Hi,
This is my first year in college, my first three weeks actually, and
I find that about 50%+ of my diet is consisting of grapes, oranges, and
apples. Granola for breakfast. Some yogurt. And when I have time,
maybe I'll cook a regular meal. Are fruits fairly nutritional and
low-calorie, or is liberally snacking on fruit bad? Are fruits very
high in sugars (they certainly taste sweet)?

Btw, do you have any books you recommend of fairly easy meals for the
college student? And, what can and can't be frozen? What can be
refrigerated for how long? That is, it's just as easy to make newburg
for 5 meals as it is for 1, so I could make it for five and then have
it for lunch and dinner 2.5 days in a row. Which could get tedious.
Can it be kept in the fridge for a week?


thanks for your advice,
-Bernard Arnest

Hi, Bernard,
Yes, fruit has calories (sugar), so keep it balanced. Your menu seems
to be short on protein --you need protein--eggs, meat, tuna,
cheese,etc. (brain food :-) ) And I don't know what you mean by
"Newburg". If you mean a shrimp dish, I wouldn't count on keeping it
for a week. A couple of days, maybe. Good luck.
Nancree

On 17 Sep 2005 21:26:13 -0700, Bernard Arnest wrote:

> Hi,
> This is my first year in college, my first three weeks actually, and
> I find that about 50%+ of my diet is consisting of grapes, oranges, and
> apples. Granola for breakfast. Some yogurt. And when I have time,
> maybe I'll cook a regular meal. Are fruits fairly nutritional and
> low-calorie, or is liberally snacking on fruit bad? Are fruits very
> high in sugars (they certainly taste sweet)?
>
If this is your lifestyle, you won't have to worry about the "freshman
10".

> Btw, do you have any books you recommend of fairly easy meals for the
> college student? And, what can and can't be frozen? What can be
> refrigerated for how long? That is, it's just as easy to make newburg
> for 5 meals as it is for 1,

Newburg??? Are you 19 going on 65? When was the last time you saw
Newburg on a menu?

> so I could make it for five and then have
> it for lunch and dinner 2.5 days in a row. Which could get tedious.
> Can it be kept in the fridge for a week?
>
If you have a shred of social skill, you won't be worried about this
matter by Thanksgiving.
>
> thanks for your advice,
> -Bernard Arnest

You're welcome.

Your fruit diet is very healthy and you will have babes fighting for you.

Take it easy on the pizza and beer though. Trust me on this, the
opportunity will arise, if not now then soon.

"Bernard Arnest" > wrote in message
ups.com...
> Hi,
> This is my first year in college, my first three weeks actually, and
> I find that about 50%+ of my diet is consisting of grapes, oranges, and
> apples. Granola for breakfast. Some yogurt. And when I have time,
> maybe I'll cook a regular meal. Are fruits fairly nutritional and
> low-calorie, or is liberally snacking on fruit bad? Are fruits very
> high in sugars (they certainly taste sweet)?
>
> Btw, do you have any books you recommend of fairly easy meals for the
> college student? And, what can and can't be frozen? What can be
> refrigerated for how long? That is, it's just as easy to make newburg
> for 5 meals as it is for 1, so I could make it for five and then have
> it for lunch and dinner 2.5 days in a row. Which could get tedious.
> Can it be kept in the fridge for a week?
>
>
> thanks for your advice,
> -Bernard Arnest
>

"Bernard Arnest" > wrote in message
ups.com...
> Hi,
> This is my first year in college, my first three weeks actually, and
> I find that about 50%+ of my diet is consisting of grapes, oranges, and
> apples. Granola for breakfast. Some yogurt. And when I have time,
> maybe I'll cook a regular meal. Are fruits fairly nutritional and
> low-calorie, or is liberally snacking on fruit bad? Are fruits very
> high in sugars (they certainly taste sweet)?
>

A diet high in fruit [and veges] is likely to be good for you provided that
you don't neglect protein (meat,fish,eggs) altogether. The sweetness is not
a problem if you look after your teeth.

David

fruit are...

high in fiber, carbs and fructose (sugar)

especially low in protein - flesh proteins are complete protein
especially low in calcium - dark leafy greens are good calcium food sources

The most nutitious diets are also especially varied.

In article . com>,
"Bernard Arnest" > wrote:

> Hi,
> This is my first year in college, my first three weeks actually, and
> I find that about 50%+ of my diet is consisting of grapes, oranges, and
> apples. Granola for breakfast. Some yogurt. And when I have time,
> maybe I'll cook a regular meal. Are fruits fairly nutritional and
> low-calorie, or is liberally snacking on fruit bad? Are fruits very
> high in sugars (they certainly taste sweet)?

