I always takes one day out of a week to cook and prepare foods for the following week. Most of time I makes like 5 sandwichs and cook 1 or 2 dishes. So rest of the week I can just eat the sandwich or heat up the dishes in the microwave and eat them with bread or rice.
Roast chicken + Tortillas = goodness on the cheap rice + eggs + hot dogs = cheap fried rice energy bars = $2 meals if you can be disciplined and only eat that Frozen foods = cheap but not healthy Make your own damn sandwich Hot dogs
Tip for Ramen Noodles: Don't drink much of the soup. That's where all the sodium is...so you don't need to spaz out about the sodium. Also: check this website out Ramen Recipes
when i was in college, i lived off potatoes. it's cheap and high in protein. buy a sac and find some potatoe receipes online. there's so many things you can do with it.
Buy a Foreman grill. Grill chicken breasts in bulk, store it in a fridge, heat up when eating. Also easy to grill burgers and steaks on it. It's a godsend for your situation. Some good staples: Oatmeal (not the instant kind, real oatmeal. Use Splenda and cinnamon to flavor.) Whole Wheat Bread (It has to say 100% whole wheat. Look on the ingredients list, anything that says enriched flour is no good.) Natural peanut butter. Whole wheat pasta. Smoked turkey deli meat. High in sodium, but high in protein, low fat. Salad - They now sell prewashed and cut salad in packages, very convenient. Fruits, vegetables of course. Fat Free cottage cheese Skim Milk Water - I drink a gallon to a gallon and a half of water every day. People don't drink enough. If you don't get enough vegetables and fruit, I would recommend a cheap multivitamin like One A Day Active. Good luck. Try to stay away from fried foods, foods high in saturated fats, processed sugary stuff, and soft drinks.
It's not like anyone gets excited about eating Ramen. It's a ten cent meal. Come on. Oh yea...I don't drink the water in it anyways, it's way too salty and sickening. The Ramen you can buy with small pieces of carrots and peas mixed in is good as well. Ahh, college budgets are tricky when you're living off minimum wage and no funds from the parentz.
Sometimes I do. If it is a good Ramen with a lot of spice, and maybe some egg, Kim Chi, and tofu in it. I am married, and in a two income household now, but sometimes I still love a good ramen.
It's not tricky at all. But some oatmeal and skim milk. I highly doubt that it's significantly more expensive than Ramen noodles. I feel sorry for those who are just too lazy to eat healthy then make excuses. You're only hurting yourself.
Why is everyone so bewildered that I eat baby food? It's only called baby food, it doesnt have real babies in them . But seriously, I'm more confused/disgusted by ppl who eat fast food crap, it has tons and tons of saturated and trans fat, I don't know how ppl like that food.
Processed Fried noodles that come in a package with some weird colored powder that's supposed to resemble the flavor of meat? Sound's like a healthy and appetizing delicacy to me.
George Formans grill + meat on sale from ads at the supermarket Make a list for stuff you want to get at the market and stick to it. If you live close to a carniceria you'll get lots of cheap and decent meat. Ask around for farmers market for healthy veggies. I'd stay away from Costco if you don't want to get sick of the food you eat. As long as you don't spend money on fast food, spend a little more for the food you eat all the time. You're still saving money.
When I was at A&M one of my favorite meals was tortilla chips on a plate, shredded cheese on top, stick it in the microwave, and you got nachos. Of course, I couldn't eat mine without salsa! Pugs
Dude, that sounds REALLY good. Make sure you start a thread about it when it comes out. Thanks for the great advice so far. The organic pasta and oatmeal are just few of my favorite suggestions from this thread. I was a bit disappointed that baby food doesn't have babies in them, though. Keep up the suggestions, these boys need to eat!
