Comments on: The Five Must-Haves for your College Fridge http://collegecandy.com/2008/08/26/the-five-must-haves-for-your-college-fridge/ Advice on student style, collegiate dating discussion guides, relationship advice and women's studies. Sat, 26 May 2012 16:48:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: 10 Undercover Items Your Parents Will Buy You In College : College Candy http://collegecandy.com/2008/08/26/the-five-must-haves-for-your-college-fridge/#comment-91827 Wed, 11 Aug 2010 16:01:15 +0000 http://www.collegecandy.com/body/11579#comment-91827 [...] my parents were more than generous when they stashed the cart with college-goodies.  Especially food.  I think my mother thought I was going to eat all my food the first day, never have the [...]

]]> By: cissy yee http://collegecandy.com/2008/08/26/the-five-must-haves-for-your-college-fridge/#comment-90899 Thu, 05 Aug 2010 04:02:51 +0000 http://www.collegecandy.com/body/11579#comment-90899 I cooked a lot at my dorm (which was apartment-styled with a kitchen) freshman year, and will again sophomore year. Here's what I used most:

Pasta and pasta sauce – spaghetti is super easy and good

canned soups – but test some out first. not all are created equal.

eggs – easy to boil or make scrambled eggs in the morning, only takes a few minutes

bread for toast – if you have a toaster, sandwich maker or oven. otherwise, bread for sandwiches in general. (depending where you are, sometimes you need to get it in the fridge. my school is in such a humid place that everything, even cereal, goes stale really soon.)

cheese like said above

Juice (either 100% or veggie) – If you really don't have time to eat in the morning, at least have some juice to keep you going through the morning. But avoid juice drinks, which are full of sugar

a bar of chocolate – for, well, you know.

agreed with Brita filter pitcher

fruits (i put mine in the fridge, it was too humid not to. bananas would only last a day out of the fridge) – as snacks instead of junk food. also good for after night classes when you're hungry but shouldn't eat something fattening.

milk for cereal

ready meals – i bought those sometimes, like if it's already seasoned pasta or rice, or potato wedges, or chicken patties or something. good for when you're either too lazy to walk two blocks to the caf (as was in my situation) or too busy with work.

my parents would also send me like frozen dumplings and stuff, which I couldn't find in the stores near my school. All you have to do is pack them vacuum-sealed and they can be sent in a box in the mail.

I took every opportunity I got to cook for myself and ended up losing 15-20 lbs freshman year.

]]> By: Lisa http://collegecandy.com/2008/08/26/the-five-must-haves-for-your-college-fridge/#comment-43134 Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:10:39 +0000 http://www.collegecandy.com/body/11579#comment-43134 A carton (or jug, depending on where you live) of milk. For cereal, a beverage, for… a lot of things. :]

]]> By: Kaitlyn http://collegecandy.com/2008/08/26/the-five-must-haves-for-your-college-fridge/#comment-15381 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:58:00 +0000 http://www.collegecandy.com/body/11579#comment-15381 My dorm food/fridge staples? Hmmm…

-First off, I agree with the baking soda comment. Nothing is worse than opening your fridge at the end of the semester and smelling the funk of left-over casserole your roommate put in there. (It happened…)

-Red Bull. It doesn't really work as an energy drink for me, but I like the taste of it. I like to sip on one every few days or so.

-Water! Whether bottled or tap…just have it.

-Some Crystal Light to add to that water to make it a bit less bland. (I recommend the rasberry lemonade flavor.)

-Ramen.

-Poptarts (the whole wheat kind)

-Tea.

-Coffee (It's my liquid Jesus.)

-And last, but certainly not least, I love having a jar of mangos and some mandarin oranges. Those are so awesome to snack on.

]]> By: Denise http://collegecandy.com/2008/08/26/the-five-must-haves-for-your-college-fridge/#comment-15380 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:14:54 +0000 http://www.collegecandy.com/body/11579#comment-15380 I always have peanut butter. Great for quick protein, or awesome on crackers or rice cakes for a midnight snack.

Poptarts, ramen, applesauce with Flat Earth berry fruit chips (trust me, it's amazing for breakfast), lunchables. . .

]]> By: LA http://collegecandy.com/2008/08/26/the-five-must-haves-for-your-college-fridge/#comment-15379 Wed, 03 Sep 2008 19:12:51 +0000 http://www.collegecandy.com/body/11579#comment-15379 Bread really fills me up an I can freeze for as long as I need. There are some excellent bakeries that have fresh bread for 99 cents or day olds for 50.

]]> By: KMak http://collegecandy.com/2008/08/26/the-five-must-haves-for-your-college-fridge/#comment-15378 Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:55:56 +0000 http://www.collegecandy.com/body/11579#comment-15378 Well i definitely agree about the ramen and brita parts; tap water isn't really clean while buying lots of bottled water is quite a no-no on your income, brita filtered water is pretty decent and you just have to replace the filter every couple of months; i like to eat ramen for the breakfast or whatever meal that i really don't want to walk to dining halls or outside campus to eat.

Red Bull however is not a good choice for me; while i drink it; its not my first or second choice for an energy drink as the taste isn't that great(for me); i prefer Nos or Bawls for my energy drinks, they are actually the only two energy drinks that work for me and their taste is pretty decent; Nos is kinda orange-flavored while Bawls tastes like fruity sprite.

]]> By: Marie http://collegecandy.com/2008/08/26/the-five-must-haves-for-your-college-fridge/#comment-15377 Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:13:49 +0000 http://www.collegecandy.com/body/11579#comment-15377 This isn't for eating but for odor purposes-a box of baking soda.

Trust me please. My roommate and I found out the hard way. Not even 6 washings could take the smell out of her fridge.

]]> By: Jake http://collegecandy.com/2008/08/26/the-five-must-haves-for-your-college-fridge/#comment-15376 Mon, 01 Sep 2008 08:57:23 +0000 http://www.collegecandy.com/body/11579#comment-15376 Pasta and tuna, definitely. I live off that stuff!

http://factsandfriction.blogspot.com/

]]> By: Kelly M. http://collegecandy.com/2008/08/26/the-five-must-haves-for-your-college-fridge/#comment-15375 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:19:26 +0000 http://www.collegecandy.com/body/11579#comment-15375 Yeah, I agree Red Bull isn't the greatest, but the sugarfree is a lot less harmful than a lot of other drinks and pick-me-ups.

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