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Eat the Best, Leave the Rest

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at George Mason University chapter.
With so many food choices on campus it can be easy to lose count of calories. All across campus there are bad choices for us and then there are better choices. Here are some great alternatives to some of our favorite foods at our favorite places.

Grab and Go
Instead of:
Chicken Caesar Wrap (550 calories)
20 oz. Coke (240 calories)
Total: 790 calories
Try:
Strawberry Walnut Salad with Spinach and Raspberry Vinaigrette (120 calories)
Apple (80 calories)
20 oz Ice Tea Unsweetened (0 calories)
Total: 200 calories
Avoid 500 calories!
Original Burger

Instead of:
ÂĽ lbs. with cheese (510 calories)
Onion Rings (530 calories)
20oz Coke (240calories)
Total: 1,040 calories
Try:
Veggie Burger (210 calories)
French Fries (271 calories)
20oz  Diet Coke (0 calories)
Total: 481 calories
Avoid 559 calories!
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Chik- Fil- A

Instead of:
3 Chicken Strips(360 calories)
Medium Fries (390 calories)
20 oz Coke (240 calories)
Total: 990 calories
Try:
Grilled Chicken Sandwich (290 calories)
Medium Fruit Cup (70 calories)
Large Diet Lemonade (70 calories)
Total: 430 calories
Avoid 560 calories!

Sub Connection
Instead of:
Footlong Oven Roasted Chicken (640 calories)
LAYS Potato Chips (160 calories)
20 oz Coke (240 calories)
Total: 1,040 calories
Try:
6 in Turkey on Wheat (350 calories)
LAYS Baked Potato Chips (140 calories)
20 oz Ice Tea (0 calories)
Total: 490 calories
Avoid 550 calories!
In each of these great alternatives you avoid eating over 500 calories, which equals to about two candy bars! Be smart and watch what you eat, but you don’t need to be the health freak. Remember if you work out and eat right it is O.K. to have a sweet treat.

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Sabel is a senior at George Mason University majoring in History and Economics. Although she'd rather stay a student forever, she is excited to see what the future brings her in the fashion industry. Besides her endeavors at HerCampus, Sabel is a Style Guru for CollegeFashionista.com writing the Style Advice of the Week column for Mason. Adding to her busy schedule are her duties in her sorority, volunteering for Operation Smile, contributing to the social media world, feeding her soda addiction, shopping at J.Crew and coloring everything around her pink. And yes, the last three are major priorities in her book.