A prospective cross-sectional study was conducted in order to describe the eating habits of the students of Félix Houphouët University of Côte d’Ivoire. In fact, a food consumption Survey was carried out from October 15, 2016 to February 17, 2017 in a population of 1228 students dominated by male with middleaged of 22.5-year-old. These investigations revealed a diet dominated by certains types of food, namely rice and white bread in cereals, cassava for tubers (cassava), associated by a high consumption of snack food (peanuts, croquettes, biscuit), sweet foods, soft drinks, flavor enhancers (Maggi cube), against low consumption of fruits and water. This unbalanced diet, unstructured, little varied and poorly hydrated with a large amount of ultra-processed products andpoor in fiber, is not without consequences for health. In this context, it would be advisable to carry out epidemiological investigations in order to investigate the specifics impacts that these eating habits might have on the health status of the students. Also nutritional awareness campaigns on all the university campus of the country must be organized in order to improve the food security of the students.

Keywords:Students; Eating habits