Hate ramen with all my heart. Had way too much of it freshman year.

theres so many things, like chili, canned meats and vegetables u can throw into your pasta or soups
things that are totally premade dont taste as well and u might get tired of them arent my reccomendation
if u like salads, try three bean salad with all canned beans + canned vegetables + a little fresh or dried herb (parsleys nice for this salad)
almost any dressing goes with it, make ur own too; dressings are cheap to make
dressings are usually mostly oil + seasoning

theres also jarred goods and alike
an example: u can get mojo marinade in a bottle, marinate your chicken or beef overnight
throw them in the oven after u drain it a bit and pour some jarred chimi churri for a nice cuban style meal

if u do get tired of canned goods, try replacing the ingredients by upgrading to fresh chopped vegetables (i believe they sell many things like that prechopped) or u can start practicing with a knife and cutting board

spaggati for ever

BREAKFAST
cerial
eggs
bagel
toast

LUNCH
Chicken wraps
Chicken Caesar salad
sandwich (with whatever cold cuts you like)
whatever is leftover dinner from day before
soup
grilled cheese
omelet with shit load of stuff in it (mix of breakfast/lunch)

DINNER
tacos
chicken (either grill boneless breast on bbq, or cut up in lanyards and cook on stove)
spaghetti (or any kind of pasta)
homemade burgers on BBQ
steak on BBQ (when I'm feeling rich)
frozen pizza (about only once a month)
ribs
rest of the time I either eat out or the gf cooks


pm me if you want more specific recipes... all these are really simple to make and pretty cheap (I buy chicken in fucking bulk when it's on special then freeze it). I'm currently in 4th year college, so I've been thru your problem and I learned whats good and easy to make that doesn't take too long

I make smoothies for a living and they definetly are not expensive. Get a bag of frozen strawberries, some tropicana, some ice, and some bananas and you're set for a week. If you don't like strawberry banana you could go with coconut milk/pineapple juice/ banana/ice for a good tropical delight.

Mhmmm smoothies

ya this is wat i was gettin at too
idk much about prices but i figured smoothies should be cheap to make and they're ez to get in the freezer sec... there are also cheap canned juices (also concentrated juices) definitely helpful for saving trips to the store if u stock up and long shelflife

Beef roasts, potatoes, carrots.. 4lbs of meat, usually around 12-15 dollars, lasts few days of filling meals.

Don8

When I was in res last year, I basically lived on:

Perogies
Tacos/fajitas (all you need are shells + cheese and then add in whatever you have in your fridge)
Nachos
RAMEN
Frozen vegetables
Ridiculous amounts of pasta


^___^

If you go to your grocery store, just buy all the big bulk packages of stuff, it saves money in the end. It's not that hard to budget in college, just look for the weekly deals and be stupidly frugal.

smoothie. what i do is

take some frozen fruit
soymilk
sugar

= delious and nutritious drink, and a nice snack