PURPOSE:It is possible to protect and improve the health and reduce the risk of chronic illnesses with adequate and balanced nutrition.Determining the nutritional tendencies of the students is important in order to prevent the health problems that may be caused by inadequate and unbalanced nutrition in the adult period. This study was planned and conducted to determine the eating habits of university students staying in the residence.

METHODS:The study was carried out on a total of 111 students, aged 18-24, 48 girls and 63 boys, remaining in a Higher Education student residence in Balıkesir. The questionnaire consists of two parts including general information about the students and their eating habits. SPSS 22.0 for Windows (Static Package for the Social Science) package program was used to evaluate the data obtained as a result of the research. Gender was taken as a variable.Percentage of research data (%), arithmetic mean .Chi-square significance test was used for statistical evaluation of the data

FİNDİNGS: Of the students who participated in the survey, 43.2% were female, 56.8% were male.66.7% of the students are between the ages of 18-20 ,45.9% had a length of 1.71-2.0 m and 64.9% used alcohol  ,52.3% said they always had breakfast,64.9% of which occasionally skip meals ,59.5% that prefer whole wheat bread instead of white bread, juice. The frequency of skipping main meals according to sex was found to be statistically significant.

RESULT: The data show that the eating habits of the students are not as desired

Kay Words: university student,nutrition,habit