So I know students don’t always have time to cook fancy or time consuming meals because of workload and expenses are tight #studentlife. Luckily there are a range of healthy options to keep you going throughout the day:
SMOOTHIES:
I often have this for breakfast in the morning as it sustains me until lunch time and is cheap & quick. My go to is a chocolate banana smoothie: 1 banana, 3-4 heaped tablespoons of greek, unsweetened yoghurt, a table spoon of cocoa powder, a small handful of unsweetened rolled oats/ unsweetened granola and water (just to make it more runny so you can drink it easily). I don’t add any sugar etc. because the banana makes the smoothie quite sweets already
SALADS:
I make this a lot for dinner or lunch as it’s quite filling & super cheap & easy to make. I use a handful of lettuce or baby spinach leaves, a quarter of a cucumber (sliced thinly), a boiled egg or a small chicken breast, sliced and if I have it in my fridge I use half a wheel of feta cheese. I just put some olive oil & vinegar over it & it’s so nice and fresh.
BAKED POTATO:
This is literally the easiest thing to make, I just do it in the microwave so if you don’t have a stove & oven this is perfect. Just prick the potato all over with a fork & pop it in the microwave until it’s cooked through. I add sour cream or make my own (cream, lemon juice & mayo), herbs, bacon/ham/spam and mushrooms. it’s a whole meal & it take 10 minutes to make.
OVERNIGHT OATS:
This is great to make for breakfast or lunch. I just put mine in an old jam or peanut butter jar so I can take it with me if I want to have lunch on campus. I add raw, rolled oats, chia seeds, greek, unsweetened yoghurt and/or apple. Just mix it all together and leave it in the fridge for a couple of hours to set. There are so many recipes online & you can add whatever fruit you want & if your budget allows, you could add honey, cocoa nibs or sweetened yoghurt chips.
STIRFRY:
I make this a lot if I have leftover veggies in the fridge and if you want you can add meat (chicken works really well) or a meat substitute like tofu. I make a pack of 2 minute noodles (throw away the seasoning packet) and in a pan on high heat I add coconut oil and lots of greens (green beans, broccoli, spinach etc) carrots. I also like to add mushrooms and cashew nuts if I have them in my pantry. I usually precook my chicken, so I just throw in my chicken & noodles to the pan when the veggies are almost cooked and add a splash of soy/ oyster sauce and some cayenne pepper or chilli flakes. This literally takes like 10 minutes to make and is so delicious and healthy. If you’re trying to avoid carbs, you can just not use noodles. I often make a whole bunch & just store leftovers in the fridge.
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