The Five Must-Haves for your College Fridge

heather says:
Tue, 26th Aug 20086:12 pm 

pesto sauce. all you do is mix it with olive oil and you have a great healthy sauce for some pasta.

my rice and rice steamer – rice steamers are 20 dollars. rice is 99 cents a pound. pays for itself. plus, rice steamers shut themselves off when they are done, which means you put the rice in and come back later and its cooked itself (easier than minute rice, great when you have work to do).

popcorn seeds and air-popper popcorn maker – once again a good investment. popcorn seeds are 1.99 for a good-sized bag. popcorn comes out in about a minute, and since its homemade, is a healthier snack than the ones that come loaded with sodium and calories (even adding butter and salt like i do, its still less than what it would normally come with).

bisquick. good for everything, need it for my pancakes and waffles (i brought my belgian waffle maker too lol but thats also only like 20 bucks and saves you money over time).

mountain dew. i need it to live.

the cheap espresso maker. i know ill need that, and that way im not buying coffe, so saving money again.

that pasta thats tri-colored and has more nutrients in it.

nutritional yeast – thats for making my vegan cheese, but ive made it for non-vegan friends in the past who liked it and its really high in protein and vitamins, so its a good college ingredient.

silk mocha – ive only been able to find it in whole foods, but most health food stores will get it for you if you ask. its a coffee-chocolate drink made with soymilk, and tastes better cold, is absolutely delicious, packs in the protein and calcium, and is like having starbucks ready to drink in your refridgerator. (to the person on college candy who writes the articles where they try vegan food – i suggest writing about this drink next).

pudding mix

gotta have the tea – for both a hot cup in winter or a southern-like cold brew

this isnt food, but you need all the medicines – excedrin, naproxen, cold medicine whatever – its good to be prepared for all ailments especially when going away