What food do you have available?
If you don't already, you should get a couple of microwave-safe dishes. Here are some things I did in the dorm with a microwave and small fridge. I may be forgetting some--it was years ago. My main limitation is that the foods that were available to buy on our meal plans were pretty random at times.
Rice--in a container with a lid. I ate this a lot! Mix in some butter, peas, tuna, whatever looks good that you have.
Jell-o: Buy a 4-cup Pyrex measuring cup (serves as mixing bowl, soup dish, or measuring cup) and heat up water. Add bits of fruit, carrot (orange jello salad), or cottage cheese (green jello salad). The jell-o doesn't add much except flavor and makes it a summery treat.
Eggs--yes, you can scramble them in the microwave. Not sure if you can hard boil them. Eggs are usually cheap protein.
I also ate a lot of things straight from the can--green beans (but try things like adding a little OJ, mustard, and brown sugar) and, when I had my monthly salt cravings, black olives.
I also had an 80's microwavable muffin dish. Worth picking up if you see one at Goodwill. The muffins won't brown, but they will bake and taste pretty decent compared to what you can buy pre-made. Also I would buy English muffins and warm them, melt a little cheese on them if I had it.
Now that I'm older, I bet there are ways you could fix things like lentil-barley stew with a little experimentation as well. Apples--for a treat, cut up and heat for a couple of minutes with some cinnamon and brown sugar, or for a snack eat with peanut butter.
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