College For Idiots: Cooking

As a college student there are a few staples in your diet that you will need.

1. A George Foreman Grill. Yes, they aren't exactly cheap but for $25 you can get one and it will make your life a lot easier. I am lazy and cheap. So, this grill or something like it makes your life a lot simpler. Instead of attempting to cook something in the oven which can take awhile you can grill it in under ten minutes.

2. A muffin tin. Muffins are a wonderful thing; especially the ones that you don't have to add anything to other than water.

3. Pam. Apparently a lot of people forget to use this when cooking. I guess they think it is fun to allow their food to stick in pans and then have their roommates clean it out for them because they are too damn lazy.

4. Lean Cuisine Pizza. Or any other small microwaveable meals. Lean Cuisine or some other type of dietary dish is best because then you don't have to worry so much about gaining millions of pounds. Frozen food tends to be rather unhealthy.

5. Pasta, ramen, rice, or anything along those lines. These are always necessaries when it comes to a college diet. They are relatively simple to make. Just remember not to add to much water because then the water can overflow. Otherwise if you don't add too much you don't really have to pay attention to what you are doing.

6. Cereal is a wonderful thing. It can work for absolutely every meal. However, you may want to try some of the healthier stuff occasionally because Trix and Coco Puffs don't really have much nutritional value.

7. Carrots. They don't rot quickly which is nice because I never remember to throw stuff out of my refrigerator. Carrots also don't produce an extremely rancid smell as quickly as certain other vegetables. Apparently zucchini will mold quickly and begin to produce a very disgusting liquid substance. This will cause your entire refrigerator to smell really really bad.

8. Peanut Butter. It goes on everything. Bagels, apples, celery, crackers, bread, cookies, and maybe on other people if you really like Peanut butter and enjoy cleaning up really nasty messes.

Alright well, that sort of gets you started. When you first start college however or live by yourself in your own place for the first time you may have to spend a little more than usual. Oh, and as a little reminder always freeze your meats they last longer. When you do freeze them however take them out of the packaging first and separate them in Ziplocs. That way you don't have to de-thaw everything which ends up ruining more of your food.