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This blog is written by Hillary, our Campus Ambassador at Virginia Tech. She is studying Communications with a concentration in PR.

Interning while simultaneously maintaining a vegetarian diet can be difficult at times. How are you supposed to have time to prepare healthy AND vegetarian dishes and snacks, while constantly doing tasks for your internship? Here is a list of some of my favorite healthy, while still vegetarian, options – don’t

worry, they won’t take long to prepare either:

• Amy’s brand frozen meals
• Annie’s macaroni & cheese
• Health is Wealth veggie nuggets
• Odwalla juices
• Michael Season’s baked puffs
• MorningStar vegetarian burgers

Want to make a simple vegetarian meal that is also low in calories? Here’s one way to serve up a veggie burger:

What you’ll need-

• One thin-sliced bagel (I prefer Thomas brand)
• One MorningStar black bean burger
• Lettuce, tomato, or any other toppings you like
• Calorie free dressing – ranch or chipotle ranch (I prefer the Walden    Farms brand)

Follow the instructions (available on the box) for preparing the black bean burger. While doing this, toast the bagel to your liking. Once toasted, combine all other ingredients on the bagel and add the black bean burger. Now, you have a vegetarian burger that is also healthy – Enjoy!

Sara Gaona is a senior at Fairleigh Dickinson University. She is a Communication major with minors in Public Relations and Sociology. She just finished interning at The Rachael Ray Show last semester and is interning at The Hip Event in Montclair, NJ as well as virtually for AArrow Inc. She will be graduating this May!

This past semester I interned at a television show that taped in Midtown East! I fell in love with that part of NYC and the food there never failed to please. So here are some places I highly recommend, well my favorites for breakfast, lunch, and well dinner:

Breakfast:

696 deli (696 3rd ave, NY, NY 10017) Not only does 696 have affordable breakfast which includes a bacon egg and cheese for about 3.50 to an omelet for $5 tops, but their food is great and fresh! I’ve never had a bad experience there and would go there daily for a hearty breakfast to start my day! FYI they also serve lunch, I believe, after 11 am!

Lunch/Dinner:

Potbelly Sandwich Shop (150 E 44th st, NY, NY 10017) Potbelly is a chain, but it definitely carries some of the best sandwiches I’ve had in my life. They have everything from a meatball sub to the best roast beef sandwiches for just $6! You can also add extra meat for less than a dollar extra! They also have great cookies and chips you can get with your food!

Blarney Stone Pub (710 3rd Ave #1, NY, NY 10017) Want something filling for 5 bucks and under? Well my favorite at Blarney- was their rotisserie chicken with two sides. It is enough food for two days, and is super affordable. They have everything from burgers, to chicken fingers, and anything that you can imagine would be at a bar. Blarney has always given me great service on my lunch breaks!

Sophie’s Cuban Cuisine (369 Lexington Ave. NY, NY, 10017) Want amazing Cuban food in the city? Want some Ropa Vieja to keep warm on these cold days, go to Sophies! For $9 you can get lunch for two days there also. Its only the best Cuban cuisine; you get a choice of an entree and two sides. I highly recommend getting some empanadas if you can as well! I love this place!!! Order ahead if you can and it’ll be ready when you get there!

Pizza Rustica (817 2nd ave, NY, NY, 10017) Pizza Rustica has amazing pizza for one, and they also have an affordable lunch special! For $6-7 you can get an entree, a pasta, and veggie side. They fill the container so you have plenty of food! I love their pizza and dishes, and I want to try their dinner dishes eventually!

This blog is written by Yonas, our campus ambassador from Louisiana Tech.

An important goal for many college students is to live a healthy lifestyle and fight off any chance of gaining those extra pounds that find themselves creeping under your skin when you start to fall asleep on your eating habits and exercise routines. It is important to create a plan before you start your new health program. I have known a lot of students to start their plan by heading straight to the nearest supplement store. Whether you are trying to shed weight or tone up, this may not be the best idea. Speaking from experience as a sales rep from a GNC store, I would advise students to eliminate that option. The only fuel that should power your body through workouts and classes should be in a natural form that you could find in a grocery store at a fraction of the price and more effective.

A common myth among students that want to shed weight and start a diet program deals with fasting and skipping meals. Actually, not only are you doing harm to your body by not feeding it with the proper nutrients, you are slowing your metabolism down which slows the speed at which your body burns calories and fat. The best way to handle this goal of dieting is to eat many small meals throughout your day in addition to a workout program ranging from 3-5 days per week. This may sound easy to do when reading, but reality is that most of us are college students with crammed schedules, and some us live in university housing where storage space for food is limited as well as any means of cooking it. Also, let’s not forget those midnight runs to greasy fast food joints that we see our peers make to power those overnight studying sessions and the temptations that will arise from watching them. However, our diet programs can be accomplished with a little bit of planning and effort.

Breakfast is the most essential meal of the day, and one key part of starting the day off right is to take part in this meal. Naturally, I would recommend something along the lines of two egg whites, a slice of wheat toast, and a glass of orange juice to be implemented in everyone’s meal plan, but I understand the limited amount of time students have in between waking up and racing to class. Oatmeal, bananas, yogurt, or healthy cereals are great options if you don’t have time to cook a full meal. Also, granola bars or any healthy bars that contain oats or nuts and a good level of protein are a great option on the go as well.

