Managing Stress: A Guide for College Students

Nutrition: Improving Your Nutrition

1. Complete the diet assessment and note the questions where you did not score any points. Select one or two areas where your diet did not "measure up" and you want to change.
Example: You do not eat breakfast daily.

Your area for improvement__________________________________________

2. Keep a food journal to evaluate your current diet habits.
Example: You eat breakfast two times per week.

Your assessment(s)________________________________________________

3. Set a realistic goal to begin improving your diet.
Example: I will eat something nutritious every morning.

Your goal(s)______________________________________________________

4. Develop specific strategies for achieving the goal.
Example: I will keep 100% juice boxes in my dorm refrigerator.
I can eat a quick bowl of whole grain cereal before leaving for class.

Your strategy(s)___________________________________________________

5. Evaluate your progress.
Example: I will keep a record of how many mornings I eat breakfast.

Your evaluation strategy____________________________________________

6. Adjust your strategies as needed.
Example:I will make a peanut butter sandwich to take to class for breakfast.

Your adjustment___________________________________________________