Most college students have busy schedules where making time for a healthy, fulfilling meal is usually sacrificed for homework or study groups. While visiting the closest McDonalds seems to be the most convenient way to eat, its not always the best option for your health. Although time is scarce in college, knowledge on healthy meals is beneficial for your body and cash flow.

Patti Landers, associate professor of nutritional sciences, has some advice for students on cheap, healthy eating.

- Cooking at home is much healthier and inexpensive: Going to restaurants is usually a fun, social experience, but eating out every day gets costly and repetitive.

Landers recommends making a list of items you want to eat and ones that are on sale before heading to the grocery store. Once there, stick to that list no need to add several bags of Cheetos.

Some foods Landers said to keep a constant supply of: eggs, cheese, bread, carrots, oranges, noodles and canned and frozen vegetables.

- When you snack, avoid the candy attack: Do not give in to those tempting cookies and donuts. While they are ever-so-tasty, those items are high in fat and calories and low in nutrition.

Instead, try to get in the habit of eating peanut butter on celery, cheese sticks and pieces of fruit. Delicious and healthy what a beautiful combination.

- Dust off that old school lunchbox: Packing a lunch might feel elementary, but think about all that money you are saving by not spending $6 every day on lunch. Remember Lunchables? Theyre still good and decently priced. Landers said yogurt packed in the morning will be fine unrefigerated until about noon.

-Limited time to cook? Try the microwave route, but be wary: Landers said microwave meals can be healthy but are often very low in protein. Look at the nutrition facts label to know how much meat is actually in your frozen dinner.

Microwave meals can be improved by adding a salad, a piece of whole grain bread and milk.

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