Your Kitchen’s Secret Weapon

Do you ever feel like you have this secret untapped resource of fun and enjoyment right at your fingertips? Perhaps you’re walking down the aisles of Wal-Mart and just as you were thinking you would love to nom on some Oreos, a huge display of multicolored 4^th of July Oreos is in your field of vision whispering “EAT ME.” Maybe you wished for a pony one Christmas and actually got it. Sure, it was super aggressive and would buck you off every time you rode it, but it’s a pony!

Or maybe you’re just hanging out at your house, staring at your random assortment of food and thinking, “Is this really it?” Well, I’m glad you stumbled upon this post, because I have a solution for you- one that will probably change your life.

KitchenAid 5-Speed Blender 

Your blender! Okay, I know what you're thinking. How anticlimactic. Seriously Julia, a blender? And for all that is beautiful, PLEASE HOLD THE SUSIE HOMEMAKER JOKES. But I'm telling you, find your blender, pull it out of that old forgotten moving box, and make sure that thing still works because I’m about to blow your mind with all the things you can do with one.

Eating Healthy:)

Now for eating healthier, that's a bit trickier. I have such a hard time with this since, we can all agree that most people tend to lean towards the unhealthier food selection. They are just SO good! Maybe start off my giving up some junk food you really like but know is bad for you. I myself gave up drinking soda and right now I'm trying to cut back eating chocolate ( oh my goodness, it's SOOOOO hard. I feel like I'm experiencing chocolate withdrawal).  I'm not a doctor or anything like that, this is entirely an opinion of a girl who has gotten through all these pressures that most girls go through. It's easier sometimes to focus on negative things about yourselves, but say and acknowledge at LEAST one good thing you see in yourselves and focus on that instead of the negatives. I'm working on that , I tend to get really hard on myself, but if I can do it, I bet you guys can too:) Just always remember, to do things that make YOU happy.

College Food!!

College cafeteria food is WAY different than High school cafeteria food… at least the way I see it. In high school, the cafeteria ladies seemed really cranky all the time, and they don’t really enjoy answering questions. And do I really need to talk about the food?

Now, from what I’ve gathered so far by going to the Met, the college cafeteria food experience is quite the opposite. When I go in there, the first thing I do is give them my ID card, and use my meal plan. The woman at the register almost always has a warm smile on her face! Next, I go to pick out my food!  I must say, they have way more variety than high school had to offer. For lunch, they do offer some things every day, like pizza and burgers, but there’s another station that has something different every day. They serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner at the met here on campus.

Another upside to eating at the Met is that you don’t have to go out and buy your own food and make it if you don’t want to! Plus, it’s all you can eat at the met, which means that if you’re not full after eating just one plate of food, you can go back and get however much food you and your stomach can take. They even have to-go boxes if you want to take your food with you! Honestly, this is a HUGE change for me when it comes to quality and service of school food. I just wish the met was open later than it is, mainly because I get super hungry in the middle of the night. But really, it’s also good to have some food in your dorm with you, just in case you get hungry when the Met is closed!

For all students that live on campus, you're required to get a meal plan. Each meal plan comes with certain amount of dining dollars based on which meal plan you decide to get, so that you can get food from places like the on campus Subway or Chick-fil-a if you want! Also, Schlotzsky's Deli OFF campus accepts dining dollars too!

Have any questions about the Met or meal plans? Leave a comment below, or contact UT Tyler Dining Services at 903-566-7074!