<p>I don't know if anybody has made a thread on this yet. What are some healthy meals that can be made in a microwave (all that is allowed in my dorm room) as an alternative to eating unhealthy cafeteria food?</p>
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<p>Annie Chun’s meals take two or so minutes in the microwave and are pretty healthy, and can be ordered from Amazon. I like them and I’m pretty picky.</p>
<p>lol “Annie Chun” makes me think of Aunt Jemima</p>
<p>e: Marie Callender and Kashi make good frozen foods</p>
<p>Yeah, any of the Asian noodle bowls around 250 calories/bowl are pretty good. I think they’re kinda high in sodium, but I second the recommendation for Annie Chun’s, and Simply Asia is a good brand as well.</p>
<p>Evol steak bowls are delicious, and the don’t have any artificial junk in them.</p>
<p>Healthy Choice Cafe Steamers are the shiz.</p>
<p>For breakfast, take a look at Jimmy Dean’s D-Light brand. All breakfast sandwiches <300 calories, low/no fat, high protein.</p>
<p>Do you have a Trader Joe’s near you? They have a lot of great items that can be heated in the microwave that are healthy as well.</p>
<p>I like the Amy’s microwave meals (but I’m a vegetarian, idk if you have any dietary restrictions or not). Even if you’re not a veggie, their macaroni and cheese usually has less calories/fat than Marie Callendars, etc.<br>
It’s also really easy to steam vegetables in the microwave. You can top them with a little salt or a little olive oil or butter.</p>
<p>Two things I found randomly in grocery stores and online were a microwave omelette maker and an microwave potato chip maker.</p>
<p>Honestly, the omelette maker was hit or miss, whereas the potato chip maker was pure gold.</p>
<p>I’d recommend either but the question is, are you willing to keep fresh eggs and a sack of potatoes in your dorm?</p>
<p>I’ve always been under the impression that microwave and healthy were mutually exclusive. Reading the backs of some tv dinners you’d think your heart would immediately explode upon consuming one.</p>
<p>^Well thats stuff like those HungryMan one pound meal things…I ate one at one point in time and decided to look at the back out of curiosity…I forget the numbers but I haven’t had one since. Personally I either go for the Lean Cuisine or SmartChoice meals if I am in a rush and need to eat.</p>
<p>Quinoa, a Peruvian “seed” (often mistaken for a grain). It cooks in a very short time, (esp if u soak it before hand), and it’s extremely nutritios and is a complete protein.</p>
<p>Healthy Choice is the way to go…they make pretty tasty pasta dishes that you can make in the microwave in about 4 minutes. Yum.</p>
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<p>Is macaroni and cheese not vegetarian?</p>
<p>^I think it should be, but it’s prob not vegan.</p>
<p>Annie Chuns are SO good! I love the Teriyaki bowls…yum! I didn’t realize they were that popular though. Healthy choice makes good ones too, although I don’t think anything processed is THAT healthy but it’s way better than some stuff you could eat. Lean Cuisine dinners can be as bad as some other frozen dinners so you just have to sort of check labels, they’re good but the stouffers frozen dinners taste way better. I don’t know how “healthy” they are though, haha!</p>
<p>Stouffer’s mac and cheese is delicious. Probably not too healthy, but you can eat some fruit with it.</p>
<p>Quinoa is awesome in the mwave (supposedly it delivers all the needed amino acids.) Baked potatoes. Spaghetti squash. Broccoli. Any microwave cookbook (or online site) will supply all sorts of ideas, including desserts. If you have a frig, that expands the possibilities. But, not all school food is awful nowadays. Often, many healthy choices. And, not all schools are near an inexpensive market with fresh foods.</p>
<p>ps. if you are looking for healthy, many of the above prepared meals are loaded with sodium.</p>
<p>I was just throwing the macaroni and cheese out there as an example of what they have that might appeal to meat eaters. Some of their other offerings are a little more off putting (like their tofu pot-pie, which is surprisingly delicious).</p>
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Yeah Amy’s mac and cheese is only veggie, but they have a vegan option, mac and soy cheese. Amy’s is just awesome; they make great food and it’s all at least lacto-veggie (no meat, fish, or eggs) <3</p>