<p>No jelly? You crazy if you think peanut butter and bread is all that’s necessary.</p>
<p>Actually, I’m glad I clicked on this thread, gave me some good ideas. Granola bars are great, good energy for the day. Ramen noodles, Easy Mac, are all good ideas.</p>
<p>I second the reusable water bottle + britta filter. </p>
<p>I’m bringing oatmeal, instant cocoa, teddy grahams, and clif bars.</p>
<p>How do you make Easy Mac without a stove?</p>
<p>You’re kidding me right? Easy mac is microwaveable, it has instructions on the package.</p>
<p>You just need a cup of water, a bowl, and a microwave.</p>
<p>Get a Nalgene or aluminum water bottle. Buying cases of plastic water bottles is a total waste of money and is bad for the environment. Suck it up and fill up your bottle from a water fountain or the tap; chances are it really isn’t bad at all and it certainly won’t kill you to step out of your…comfort zone…?</p>
<p>That also sounds like a lot of food, especially for yourself and especially when you have a meal plan. I would advise against bringing perishables (bread, muffins) unless you want to eat a couple sandwiches a day. Do you already have a mini fridge? Their freezer compartments tend to be small, so you might not be able to fit very many frozen meals in it. I bought a good amount of food for fall break to store in my roommate’s freezer while he was gone only to find that it could hold maybe two items.</p>
<p>Oh wow I only ever make it with boiled water haha! I guess that will change. Do you all advise buying a microwave? What all do you make in it?</p>
<p>Lots of dorms have microwaves in the common room.</p>
<p>You need to check your school’s rules about microwaves; my school doesn’t let anyone have a microwave unless they’re part of the pre-approved microfridge unit, or you live in certain upperclass dorms.
Besides, like zchryevns, usually there are communal microwaves, if not communal kitchens.</p>
<p>We’re allowed to have a microwave. My roommate is bringing one for us.</p>
<p>Don’t know if you got my post. I’ll try to keep it short, I have a site that has articles specfically for dorm room students. And how they can save on this kind of cooking. Crock pot cooking. It looks like your in class, or one the go. And the frig isn’t big. With that said, go to a second hand store or at criagslist, and get one. Reason being your burning a hole in your pocket, because you always have to go, to the store, and when you do that it takes up some of your time. Where you save money is, go find a 99 cent store where you are at, there use them here in California for test marketing purposes. You get name brand for cheap. Also go to the spanish markets there you can get vegetables, and beef for cheap as well. Not always, you have to look at the specials they have, going on. Also look into Once a Month Cooking, and freezer cooking as well. Also see if anyone willing to pool money together so you can just stock up, and not have to worry, about going to do groceries every other day. If you go to the site itself there, a ton of stuff for you to look at, but because your in school, I really think this kind of cooking, will go a long way for you.It creates time for you, s you have more time for the books & classes you have to go to.
I’ve already bookmarked your post.</p>
<p>Get a bigger frig, AND MAKE IT FIT!!! lI used to be a carpenter, nothing is impossible.</p>
<p>Well, purchase foods that does not require refrigeration, like;