Eating a balanced meal can be close to impossible in college. You no longer live with your parents. Your mom isn’t around to make sure that you finished your steamed spinach or your glass of milk. Don’t freak out! Street is committed to making sure that our readers are eating well. Here is your guide to putting together a balanced meal at the 24–hour campus staple, complete with fruits and veggies, protein and some starchy goodness.
The Locavore Meal
All items are locally grown manufactured.
Protein: Campbell’s Soup at Hand — chicken with mini noodles
Carb: Herr’s potato chips
Fruit/Vegetable: TastyKake Cherry Pie
Drink: Wawa Reduced Fat Milk (Wawa, PA is actually a town)
The Fuck–I–wish–Allegro–was–open–right–now Meal The utter disappointment. It hurts so bad. Protein: Pepperoni cheese with crackers Carb: Chef Boyardee Spaghetti and meatballs Fruit/Vegetable: Funyuns onion flavored rings Drink: Fountain soda
The Quaker Meal: Show some love for the royal red and blue! Protein: Blueberry yogurt Carb: Ben and Jerry’s Red Velvet Cake Ice Cream Fruit/Vegetable: Red apple Drink: Berry Blast Powerade
The Meat Lover's Meal: Each item has meat in it. Protein: Black Angus big bacon cheese dog Carb: Ruffles Molten Hot Wings (chicken powder is actually an ingredient) Fruit/Vegetable: Chunky Sirloin Burger Stew with Hearty Country Vegetables Drink: Muscle Milk (ok, there’s no meat in this, but take it easy on your heart)
The Stoner Meal: It’s time to put down the bong and pick up some snacks. Protein: Beef Steak Jerky Nuggets Carb: Munchies chips cheese fix, Half-baked ice cream pint, Wawa brownie Fruit/Vegetable: Loaded potato soup Drink: Monster rehab 2.39
The Under 500 Calories Meal: Avoid the Freshman 15. Protein: Fresh Hardboiled Eggs Snack Pack — egg whites only Carb: Pretzel crisps snack factory Fruit/Vegetable: Half of the Low Calorie Milkshake 24 oz raspberry Drink: The other half of the Low Calorie Milkshake 24 oz raspberry
The Low Budget Meal: Each item is 99 cents. Protein: String Cheese Sargento Carb: Walkers Pure Butter Short Bread Cookies Fruit/Vegetable: Pre–sliced Granny Smith apples Drink: Can of soda!
The Globetrotter Meal: Don’t get stir crazy in Philly! Satisfy your international palette. Protein: Jose Ole chimichanga chicken and cheese Carb: Vienna Fingers Cookies Fruit/Veggies: Del Monte Guatemala banana Drink: Hawaiian punch
