<p>I want to bring a lot of food with me to college to replace lunch since I'm only going to eat breakfast and dinner in the dining halls everyday. I'm a vegetarian and I can't cook for carrotsticks, and I like healthy things.</p>
<p>What are some things I should buy from the local grocery store or walmart to bring with me? I'm thinking lots of bars and popcorn and other things.</p>
<p>My brother took 2 pounds of roasted unsalted pecans with him when he went back to school yesterday.</p>
<p>Bars, popcorn, maybe some nuts as well.</p>
<p>If you’re gonna have a minifridge in your dorm, maybe you could buy some stuff like hummus and other spreads at a nearby store as well as some veggies and make yourself sandwiches.</p>
<p>Pretzels, popcorn, canned soup, bananas, cliff bars. My roommate eats slices of cheese (you buy like a big block and cut it into smaller pieces).</p>
<p>Brocilli, Spinach, Fried Eggplant, Carrots, Tomatoes, Corn, etc. mhmm delicious</p>
<p>Museli and rice milk if you have a mini fridge :)</p>
<p>I have four pounds of bulk roasted almonds in my room. Totally worth it.</p>
<p>Anything Annie’s makes, Honey Roasted Almonds are my savior, Granola Bars, Chips and Hummus is also a great idea. Cups of soup are also awesome, as well as cups of Ravioli and things of that nature (Annie’s has great cheese ravioli).</p>
<p>Warm up a tin of soup in the microwave (take it out of the tin first, and put it in a bowl!) and then put it into a food thermos and take it with you, possibly alongside a bread roll. </p>
<p>Still, you are going to have to learn how to cook sooner or later. There are some really good student cookbooks out there, which explain everything from scratch.</p>
<p>My daughter is a vegetarian too. I assume since you mention cooking that you have some facilities available to you. Buy a Fasta Pasta - really clear instructions to make a small amount of pasta quickly and safely in a microwave - and a jar of sauce. Try peanut butter and jelly (or banana or fluff) sandwiches. Barilla, Hormel, and Annie’s make a lot of different meatless microwaveable meals. Campbell’s and others make microwaveable soups in ready-to-eat containers. Uncle Ben’s makes microwave-in-the bag flavored rices and Bird’s Eye makes microwave-inthe-bag vegetables. There is always the college student standby - ramen. If you have a refrigerator, all supermarkets carry what I call salad-in-a-bag and pre-sliced ready-to-eat fruit. Good Luck!</p>