Finals: What should I eat ?

It’s finals time. My work out level is at an all time low (I don’t even walk to class anymore) and my appetite is at an all time high. Now I have to find a way to stop that waistline from reaching at all time high too. And don’t I have a solution!

1) Eat Five Times A Day– Rather than having 3 massive meals and still munching on something in between because you have nothing else to do, how about you keep munching a little something the entire day. Snack on fruits, bread, strawberry yogurt to dark chocolate.

2) Trade Sweet treats for fruits – I have a sudden sweet tooth during exams. I want tubs of ice creams, cakes, and pies. BUT NO. I shall buy sweet seedless grapes, bananas, apples and pears instead. They can be just as sweet as cake and much much healthier.

3) Trade Candy For Dark Chocolate– Dark chocolate is just yum. and the best part is even dairy intolerant people can have them. And its healthy and curbs hunger. So why not ?

4) Try Smoothies – Meet 0% fat Greek yogurt, milk, banana, and frozen strawberries. They can be your best friends if you let them. Put them into a blender and tada ! You have yourself a mini, super nutritious, drink and snack. If you’re someone that needs to sip on something while studying then this the best that you can get. And the best part is the more you have of it, the better. You can go ahead and be adventurous by switching the strawberries for peaches or peanut butter too!

5) Nuts And Crackers To The Rescue! – I love munching on stuff when I’m studying. It provides that necessary distraction that allows me to study better. I’ll explain that logic in another blog post maybe. But if you like to munch too and Doritos are your usual go to’s, how about you try buying wholewheat crackers instead. Better yet, go buy nuts. They are expensive, but oh so healthy! (you could maybe trade peanuts for peanut butter if you’re as cheap as I am)

This is an interesting website to visit of you want to make your snacking tastier –

http://www.skinnymom.com/2014/10/03/10-portable-healthy-snacks/?utm_source=zergnet.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=zergnet_285952#/1

Side note – I’m going to get so many practice-what-you-preach looks from all the people who know my actual eating habits now..

What is Family Day for An International Student ?

That’s an easy question – UBC and all of its wonderful people.

My friends are my family now. We support each other, eat our meals together, finish homework together, study together, go for movies together and will continue doing that for the next 4 years.

Much to my surprise I did not get homesick at ALL today. In fact my biggest joy was when one of friends send me a message- ” Have you had brunch yet ?”.

So, here is a big shout-out to my UBC family.

Happy Family Day 😀