"College Kids Diet"

One of my roommates came up with the idea of writing a blog about “the college girl’s diet.” She told me that she thought girls would be interested to know what drinks they should drink when they go out and if they were to have a late night “snack”… what would be the best option on Court Street. So Devin this one is for you:

As a college student, alcohol plays a social aspect in our lives since it is involved with sporting events, socials, parties, and dates. This would make it a hard thing to cut out when trying to lead a healthy life style. I am not writing this to try to get you to stop drinking… but I am hoping that this brings awareness to all that read it and maybe stop someone from ordering that last round at the bar that isn’t needed.

I know that some people think that vodka doesn’t have calories and that if they stick to light beer they will be fine….. THINK AGAIN!!! All alcohol comes with a price. So if you drink and consume more calories than you need, you’re more likely to store the fat. That’s where the freshmen fifteen come into play. So let me break this down for ya..

A standard drink is:
• a 12-ounce bottle or can of regular beer
• a five-ounce glass of dinner wine
• a shot of liquor or spirits (either straight or in a mixed drink)


Alcohol Calories Carbs(grams)
Beer (regular) 146 13.13
Beer (light) 99 4.6
All Distilled(rum, Vodka, Whisky, gin, tequila, bourbon) 97 0
Wine (red) 125 3.5
Wine (white) 120 3.5

-This does come with some exceptions but I do have homework so I’m not going to sit here and list every single drink. If you have a special drink you like just look up the calorie content.

So let’s do the math. Ok so say you are going out for a night and you start up and maybe have a little pregame with your friends..(3 shots). Then let’s go to a party maybe play some drinking games and have a few drinks before the bar (4 drinks). Then lets head to the bar to finish out the night (3 drinks). So this puts girls at about 984 and guys at about 1613 calories a night. So say we only go out Thursday, Friday and Saturday this puts girls at 2952 and guys at 4839 calories a weekend. So given that 3500 extra calories is a pound and that about one pound per weekend times by 10 weeks in a quarter.. ha so you gained 10 lbs per quarter. The funny thing is I’m not counting the late night eating yet or the day drinking or even those extra fun shots you took at the bar last night. Does this make sense now?? Say bye bye to your high school body and hello college drinking body.

Ok so now that we have covered alcohol let’s start with late-nighting. I’m not saying I am not a victim to Big Mamas because I am guilty as charged. And hey if that means you are going to bed with food in your stomach to soak up that alcohol then sometimes that is what the doctor ordered.. But I know when you wake up in the morning you won’t feel like that was such a great choice.
So lets break this down…
Food Calories Fat(Grams) Carbs (grams)
Cheese pizza slice 240 11 27
Pepperoni 250 12 26
JJ Turkey tom 514 22 50
jj Italian night club 948 50 70
Chicken Caesar pita pit 498 12 62
Turkey breast pita pit (without sauce) 365 3.3 67
Chipotle Chicken Burrito(rice, chicken, cheese) 883 40 81
A single Calzone from D.P. dough 900 100 150
Chili cheese dog 340 17 31
Walking Taco 425 30 23
Plain Cheese Burger 317 15 28
Gyro 593 12 74

So after you just drank all of those calories do you really want to start adding the food onto this?

The only advice I can give you is to try and be smart about the choices you make when going out. Avoid pregaming to cut calories. When purchasing drinks at the bar try for lower calorie beer and get mixed drinks with diet beverages and not juices and syrups. AVOID shots that have added flavor because those add the calories. Take shots with a lime or lemon to save (please don’t pore salt/sugar all over your hand). Also try and avoid the late night. Biggest thing would be to go out with a full stomach (good heavy carb dinner), that way the alcohol takes longer to hit your blood stream and you won’t feel those food craving late at night. Last but not least drink lot of water before you go to bed and when you wake up. The majority of you hang over is because of dehydration. Grab some Gatorade, water, advil and a big glass of OJ in the am to get your body on track and hit the gym to sweat it out. I’m telling you, you will feel a whole lot better!
Hope this helps ~Chelsey