{"id":8562,"date":"2018-10-31T16:19:25","date_gmt":"2018-10-31T22:19:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.petersons.com\/blog\/?p=8562"},"modified":"2019-02-26T15:50:09","modified_gmt":"2019-02-26T22:50:09","slug":"cheap-easy-and-healthy-meals-to-make-in-your-dorm-room","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.petersons.com\/blog\/cheap-easy-and-healthy-meals-to-make-in-your-dorm-room\/","title":{"rendered":"Cheap, Easy, and Healthy Meals to Make in your Dorm Room"},"content":{"rendered":"

A huge component of meeting a budget has to do with food. You have to eat one way or another. Often, college students are new to budgeting and making their own food choices, and these two new aspects of life that a young student is unfamiliar with go hand in hand. <\/span><\/p>\n

Perhaps, you want to make cheap food that isn\u2019t ramen. Maybe you do have a meal plan, but are running low on points. Or, of course, you could be sick of the food on campus, but don\u2019t have the money to get take-out food. Whatever the case may be, this article will help you make good choices about your food and the price you pay for it with seven dorm room meal recipes. <\/span><\/p>\n

Tip: <\/b>Many of these ingredients can be found in on-campus dining halls. If your dining hall allows you to take out food, you won\u2019t have to pay anything additional to your meal plan. <\/span><\/i>For example, a salad bar will have vegetables you can use in many of these recipes, or to make salads of your own ahead of time and keep stored in your fridge for the week.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIf [students] have a salad bar approach they can leverage their meal plan a little bit and have it be really healthy,\u201d said Lisa Eberhart, RD, Director of Nutrition at North Carolina State University<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

1. Steamed rice and veggies<\/strong><\/h1>\n

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Ingredients: <\/b><\/p>\n