Eating on a budget

I have been eating on a budget for years since its super easy to do and it can be fun in a way. One tip I advise everyone to follow is to fill your dorm pantry or whatever you want to call it, with spices and sauces, you can get so much that only cost some change to about 2 dollars, plus they add on to your foods taste if you are tired of the same old same old. You can bring them with you to the dining hall if the food needs a bit more flavor or if it is lacking it completely.

Also I have to add seasoning to my cup of noodles now, a mix I use a lot is a half teaspoon of garlic powder, a half teaspoon of lemon pepper seasoning,a half teaspoon of black pepper seasoning, a pinch of salt, and if you want the soup to be a little creamier add one or two teaspoons of mayo. It's good to get creative with your seasonings in a cup of noodles because you do not know what you like until you try it, just be careful not to use too much seasoning because you could be breaking it instead of making it.

Next tip that I have is to visit your local dollar store like the 99 cent store, Dollar tree, Dollar general, etc. You can find really good food, for cheap that you would find in bigger name grocery stores like Walmart and Target that have the same food but for a higher price. Plus you can get a lot of snacks for a dollar and under, but do not get a cup of noodles from a dollar store, because they are usually a dollar when you can get it from walmart for 33 to 88 cents, that is for an individual one if I was not clear.

Next tip if you want to feel like you are eating rather healthy in the dining hall at the stir fry station has a selection of vegetables you can add to your dish, along with rice and a choice of meat if wanted, and adding hoisin sauce throws it all together nicely, it's not that healthy but its surly healthier than junk food.

For my next tip I decided to go with something breakfast related that could get creative, overnight oatmeal. With overnight oatmeal you just mainly need oats, milk, a jar, cup or container of some sort, and a fridge, to mix it up add some fruits, yogurt, or anything else that will mix well. Also when you go down to the dining hall before you go back up to your room take some fruits with you. I like to add sugar cinnamon and apples, or sugar cinnamon, honey and yogurt, and many more combinations, also try it with different milk like chocolate, soy, almond, etc.    

Last bonus tip I like to eat ritz crackers with cheese, chocolate and craisins, which sounds like a weird mix but it's good trust me.  You can get string cheese or square cheese, I prefer white square cheese (called pack square apparently), and I like dark chocolate to go with it which is healthy so that's a plus.