College Fatty: Kitchen Essentials

Here are some essential food items every college student should have in their refrigerator

In college, food essentials are important. One of the many things we must battle being on a college campus all day is the urge to eat all the amazing fast food goodies that seem to be in the most convenient areas. Like on your path to class, where your study group is meeting, and all the best activities seem to be in the center of it. There’s sometimes even a coffee and bagel shop in the library that’s open basically 24 hours (like on my campus). This can cause unnecessary eating, overeating, and wasting money, all of these things are what packs on weights and lightens up already low wallets. So we’re going to talk about one of the ways we can combat this and win the battle against outside eating. One way of doing this is not being hungry of course. How will you not be hungry? Sorry to say this but you’re going to have to cook, blasphemy I know. I’m sure this is something you want to do though right? You just don’t know where to start right? Of course! So I’m going to help you by living you this list of things you should always have in your kitchen for when you come home and want to whip something up and avoid running to the grocery store for every little thing. Some of these may sound like no brainers, but stick with me, they get overlooked on the grocery list more times than you think.

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Dairy

Butter

Cheese

Eggs

Milk or Almond Milk

Mayonnaise

Grains

Sliced Bread

Tortillas-This is a more versatile grain than sliced bread. They can be used for quesadillas, tacos, and wraps. They have a long shelf life in the fridge, just toss them in the oven for few minutes if you want them soften up.

Pasta

Meats

Frozen Chicken

Rotisserie Chicken

Basic Pantry Items

Needs no explaining

Flour

Sugar

Salt

Pepper

Garlic Powder

Olive Oil