip 2: Get to know the cafes on and around campus.
If you simply just don't have time to prepare your own lunch, or if there isn't ever much healthy food in the house, you can suss out which ones have the best / healthiest food, and which ones don't cost too much. This tip has the bonus of being able to meet new people in the cafes if you are up for that sort of thing, and sometimes it can just be nice to get off campus and go out with a friend to celebrate getting a good grade in that awful group assignment.
Tip 3: Fruit and Veggies
When in season, fruits can be the same price as, or even cheaper than a packet of crackers or biscuits. And they are better for you. If you do start to eat fruit instead of other sweets, generally after a while your tastebuds begin to find chocolate and cakes too sugary and sweet. So this is a good way to wean yourself off the biscuits if you feel as though you eat too many.
Tip 4: Drink tap water, and bring a water bottle with you everywhere.
Tap water is A LOT cheaper than buying a bottle of water or soft drink for a few dollars. It's better for the environment too, to be reusing your bottles, instead of buying a new one everyday.
Tip 5: Eat breakfast before you leave for class/work in the morning.
Even just a piece of toast or fruit will help you to feel not as hungry during the day, so you will be less likely to buy food. Breakfast is great to eat because it helps set you up for the day and gives you energy to get moving and not skip that 8.30am lecture.
Tip 6: If you are cooking all your own meals then come up with a monthly menu, or a weekly one.
This means that you can plan ahead, and won't be as likely to go out to get takeaways on an impulse. You can get planners similar to the one above from Kikki K.
Today I am off to Red Hill market with my mum, sister, and her exchange student, and hopefully the car won't end up being as full as it was last time (the whole boot was stuffed to overflowing!). If you're going to be down there, come find me and say hi!
Oh, and Ps. Thought I would give a new font a bit of a whirl! How are you liking it?
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