Healthy Eating on a College Budget

[Moe714]

I'm currently in college and living in an apartment so I only have limited access to the dining halls on campus. I've been finding it hard to plan healthy, well-rounded meals. Any advice for doing this on a budget and with some time constraints due to a packed schedule?

[BASILCHIVES · Accepted solution]

I love grab and go foods.   Get some baggies or cheap containers,  raw veggies, fruit, cheese, nuts.   These are your snacks. 

It is way cheaper to buy a can or bag of nuts and portion them out yourself.  Yogurt too,  add fruit and some nuts and you have a cheap healthy breakfast

 if you have a fridge grab a rotisserie chicken, pick it off the bones and add to a bagged salad, with toppings, nuts, cheese, it can be a large healthy meal.   Make up chicken salad, open broth and make soup, throw in some of the diced carrots and celery, add pasta.   Keep it simple.

[SunsetRunner]

Basilchives just reminded me, overnight oats are a quick, tasty, healthy, and inexpensive breakfast choice. Easy to make too. There's lots of recipes online and you can make and keep 5 days worth maybe a weeks worth in your fridge. It's basically Greek yogurt, milk of your choice, I use almond milk, old fashioned oats (rolled oats). frozen fruit and or berries. I like to add some honey on top, stir and into the fridge overnight. Enjoy.

[GeorgyGirl66]

I am addicted to these salads. This one is my favorite, but I also love the Asian Sesame as well. They are about $3 per bag, and there's more than one portion in them. Add some grilled chicken breast and voila!