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College student friendly recipes.

maremare93
maremare93 Posts: 4
edited January 5 in Recipes
I like to be easy on my budget and I have have little to no time to cook!
Any ideas for yummy and healthy recipes or snacks?
Thanks. :)

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  • busycitystreets
    busycitystreets Posts: 64 Member
    Do you have a crockpot? If not, it's a great investment. You can throw in chicken, veggies and a can of tomatoe sauce, set it on low for 8 hours, and mmmMmm! Yummy. Fried up eggs are always a quick, easy option. Oatmeal... Again, cheap and super easy. Slice up an apple and throw it in with your oatmeal, and you have a pretty good meal. You might also want to think about setting aside a day a week (ex: Sunday) and cook up a bunch of meals for the week, throw them in the freezer and just pull them out when you're hungry!
  • maremare93
    maremare93 Posts: 4
    Thanks! Those were all really great suggestions. I'll try to talk my mom into letting me steal a crock pot hehe
  • keelz2010
    keelz2010 Posts: 182 Member
    Beef stew, Tuna pasta and sweetcorn mixed up with a side salad
  • SofaKingRad_
    SofaKingRad_ Posts: 276
    ramen-noodles2.jpg

    Easy on budget, virtually no cooking time. Enjoy!
  • BritneysStuntDouble
    BritneysStuntDouble Posts: 849 Member
    ramen-noodles2.jpg

    Easy on budget, virtually no cooking time. Enjoy!
    Veggies and protein, right there. It shows it right on the package.
  • saraann4
    saraann4 Posts: 1,296 Member
    Easy on budget, virtually no cooking time. Enjoy!

    Yes, and also google Ramen noodle recipes. You will find a ton that you could easily tweek.
  • round_and_brown
    round_and_brown Posts: 14
    I live in a dorm room with no kitchen, which is an absolute travesty. Thus, most of the meals I eat at home are based on plain Greek yogurt or oatmeal, because you can do ANYTHING with them, especially if you invest in some cinnamon. For example, for breakfast, I usually have plain oatmeal cooked with unsweetened vanilla almond milk (I'm sure regular 1% would work too, I'm just picky), cinnamon, an apple from the dining hall, and some nut butter (peanut butter is cheap and DELICIOUS). Same with plain Greek yogurt - if you just mix it with a little cinnamon and some cut-up dining hall fruit, it's a great pre-gym snack. Just throw in whatever you have lying around.

    Also, canned pumpkin is a great thing - 50 calories per serving, chock full of vitamin A, a wonderful addition to the foods mentioned above, and approximately $1 a can.
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