The College Student's Guide to Eating Well on Campus [Paperback]

Ann Selkowitz Litt (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 8, 2000

Revised and expanded from the orginal information packed no-nonsense guide for college students. Learn how to beat the Freshman 15, what's in the food you eat and how to manage your special food situation on campus. Summaries of popular weight loss diets are reviewed.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Every student should devour this book before devouring the all-too-tempting offerings at restaurants, student centers, and...cafeterias. --Michael Jacobson, Center for the Science in Public Interest; August, 2005

Highly recommended --Midwest Book Review, 2000 --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

Ann Selkowitz Litt, M.S., R.D., L.D. is a nutritionist who specializes in working with young adults and teenagers. As an expert in healthy eating, Litt is frequently quoted in The Washington Post and has acted as a consultant for the local ABC, NBC and CBS TV affiliates. She writes a regular column for The Washington Parent, the leading family publication in Washington, D.C. She has been in private practice since 1981 in the Washington, D.C. area.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Tulip Hill Pr; 1st edition (June 8, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0970013906
• ISBN-13: 978-0970013903
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,922,613 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Avoid the 15 Pound Freshman Weight Gain!, July 26, 2000

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This review is from: The College Student's Guide to Eating Well on Campus (Paperback)

Ann Litt's sensible, intelligently written approach to eating properly at college is a book that many parents will buy for their college-bound 'children'...but will find it so valuable for learning about their own menus and nutrition that they may have to buy a second copy to keep at home! This is NOT a "diet book"! Some topics covered are protein requirements for athletes, shaving calories from your diet, vegetarian alternatives, cooking at college, eating disorders, low calorie snacks. The many charts and lists are helpful and easy to use, although not graphically exciting. Healthy, delicious alternative snacks are suggested in lieu of high fat, high calorie ones. Examples of well-balanced, filling, good-for-you meals are described throughout. Recommendations for exercise and caloric requirements are easy to use. This is a user-friendly book which will inspire many parents to think even more carefully about what meals and snacks they're providing at home...and maybe, just maybe,the lucky college-bound recipients of this book will 'digest' its contents before they hit the campus dining halls and snack bars. Thank you, Ann Litt, for a welcome graduation gift and wise guideline to staying fit on campus-- or off !

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommended to the attention of concerned parents, February 15, 2001

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The College Student's Guide to Eating Well on Campus (Paperback)

The College Student's Guide To Eating Well On Campus offers young men and women straight-forward ideas on how to eat nutritiously on campus. Ann Selkowitz covers everything from fueling the college athlete; to suggestions for making the most of dorm cafeteria and restaurant menus; to understanding the special nutritional considerations of vegetarian students. Highly recommended to the attention of concerned parents and nutrition conscious students, The College Student's Guide To Eating Well On Campus also addresses such issues as eating disorders, alcohol and drugs; and is enhanced with thirty recipes with great taste and minimal cooking skills required.

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Couldn't be more complete, August 4, 2000

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PAM (McLean, VA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The College Student's Guide to Eating Well on Campus (Paperback)

This guide to college eating covers every possible aspect of college life in relation to what we feed ourselves. From the nutritional contents of every fast food restaurant to the effects of drugs and cigarettes on the college student's body, Litt has covered it all. Topics such as eating disorders, proper vitamin consumption, and sample meal plans with calorie and nutritional content with an endless array of easy-to-read tables and charts complete a very useful and thourough guide to eating right at school.