With late-night studying sessions crammed between weekend-long benders, healthy eating may not be at the forefront of students' minds. but whether your weakness is pizza, tacos, burgers or pasta, there are many easy ways to incorporate healthy foods into your favourite comfort foods without sacrifi cing taste.

Here is the nutritional value (numbers represent the per cent of daily recommended intake) of some fairly cheap foods that pack a nutritious punch and are easy to add to your daily meals. all nutritional information was collected from thecaloriecounter.com.

Red-y, set, Peppers!
One cup, sliced
Full of: Vitamin C (291%), vitamin A (58%)
Red peppers are excellent in tomato sauce, stir-fry, rice, tacos, omelettes, quiche, pizza, salad, finely chopped and put into a homemade burger patty, roasted with salt and pepper and a little olive oil or finely chopped and added to tuna salad. They also make a great snack raw.

Egg-cellent
One large
Full of: Protein (12%), as well as some vitamin A (5%), iron (5%) and calcium (3%).
Use eggs as a source of protein in stir-fry, pad Thai, quiche, omelettes and more. Eggs are also great on their own, cooked in an endless number of ways.

Tuna up your meal
One can
Full of: Protein (79%), iron (14%), potassium (11%) and some calcium and vitamin A
Tuna makes a great casserole, tuna salad sandwich or as a topping on a fresh leafy salad. You can also eat it on its own with some whole-wheat crackers.

Fin-garlic-in' good!
One clove
Full of: Flavour without adding sodium or fat (also has a little protein, calcium and vitamin C).
Add garlic to EVERYTHING! Tomato sauce, ground beef or turkey, hamburger patties, roasts, mashed potatoes and homemade salad dressing can all benefi t from a delicious pinch (or 20) of garlic.

Here today, gone tomato
One cup, chopped, raw
Full of: Vitamin C (38%), vitamin A (30%) and potassium (12%).
Tomatoes can be added to pasta sauce, chili, salsa, mixed in fresh salads or thickly sliced for sandwich and hamburger toppings.

Fun with onions
One cup, sliced, raw
Full of: Vitamin C (12%) and fiber (6%), and contains no fat.
This tear-jerking vegetable is excellent for adding fl avour to any meal. Mix it in a stir-fry, roast it with some potatoes and carrots, top a hamburger or use as a topping on pizza. You can also add it to rice, quiche and pasta dishes.

Fakin' your bacon
One ounce, approximately two slices, cooked
Full of: Protein (9%) with less fat and calories than pork bacon.
Turkey bacon is a flavourful alternative to regular bacon — use it wherever you'd use bacon. Serve with eggs for breakfast, in a quiche, make a B.L.T. sandwich or finely chop and use as bacon bits in a salad.

You're grounded, turkey!
Four ounces, approximately one hamburger patty
Full of: Protein (42%), iron (9%) and signifi cantly less fat and sodium than ground beef.
Ground turkey can be used in tacos, pasta sauce, casseroles, for hamburger patties and in chili — basically anywhere you would use ground beef.

What a shock-oli, it's broccoli!
One cup, chopped
Full of: Vitamin C (131%), protein (5%), fi bre (9%), vitamin A (12%), and a little calcium and iron.
Broccoli is tasty in tomato sauce, stir-fry, rice, quiche, salad, omelettes and more. You can also eat it on its own, dipped in some of your favourite salad dressing.