Cheryl wrote a similar post, and I would comment in response but I think I have something different to say. At school, I eat surprisingly healthy. We already discussed how the freshman 15 is a myth, although I got a lecture from my cousin’s wife at Thanksgiving how it isn’t a myth and it’s because teenagers drink too much alcohol. I feel like I eat a lot more vegetables and fruit at school, and not only because of the cafeteria effect and the variety.

I am more in charge of my own diet in the cafeteria and in my dorm room. I have a lot of “junk” in my room, with snacks like TastyKakes (it’s a Pennsylvania thing), Halloween candy, and other foods high in sugar. But I also keep things like celery, carrots, clementines, and fruit cups in my fridge. I often go for the Wheat Thins when I want a snack, but I tend to snack on clementines when I want something sweet.

At home, I want my “home” food. I eat a lot of things I can’t get at school, or things that the school cafeteria doesn’t make well. The cafeteria cannot for the life of them make good pasta (my mom says it’s hard to make pasta in a buffet setting, but that’s just an excuse to me), and that’s my favorite food, so I eat a lot of pasta at home. I have scrapple, another Pennsylvania treat that most people don’t really like. It’s a “meat,” but I’m not really sure what’s in it.

I’m home during a lot of holidays and important events, such as this past week I was home for my brother’s birthday and Thanksgiving. We went out to eat quite a few times while I was home; I went out to eat with my mom a few times just to spend time together, and I went out to eat with my best friend, Christy, to catch up. In total, I went out to eat about four times while I was home, not counting spending money on snacks when out shopping and at the movies. My family hosted Thanksgiving this year – my mom has a huge family and we have the biggest house – and we made a lot of food and then it went into our fridge and onto our counter. All we’ve been eating since Thursday is pie and Turkey and mashed potatoes. And over winter break we’ll be hosting Christmas and going to multiple parties, eating even more holiday food and leftovers.

I love being home with my dogs and my mom and my friends, but I wish I could be a little bit more in control of the fruits and veggies in my house. I think the freshman 15 would only be a problem during winter break!