Most, but not all, fruits are very high in sugar. Some fruit in the diet
is a good thing. Too much fruit may be a problem because its very high
in carbs. If you lead a sedentary life, you might benefit from reducing
your carb intake some. If you do a lot of physical activity, eating a
lot of fruit is probably fine and it won't help you gain wait.

> Btw, do you have any books you recommend of fairly easy meals for the
> college student? And, what can and can't be frozen? What can be
> refrigerated for how long? That is, it's just as easy to make newburg
> for 5 meals as it is for 1, so I could make it for five and then have
> it for lunch and dinner 2.5 days in a row. Which could get tedious.
> Can it be kept in the fridge for a week?

Most meats can be frozen, as can lots of cooked foods. Google is your
friend. Use google to find recipes. See what happens when you do a
google search for "quick and easy recipes." Bookstores are also full of
cookbooks and there are several about quick and easy meals. Just take a
little time one weekend and visit the cookbook section of your favorite
bookstore to see what's available, or check on amazon.com

In article >,
Stan Horwitz > wrote:

> In article . com>,
> "Bernard Arnest" > wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> > This is my first year in college, my first three weeks actually, and
> > I find that about 50%+ of my diet is consisting of grapes, oranges, and
> > apples. Granola for breakfast. Some yogurt. And when I have time,
> > maybe I'll cook a regular meal. Are fruits fairly nutritional and
> > low-calorie, or is liberally snacking on fruit bad? Are fruits very
> > high in sugars (they certainly taste sweet)?
>
> Most, but not all, fruits are very high in sugar. Some fruit in the diet
> is a good thing. Too much fruit may be a problem because its very high
> in carbs. If you lead a sedentary life, you might benefit from reducing
> your carb intake some. If you do a lot of physical activity, eating a
> lot of fruit is probably fine and it won't help you gain wait.
>
> > Btw, do you have any books you recommend of fairly easy meals for the
> > college student? And, what can and can't be frozen? What can be
> > refrigerated for how long? That is, it's just as easy to make newburg
> > for 5 meals as it is for 1, so I could make it for five and then have
> > it for lunch and dinner 2.5 days in a row. Which could get tedious.
> > Can it be kept in the fridge for a week?
>
> Most meats can be frozen, as can lots of cooked foods. Google is your
> friend. Use google to find recipes. See what happens when you do a
> google search for "quick and easy recipes." Bookstores are also full of
> cookbooks and there are several about quick and easy meals. Just take a
> little time one weekend and visit the cookbook section of your favorite
> bookstore to see what's available, or check on amazon.com

There are also cookbooks _specifically_ aimed at college students:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/se...168457-4630235

The third one down on that list looks the most promising since it also
seems to include advise on healthy balanced cooking.
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson

> > > Hi,
> > > This is my first year in college, my first three weeks actually, and
> > > I find that about 50%+ of my diet is consisting of grapes, oranges, and
> > > apples. Granola for breakfast. Some yogurt. And when I have time,
> > > maybe I'll cook a regular meal. Are fruits fairly nutritional and
> > > low-calorie, or is liberally snacking on fruit bad? Are fruits very
> > > high in sugars (they certainly taste sweet)?

Fruit is good for you and I always aim for five a day. I actually eat
quite alot of fruit like you but I think its also important to vary
your diet and include other sources of nutrition like meat, bread, rice
etc. If you want to be mega healthy with these things, always stick to
wholemeal and cook from scratch. Eating fruit and veg from 'ready
meals' really doesnt have much nutritional value.

As an added point, eating fruit alone is not healthy without the other
things in the diet, as you need protein and calcium and other vitamins
and oils whixch are not found in fruit.

"Bernard Arnest" > wrote in message
ups.com...
> Hi,
> This is my first year in college, my first three weeks actually, and
> I find that about 50%+ of my diet is consisting of grapes, oranges, and
> apples. Granola for breakfast. Some yogurt. And when I have time,
> maybe I'll cook a regular meal. Are fruits fairly nutritional and
> low-calorie, or is liberally snacking on fruit bad? Are fruits very
> high in sugars (they certainly taste sweet)?
>
> Btw, do you have any books you recommend of fairly easy meals for the
> college student? And, what can and can't be frozen? What can be
> refrigerated for how long? That is, it's just as easy to make newburg
> for 5 meals as it is for 1, so I could make it for five and then have
> it for lunch and dinner 2.5 days in a row. Which could get tedious.
> Can it be kept in the fridge for a week?
>
>
> thanks for your advice,
> -Bernard Arnest
>
The caloric value of fruit comes from sugar, fructose to be exact. Too
much is bad for you. you need vegetables and whole grains added to your
diet at a minimum. Some meat or more dairy would be good also.

del cecchi