Cafeteria At Fault for College Weight Gain

By Diana Keuilian


Tips on how you can avoid        will find you staring straight
weight gain caused by your       into the pot of something     
cafeteria                        fattening.                    
                                  Let's consider the extra  
College weight gain is at    fat and calories that are     
an all time high, and as         found in the main dishes that
students continue to pack on     are typically served in the   
the pounds at an increasing      cafeteria. An average serving
rate, we naturally want to       of lasagna has 550 calories   
know where the blame lies for    and 22 grams of fat. Two      
this growing epidemic. Since     slices of pizza have 540      
food consumption contributes     calories and 28 grams of fat.
significantly to weight gain,    A serving of fried chicken has
is it safe to assume that        480 calories and 26 grams of  
cafeterias are responsible for   fat. When you consistently eat
the expanding waistlines of      main dishes like these that   
our students? Read on for        are high in fat and extra     
three reasons why the            calories the only possible    
cafeteria food you eat is        result is weight gain.        
making you fat, and tips to       Cafeteria Weight Loss Tip 
help you stop the weight         2: Eat only a small serving   
gain.                            of the main dish. This will   
                                 prevent you from eating an    
1. All You Can Eat              extreme amount of excess      
When was the last time       calories, since the main      
you were given a tray and let    dishes are usually very rich  
loose in an all-you-can-eat      in calories and fat. Fill the
buffet? Although most people     rest of your plate with fresh
only experience this             vegetables and whole grains.  
phenomenon while either          3. Desserts Galore           
onboard a cruise ship or          What is a visit to the    
visiting Las Vegas, college      cafeteria without topping it  
students often have the buffet   off with a mouthwatering      
going experience three times     dessert? Cookies, brownies,   
a day, seven days a week. That   cakes, pies and ice cream are
comes out to twenty-one          often just what you need to   
opportunities to overeat each    get your mind off of that exam
week. Students are handed the    that you need to study for.   
serving spoon, and the sky is    Women are especially prone to
the limit!                       indulging at the dessert bar,
Let's do some simple math    due to their chocolate-loving,
together to help explain the     sweet teeth!                  
damage done by the all-you-can    What most students do not 
-eat cafeteria. One must         realize is how quickly these  
consume roughly 3,500 extra      extra calories add up,        
calories in order to gain a      resulting in weight gain. A   
pound. This may seem like a      typical large cookie contains
large number, but when broken    over 200 calories and 15 grams
down between twenty-one meals,   of fat. A typical brownie can 
one pound can be gained each     pack over 400 calories and 25 
week by simply eating 170        grams of fat. These are often 
extra calories at each meal.     the calories that end up      
These 170 calories can take on   pushing you over your daily   
the form of an extra helping     caloric needs, resulting in   
of cheesy spaghetti, a salad     fat storage around your waist,
drenched in creamy dressing,     hips and thighs.           
or a small, innocent-looking      Cafeteria Weight Loss Tip 
dessert. College cafeterias      3: Limit the number of        
are lurking with excess          desserts you eat each week.   
calories that are on a mission   Rather than grabbing a cookie
to end up on your                or brownie everyday, designate
unsuspecting tray.               a day or two each week as     
Cafeteria Weight Loss Tip    your dessert day. This will   
1: Ditch your tray. Instead      prevent daily extra calories,
of loading up an entire tray     and will make the desserts you
with multiple plates of food,    do eat more enjoyable.        
desserts and beverages stick                                   
with just a simple plate. This    The next time that you    
will prevent you from            are in line at the cafeteria  
overeating, since more food      pay attention to what ends up
than can fit on one plate is     on your plate. Remember that  
probably more food than you      most college weight gain is a
need.                            result of a mismanaged diet.  
2. Main Dish Mayhem             If you would like more        
College cafeterias are       information on avoiding       
notorious for serving main       college weight gain, visit    
dishes that are less than        www.AvoidTheFreshman15.com to
nutritious. Cheese covered       download free information.    
pizzas, pastas and casseroles                                  
often dominate the lunch menus                                 
while fried meats, potatoes,                                   
and fat laden roasts turn up                                   
at dinner. Any direction that                                  
you turn to, in a cafeteria,     

About the author:
Diana Keuilian, Certified Personal Trainer, and author of “Avoid The Freshman Fifteen”, has a proven method for avoiding college weight gain. Visit www.AvoidTheFreshman15.comto learn more. She is also the head Fitness Trainer for the nation’s leading online fitness site www.HitechPersonalFitness.comand board member of www.HitechTrainer.comLearn more at www.Keuilian.com



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