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Eat This Not That

Her Campus Placeholder Avatar Nilla Ali
Her Campus Placeholder Avatar Francesca Lee
This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at UVA chapter.

In a time of non-stop errands, group meetings, and obligations, it is sometimes hard to make the best choices when figuring out how to stop your stomach from grumbling. Fast food sadly just doesn’t seem to care about how you look in your bathing suit. Wouldn’t it be nice to have someone to guide you in the right direction? Well the brilliant writers of the book Eat This Not That finally decided to sympathize with the lives of us busy ladies. You now have the chance to get your little Twitter birdie to follow the writers of Eat This Not That who update you hourly on good food decisions. Sometimes you just don’t realize how easy it is to cut back on calories or how quickly they can add up! Here are some of the noteworthy tweets every Her Campus girl should know:
 
Whatever metabolic boost you’ll find in Snapple Mango Green Tea Metabolism is more than offset by the sugar rush. It packs 33 g sugars!
 
Shrimp is high in bone-strengthening vitamin D and vitamin B-12, which boosts bone density!
 
“No consumer could reasonably be misled into thinking Vitaminwater was a healthy beverage.” – Attorney representing the beverage’s maker
 
Pan crust can cost you 1,000 calories! Order thin crust. It’s closet to true Italian pizza!
 
Yes, low-fat dairy can help you lose weight. But these don’t qualify: ice cream, chocolate milk, queso dip, & fruit-on-the-bottom yogurt!
 
BEST PIZZA SNACK: Lean Pockets Whole Grain Supreme Pizza. It contains 10 g of belly-filling protein! 50 Best Snacks
 
FIVE GUYS TOPPINGS: Mustard = 0 calories; Mushrooms = 10; Ketchup = 15; A1 = 15, BBQ = 60; Cheese = 70; Bacon = 80; Mayo = 100!
 
CHECK THE LABEL: Instead of the traditional, healthy olive oil, Sabra Hummus contains “soybean and/or canola” oil!
 
SINFUL SALAD: Panera’s Steak & Blue Cheese Chopped Salad packs 850 calories!
 
So next time you grab a packet of ketchup, or think you’re doing your fit body a favor by filling it with water with false vitamins, think of your friends at Eat This Not That. Smart choices aren’t hard to make, you just have to be willing to find out how to make them. 

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Francesca Lee is a fourth year majoring in sociology with a minor in media studies at the University of Virginia. This summer, she developed a passion for TV production after interning at WETA, the public television station for DC and the greater metro area.  Throughout the summer, Francesca researched, wrote and produced several WETA Around Town segments about the local arts programs and graffiti murals in DC.  As the new campus correspondent for Her Campus UVa, she is working to create video content for the UVa branch to supplement the written content.  This spring, she hopes to study abroad in Denmark and expand her knowledge of international broadcasting and advertising. Francesca also gives historical and admissions tours to visitors and prospective students at UVa and is a member of Alpha Chi Omega Sorority.