It's 2 a.m. on a Saturday and every drunk person in State College is walking home on Beaver Avenue.

College girls wearing short skirts and high heels are followed by groups of meathead guys hollering at them. All of a sudden, traffic comes to a halt. That smell, that long line of rowdy students, and of course, that alluring cheap price of $1.

People who promised themselves last weekend that they would never have another slice from Canyon Pizza, 260 E. Beaver Ave., again stand in the mob.

With obesity being such a problem in our country today, and with college kids spending hours in their week at the White Building or at Rec Hall trying to stay fit, it's ironic that there aren't many healthy late night spots to grab a bite to eat.

You can eat salads and fruit all you want during the week and go to the gym a few days in a row, but from greasy fries to fat sandwiches, it is unavoidable to not want to pig out on the weekends.

One new late-night spot trying to offer a healthier choice of large portioned food is Belly Buster Burritos, 444 E. College Ave.

Owner Ken Gluckman said that as long as business isn't slow, the shop plans on staying open to fulfill late-night cravings.

Gluckman said the shop only uses fresh ingredients, and nothing is store bought.

"There is no frying done in oil," he said. "We steam the rice and the hand-rolled tortillas."

Gluckman said the number of vegetarian meals that the eatery has been selling surprises him.

He added that the meat they use is denuded so the fat has already been stripped off.

"We use boneless, skinless chicken breast and any piece of meat is inspected before we cook it to cut off any excess fat," he said.

And when it comes to portion size, Gluckman said you will get a mouthful.

"We give a lot of food for the money, it's a good value," he said. "I don't think it's bad to eat a lot of food if it's healthy."

Mike Kelly (junior-journalism) is one of many students who ends up on East Beaver Avenue by the end of the night, facing constant unhealthy food options.

"I live a minute away from Canyon, so it gets pretty routine to go there on my way home from a night out," he said. "Especially living with a bunch of guys, we don't really care what we're eating at 3 in the morning."

Kelly said occasionally he'll take the extra few minutes to walk over to Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches, 220 W. College Ave.

"I really have to be in a mood where I don't want to just find the quickest way to get food and go sit on my couch," he said, "but when I'm willing to walk a little out of my way to Jimmy John's, it definitely ends up being a better option than the stuff I eat on most weekend nights."

Jimmy John's makes sandwiches with fresh deli meat and a variety of vegetables. Customers can request to have their sandwiches made on multigrain bread or in a lettuce wrap.

"I usually don't feel sick in the morning when I eat something healthy like that the night before," Kelly said. "I should probably do it every weekend, but I'm too lazy to always go out of my way."

Jamie Kabinoff (sophomore-division of undergraduate studies) likes to buy healthy snacks to store in her apartment for late-night eating.

"I try to keep my fridge stocked with apples or carrots and hummus," she said. "I'd rather come home and have some of that than spend money on fast food and regret it the next morning."

Although she tries to watch what she eats on late nights, Kabinoff said it's hard to resist when all of her friends are around.

"There have been nights when me and my friends get back to our place from a night out and just say 'screw it' and order Pokey Stix from Gumby's," she said. "It's hard to control sometimes."

Kabinoff wishes there was a place downtown that would serve only healthy food late into the night.

"If there was a salad or smoothie place open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, that would probably do great business with students who'd rather eat something healthy than a greasy burger on their way home from the bars and parties," she said.