Dorm Room Snacks: Healthy and Cheap Options for College Students!

Here’s a quick list of snacks for dorm rooms that are perfect for busy students. Whether you’re studying for exams, looking for a late-night bite, or just want a healthier choice, these snack ideas are great for supporting your studying and mental health.  

This episode is also available in Spanish.  

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Host - Dr. Sabrina Falquier, MD, CCMS, DipABLM
Sound and Editing - Will Crann
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Episode Transcript

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Today we're talking about easy and healthyoptions for dorm room snacks. I'm doctor
Sabrina Foalke, the host of CulinaryMedicine Recipe. Here's a quick list of
items I encourage you to have inyour dorm. I will explain why.
After nuts, roasted and unsalted crackerswith minimal ingredients, dried fruit and fruit

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leather, dried chickpeas or ate amamisnacks, a loaf of whole wheat bread,
nut butters, preserves, cantuna snackbars or granola bars, salty snacks
like seaweed snacks, apples, bananasoranges for your fresh fruit and cereal or
granola. Now why those items?The reason I recommended these items and made

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this list for you is because theseare all either fully unprocessed or minimally processed
food. So what does that mean. It means you get all the protein
and fiber and vitamins and minerals thatyour body needs without adding ingredients that your
body does not need. And whybecause here you are in college and you
want to optimize your health, bothso you're able to study, but it

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also helps with mental health as well. Incredibly important at all times in our
life, but especially when we're awayat college. So that's our episode for
today. Coming soon, essential kitchenstaples every college student needs. Remember to
follow I'll turn at the Food Networkon YouTube, or Culinary Medicine Recipe on

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your favorite podcast platform for ongoing greatnutrition tips. Until next time, Salut
and Bona Pettie. Please note thatthe content or opinions in this episode are
for informational purposes only and are nota substitute for professional medical advice. If
you are uncertain if an ingredient mentionhere is suitable for your diet due to
allergies or other reasons, please discusswith your doctor or other qualified healthcare provider,