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The Pitt News

The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

Tacos from the Oakland Las Palmas location.

How students can make smarter food choices on campus

By Kelly McPoyle, Staff Writer August 26, 2024
Getting the right nutrients is essential for students to help them succeed. Learning how to balance food choices is an important part of college and living on your own.
A guide to healthy cooking in college

A guide to healthy cooking in college

By Julia DiPietro, Staff Writer October 21, 2022
Making good meal choices in college can be daunting for students who have never cooked before, but General Tso’s Monday and Taco Tuesday are only good so many times before they get old.
Dozens of students have entered Pitt’s quarantine and isolation housing.

Students report ignored dietary restrictions in Pitt’s quarantine housing

By Rebecca Johnson and Rashi Ranjan September 30, 2020
For Emma Krapels, Pitt’s COVID-19 quarantine housing made her sicker than before she entered, but not from coronavirus. Krapels — who has celiac disease, an autoimmune disorder where eating gluten causes damage to the small intestine — said she suspects she was given gluten on Sept. 17 while in the housing, causing her to “vomit profusely.”
(Illustration by Jordan Mondell | Contributing Editor)

Top ten diets for a better you in 2018

Waist-deep in January, as we currently are, many students find themselves already sitting in the middle of a pile of empty chocolate chip bags and miserably shattered New Year’s resolutions. But kicking...

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