You’ve just arrived home after an outrageous night Downtown and your stomach is growling in revolt. Ordering in is not an option, as you have spent your last three dollars on the cab ride home. You weigh your options: Chinese takeout from two weeks ago, mystery casserole in a Tupperware container that you don’t remember making and a bean salad that has been in the fridge since your birthday.

Or, depending on your mental and physical capacity after a night of partying, you could attempt cooking. But keep in mind that if an oven or stove is involved, the risk of fire is always something to consider.

According to the Web site cooljunkie.com, some of the best things to eat after a night of heavy drinking are things that you probably have lying around the house. Granted, none of these options are a true hangover cure, but they may help to take the edge off.

Eating honey or bananas, according to the Web site, will help to metabolize the alcohol in your system and reduce the headaches the morning after with the added bonus of requiring absolutely no preparation.

Another good option is breakfast. Bacon, eggs and toast provide a good balance of most of the nutrients that your body needs after partying. But cooking at this advanced level should only be attempted if you are not too drunk to stand.

Gabby Roberts, a junior linguistics major, is a firm believer in breakfast after a late night.

“Grits and eggs at one o’clock in the morning are always the right choice,” Roberts said.

While the health professionals at WebMD will always recommend the healthy choice after partying, sometimes that isn’t what you’re craving after a long night Downtown.

Most students agree that ease of preparation is their first requirement in a late-night, post-partying meal, especially students who live in the dorms where high-intensity cooking — thankfully — isn’t an option for them when they return from Downtown.

Tom Rinaldi, a junior philosophy, politics and law major, recommends cinnamon and frosting on microwavable pizza.

“It might sound gross,” Rinaldi said. “But it’s delicious, and it is absolutely the best after going Downtown. You definitely aren’t going to find it at Big Daddy’s or Pepe’s.”

Ryan Dean, a junior biology major, is in favor of anything that you can find in the freezer.

“Frozen is the way to go,” said Dean. “Hot Pockets, pizza, bagel bites. Basically anything greasy that I don’t have to cook in the oven is a safe bet.”

Among the five hangover prevention tips that WebMD advises, eating is one of the most important. Keep in mind that food helps to reduce the effect of alcohol and can also make the morning after far more enjoyable — so never go to bed hungry after partying Downtown, even if it means you have to get creative in the kitchen.