Frugal Foods for a College Dorm Resident

[leggzz66]

how about the occassional pot pies? i signed up at congra foods and get coupons in the mail sometimes. Here wally just had a sale on tv dinners also. Quick simple and cheap. Not something to eat every day, but for 1.00 or less a meal, i think is a good deal and you have lots of choices to chose from.

[Wise Bread]

Originally Posted by sounderella

I don't know if you have a freezer part in your microfridge but I just came across tyson's popcorn chicken. They're frozen but already cooked and it says on the bag that they can cook in the microwave.

I love Tyson's! I get their chicken breast which I use to make chicken sandwiches. Add in a pickle, some tomatoes, and a fried egg and I daresay it tastes as good as any commercial burger.

[snafu]

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[LuxLiving]

This is someone else's mom chiming in...

take your multi-vitamin!!

[atomicrc11]

Lux, about the multi-vitamin, I would actually recommend not taking them unless your have a specific reason. Studies have shown that multivitamins have no benefit when taken by the general public. They are unregulated so you don't really know how much of what they say is in them are actually there and that can cause serious damage to your body if you end up taking too many fat soluble vitamins.

As to quick food, when you take a trip to your local supermarket take a look at what fish is on sale. Fish steams quite well in the microwave, just put in some lemon juice and basil or oregano. Also you can make yourself some dill sauce, which is mainly ground dill and mayonnaise. Generally some sort of cod, scrod, tilapia or some other white fish will be relatively inexpensive. Usually about half a pound of fish is a serving. As for vegetables, just buy the frozen ones in the bag, then you can just make them in the microwave.