College kid looking for recipes?

www.skinnytaste.com. Seriously the best website ever. It has lots of easy recipies and gives all the nutritional info for all of them. Good luck! I moved off campus after my freshmen year...it takes some getting used to but it was a lot of fun! Giid luck!

Hi try this web site www.sparkrecipes.com all so available as an app for Iphone.
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I don't know what your budget looks like, but I'd say don't buy any junk food to keep in your room. If you get hungry and want to munch on something, you can't eat the junk food you don't have. Stock up on fruits and veggies to munch on. I'm no help in the cooking department, my idea of a meal is mixing together anything that's in the fridge and calling it a salad, but maybe you could google some recipes...

Stir fry is simple and cheap. Buy the pre-packaged frozen stir fry veggie mixes, add chicken/beef/pork/shrimp, some granulated garlic and onion, ginger, low sodium soy sauce and either rice or noodles on the side.

Hi,

When I was in college (graduated 2006), I found that if I made several meals ahead of time on the weekend, it helped me from eating foods that weren't that great for me. Ideas such as grilled chicken breast marinated in peanut butter/soysauce (sounds gross but actually good), on top of some couscous along wtih some veggies. Fish is very easy to cook. Just season it with some salt/pepper/garlic salt/lemon pepper and pan fry it in some EVOO. Eat it with some quinoa (can be bought at Big Lots for a reasonable price) thats mixed with some canned black beans that have been rinsed off of their water. I like to chop up some onion/tomatoes/garlic and sautee in EVOO. add a can of black beans (or whatever kind of beans you like) and heat up. Season to your liking. I cook a lot of spicy, so the more spicy the better for us I also like to buy the light bbq sauce (any kind is fine) when it is on sale at the store and just take out chicken breast from the freezer (boneles/skinless), put it into crockpot, pour the light bbq sauce over it, add seasoning if you want, but not necessary, and cook. it's great to cook when you know you will be in class all day and dont want to have to cook when you get home. once it's cooked (takes about 3-4 hours on high), shred the meat and put it on a wholewheat bun. you can do the same for pork or beef.
if you cook several meals at a time, it helps. for me, when I'm chopping veggies for a meal, I go ahead and chop up extra to help speed up the process for the next time I cook...

Hope this helps and all the best in your studies!

I'm a junior in college and just moved into a new apartment! My first meal is tonight so this post was perfect for me! Nice to meet you alll!!

There are lots of great recipie books out there, but they key is to make your cooking as simple as possible.

When I was a Student, the best things I ever got were a George Foreman Grill, Rice Cooker and Vegetable Steamer. ON the latter 2 you set the timers and wait for the bell 20 mins later. Foolproof. On the former, you can toss in various items even from the frozen state and they'll cook right through in a matter of minutes....turning once.

I'd buy chicken breasts/thighs, butterfly pork chops, burger patties and thin steaks and freeze them in sandwhich bags so they're already single portioned for a quick meal.

For seasonings, get yourself some Basil, Oregano, Thyme, Cajun spice, Lemon Pepper and garlic and mix and match them however you desire.

Cheers!

YES TO THE GRILL!