It’s the last of the lemonade stands and is that a slight chill in the air? Pretty soon it’s Back to School! It’s time focus on the books, a brand new school year and a new season.
Walk into any dorm room and you’re bound to find a mountain of snacks for those dorm-room gatherings and late night study sessions. Rather than snacking on empty calories and foods that are filled with flavor but lack in health benefits, stock up on healthy snacks instead!
Here are some delicious yet healthy options for college snacks that will not only keep you fueled, but will leave you feeling good too!
Stay Fueled with Fresh Fruit
It’s not surprising that fruit makes one of the best any-time snacks to keep the energy going. Filled with natural sugars, vitamins, and antioxidants, fruit make a great start to the day as well as a great midnight snack for those late-nights. While buying fresh fruit is ideal, it is also a good idea to freeze and store them for emergency purposes (like when the 2 A.M hunger hits).
Keep it Cool & Crunchy with Nuts
Did you know that nuts are filled with heart-healthy benefits AND can help lower cholesterol?! This easy-to-store snack is great to keep on hand and mix with other treats for a well-balanced snack.
Make Snack Time Poppin’ with Slim, Single Serve Popcorn
If you find yourself craving something with a little more crunch, then you’ll love the sea salt slim popcorn from The Popcorn Factory. At only 80 calories per single serving bag, this on-the-go ready snack is sure to satisfy.
Dark Chocolate
Did you know that dark chocolate is packed packed with nutrients and vitamins that are great for your heart and body?! Pair that with the natural caffeine found in dark chocolate, and you’ve got a sweet snack you can indulge in without feeling guilty about!
Snack Your Way to Success with Dried Fruit
Eat with nuts in trail mix or nibble on their own, dried fruits are one of the best snacks to keep stored in your desk as well as at the bottom of your bag; just a few small bites will give you a much-needed boost of energy.
Back to school can be a bummer, so make their first day and move-in experiences sweeter with a useful and fun back to school gift!
Once the gift’s content has been used up, they can then reuse the accompanying baskets for storage and organization, sending them on the fast-track to that Dean’s List!
Fuel their Late Nights with a Coffee & Tea Basket
From early classes to late night study sessions, your scholar may need some help getting through the day. First, find out their caffeinated sip of choice and then choose the perfect Coffee and Tea Gift Basket to satisfy their unique tastes and needs.
Sweeten Their Days with Nature’s Candy
Between vending machines and food trucks, there is no shortage of on-the-go foods and snacks to keep them going. However, it’s because of this easy availability that your scholars may forget to grab the most important snack of the day: fruit! Keep that “apple a day” at the top of their mind by surprising them with a lavishly fresh and festive Fruit Basket filled with the season’s freshest picks.
Send them some R&R with a Spa Basket
Your hard working student could sure use a break! Surprise them with a relaxation-ready Spa Gift Basket for a well deserved staycation after a stressful first week or assignment. Include a crafty message like “wash away those school stresses” or “scrub away that stress.”
Feed Their Mind with Brain Food
Delicious, all-natural, and all around good-for-you, the snack assortment featured in the Brain Food Market Box will keep them focused while fueling their study sessions. Although this gift is more of a box than a basket, they are sure to appreciate this extra burst of fuel for their mind!
Increase their Popularity with Snacks Sized for Sharing
Cookies, and brownies, and cakes, oh my! Make them the most popular kid in the class or dorm room with a generous Dessert Gift Basket, sized for sharing with your scholar’s new friends and classmates.
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Hooray for National Eat Outside Day!
August 25, 2011
Are you all ready for this? Can you stand the anticipation? Drum roll please! Congratulations to Kandice Young (posted at August 25, 2011 at 12:29 pm) and Marcie (posted at August 18, 2011 at 7:23 pm)! Please send your full names and address to me at amariscal@1800flowers.com and I can send over your box of Chocolate Covered Strawberries! As always, thank you to everyone for participating and don’t forget to tell your friends to join us on Facebook.
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Back to School!
August 11, 2011
Congratulations to Jen (posted at August 11, 2011 at 11:47 am), Amanda (posted at August 4, 2011 at 7:52 pm), & Esther P. (posted at August 8, 2011 at 1:43 pm)! Please send your full names and address to me at amariscal@1800flowers.com and I can send over your Colossal Fortune Cookies! As always, thank you to everyone for participating and don’t forget to tell your friends to join us on Facebook.
Back to School! This is actually really strange for me since this is the first fall since I can remember that I haven’t gone back to school (graduation is weird). Maybe I am just one of the odd ones, but I was always extremely excited to go back to school no matter how great of a summer I had been having. I could barely sleep the night before my first day or my first class (you would think it was Christmas or something). I love going to new classes and meeting new people, I love meeting new teachers or professors, I love picking my seat and getting to buy new notebooks, and binders, and picking out my favorite pens (0.5 mm fine point if you’re curious). And that first day of class where you write down everything perfectly because you imagine that this year you’ll be more organized and neat with your notes and you’ll be on top of your game every single week (first week dreams obviously). Everything is all fun and games, and then you get your first student loan bill.
Back to School Snackin’ Backpack $29.99, product code: 94719
Snack N Study Gift Basket
Have a kid who just left for freshman year at college? We want to send 3 Snack ‘N Study Gift Baskets to 3 different freshman who are missing home just a bit, but will not quite admit it. 🙂
Please post about a paragraph telling us about it feels to have your kid/nephew/niece/cousin away at their freshman year of college and how you think they must be feeling. We really want to hear your thoughts on this because we as parents have this on our minds at this time of year. It’s a big time of year for both the parents and kids. Life for both is changing. We want to make sure we capture those emotions and sentiments as we begin to design all new concepts and designs.
We’ll pick 3 random posters and send their kid/nephew/niece/cousin the Snack ‘N Study Gift Baskets along with a message of your choosing.
Current Party Status:
1) Winner #1 is “Jen“!
2) Winner #2 is “Charlotte”!
3) Winner #3 is “Kim Staton”!
4) What’s the Prize: Snack ‘N Study Gift Basket
If anybody’s searching, here’s an active coupon code: BSKTS15FB (15% off your entire order).