With 18 credit hours, not enough money, and too much stress, a healthy diet is the last thing on most students' minds. College students get a bad rap for eating unhealthily with toxic stereotypes like "the freshman fifteen" or "college kids only eat cup ramen." These beliefs can make eating unhealthy in college feel inevitable, but by applying the principles of intuitive eating and using the resources OSU has for its students, anybody can start to eat a healthier diet without breaking their budget or wasting their time…
Read MoreCollege life is busy and expensive. When students are balancing classes, work, and personal responsibilities, dental care is often pushed aside. This is usually not because oral health feels unimportant, but because access, time, and cost make it harder to keep up with care.
Read MoreWhile many people recognize that food insecurity is the lack of reliable access to food, some are unaware that part of its definition is that the food should be nutritious. To figure out which foods are best, we have to look at the food labels. But if we stopped and read every label, all the way through, we would never leave the grocery store. There are a few things to look for when trying to decide on whether a food would contribute to a healthy diet. Here are the top five things to look for and how to use them.
Read MoreIn late December, the U.S. Government Accountability Office published a 62-page report detailing food insecurity on college campuses nationally. While Buckeye Food Alliance remains the only on-campus pantry at Ohio State, we are not the only resource for food insecure students.
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