Lunch is next on the agenda, and this meal can be just as simple to prepare as breakfast. Canned tuna is a great option because it is cost effective and takes very little time to prepare. It is a great source of protein that can provide for a healthy meal when spread across whole wheat bread. Nuts thrown into your tuna also bring in “healthy” fats that your body can consume. Adding fruit with your lunch is also vital because of the antioxidants that they provide for your body.

A question that many students active in fitness and weight lifting ask themselves many of times is related to what is the best liquid or solid food to consume post-workout. Companies that sell protein powders make a killing from their marketing efforts geared towards luring people that workout in gyms. However, another cost effective option that works just fine could possibly be in your food cabinet. Eating a banana is an excellent option after a tough workout. One simple banana contains the complex carbs fit to replenish your body after it has been depleted from the previous workout. My favorite post workout meal is a bowl of whole grain oats. Basically, any food item that contains complex carbohydrates such as whole grain bread, brown rice, or all bran cereals is key to fueling the body after a workout.

Dinner time is usually a better time to put in more effort in preparing a dish because our schedules have usually calmed down by this time, and we have a little extra time to whip out the pots and pans. Any type of grilled fish such as salmon or tilapia makes a great dinner choice because of the dosage of omega-3 fatty acids that they provide. Fish and grilled chicken are both recommended options because of the low amount of fat and high level of protein that they provide. Vegetables on the side are like icing on the cake because of the vitamins and nutrients that they bring to the table. Vegetables can be microwaved in some packages also which provide a time-saving option. After dinner, it is critical that you avoid eating heavy or unhealthy foods late night. They can lead to an increase in body fat and unwanted pounds. I strongly suggest that everyone drink plenty of water throughout the day to stay hydrated and fight off any hunger cravings. I hope, by reading these options, students can come up with a draft into making their own diet plans.

This blog is written by Megan, the campus ambassador for Champlain College!

As the semester continues to get busier and busier, I am finding it easier and easier to justify
stopping in quickly to Burger King or McDonald’s to have a meal on-the-go. I know many of you are in the same boat, and really, it’s no surprise! Most of us don’t have the time or energy to put into making a large meal with 3-4 meals worth of leftovers to take to work/school/internships with us, and then you have to carry it around with you all day. Flashback to bringing “cold” lunch to school in 5th grade, anyone?

Here are my unfortunate setbacks that I am noticing with my body:

I feel sluggish and tired hours after eating a fast food meal—not really the effect I’m looking for
when I’m stopping in for a quick lunch before I rush back to my internship.
Fast food becomes addictive quickly! The staff are able to get you in and out very fast, but all
the chemicals and preservatives used to keep the food “fresh” and “edible” keep you craving
more. Once you start it’s hard to stop.
I feel “fat”—normally I don’t like myself or others using the ‘f-word’ as it usually has really
negative connotations, but after eating fast food my self-esteem really takes a hit, and I feel
embarrassed about how addicted I feel…but I still end up buying fast food at least three
times per week. I also don’t really have time or motivation in my schedule to exercise…which
compounds the problem.

So, my advice? Quit cold turkey. You’re buying fast food as often as I am, you’re probably spending
at least an extra $15/week that you could save to try new make-up, hair, or skin products; or to pay
back towards your loans! (Hey, don’t laugh about a $15 payment on a loan. That’s an extra $15 you
won’t continue to be taxed on for years to come).

Let me know how you are all handling your lunchtime/supper situations with the work/school/
internship balance by commenting below!

This is a guest post by Kellie from Ohio University, one of the Intern Queen’s very own interns!

Grocery shopping can be hard for college students. Trust me, I know how difficult it is to surrender time that could be spent at a fun campus event or even studying for a big exam to pick up food and other items at the convenience store.

The other day, I literally spent ten minutes calculating how long the last remains of my body wash would last (it came out to about eight days) before I would have to go purchase more. Then, I began thinking of creative breakfast substitutes for my usual protein bars because those were surely going to be long gone before the body wash, and I was surely not making two trips to the grocery store the following week.

Sometimes, don’t you just wish the grocery store would come to you?

Well, I have great news — It can! Last weekend, after employing my mathematical genius and planning (and dreading) my next shopping trip for the week ahead, I was happily surprised by a care package sent to me from Dormzy. Dormzy is an online grocery store that allows students, parents, or young professionals to shop, select, purchase, and ship items right to their doors. Dormy is great for a number of reasons, which I have conveniently listed below:

1. It saves you from making the physical trip to a grocery store. This is extremely helpful for students, like me, who do not have cars on campus.

2. It saves you from the temptation to purchase unnecessary items. I always go to the grocery store with a small, thought-out list and leave two hours later with an excessively overloaded shoppingcart. On Dormzy, you can search for the items you need, place them in your cart and log off before ever being distracted by a single free sample display.

3. Variety! Dormzy has everything from beverages to health & beauty products to snacks to school supplies — and they have tons of different brands of all of these things!

Here are my personal favorites from the care package:

Clif Bar in Oatmeal Raisin Walnut

This is my breakfast of choice. It keeps me full throughout the morning and powers me through my jam-packed interning days. These come in a huge assortment of flavors, and they are all delicious. (Trust me, I’ve tried just about all of them.) These also serve as a great pre-workout boosters or post-workout refuelers. Best of all, they are totally portable and fit nicely into just about any purse or bag.

St. Ives Body Wash in Oatmeal and Shea Butter

This body wash smells great and leaves my skin soft, smooth and, most importantly, clean.

Thank you, Dormzy, for saving me from making a dreaded trip to the grocery store!

Check out their site here: http://www.dormzy.com/