Get Control of Your Late Night Snacking Habit

Think before you dig in! Image by thelittleone417 and licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0

Fact: eating late at night does not cause you to gain weight—the only number that matters here is the amount of calories you consume throughout the whole day. 500 extra calories at noon will have the exact same effect as 500 extra calories at midnight. But it’s the time between normal waking hours when many college students’ self-control seems to vanish and we begin to indulge in anything within reach.

Curbing your late night eating habits is not easy, but it’s comforting to know you don’t need to give them up entirely. In fact, if you’re staying up more than four hours past your dinnertime, then it’s perfectly normal for your stomach to start grumbling again in the middle of your cram session. There’s nothing wrong with preparing yourself a healthy snack at any time of the day if you actually need it. Let’s face it, though—you’re probably not finishing off a pint of Ben and Jerry’s or half of a family-sized bag of potato chips because you need to. The first step to controlling your midnight munchies is to identify why you are eating.

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Happy Thanksgiving from HackCollege!

And now, we feast. Image courtesy of Flickr user JacobEnos and licensed under CC by SA 2.0

Happy Turkey Day everyone!  Today we're thankful for all you readers, and this great list of 50 free apps to be thankful for.  Now go eat some food and shotgun some beer!

Intro to Cooking: Sesame Broccoli Salad

Image courtesy of Eating Out Loud. This guest post is courtesy of our good friends at College Candy. 

It may have been the vegetable non grata at your childhood dinner table, but now that you’re a super-chic college chick there’s no reason to balk at broccoli. Of all the greens with which to fill your plate, broccoli has a unique varied texture that soaks up yummy sauces, and is robust and filling, too. Now is the peak season for the veggie, so it’s a great time to stock up on its calcium and folate.

 Snack Ideas:

• Awesome as a crispy, fresh vehicle for hummus spread or paired with Laughing Cow cheese.
• Steam in boiling water and serve drizzled with Thai peanut sauce (available in the ethnic foods section of your grocery store)
• Chop and scramble with eggs and ham for an omelet twist.

The Recipe: Sesame Broccoli Salad

By now, you’re probably tired of the caf salad bar and its endless iceberg lettuce. Whip up this salad at home and it will serve you for a week. Sometimes I add chunks of steamed chicken for a protein boost and to make it a complete meal. Crunchy, sweet, and savory!

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3 Small Dorm or Apartment Worthy Kitchen Tools

Image via Flickr user: kamath_lnThere comes a time in nearly every college student's life to stretch their culinary wings, and fly away to a place where there is no cafeterias. Here are some small (and cheap) tools to help you get settled after you come in for a landing. (I apologize for the terrible metaphor)

Rice Cooker

Rice  has two qualities that are hard to find together, at least when it comes to food.  It's cheap and healthy.  Unfortunately, to cook it you need a stove. Even if you have stove it's still hard to cook. There is a solution that solves both of the aforementioned problems.

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