What kind of food can I eat without a microwave, fridge, etc?!


Question: What kind of food can I eat without a microwave, fridge, etc?
I just moved into a dorm and we don't have a microwave, refrigerator, iron, coffee maker, etc. Pretty much don't have anything but the heater in the room and shelves to put stuff on. Could anyone give me ideas on how to eat healthy for the next five months without breaking the bank?

Answers:

You can refrigerate milk by running your cold tap until the water is really cold fill a saucepan with this and place your milk bottle inside. it wont last forever though. and keep it covered.
as for eating buy small quantities it will reduce your waste. keep in stock things like par baked bread, tinned beans, vegetables and soups. dried pasta, noodles and rice. although not very nice you can buy dried egg for use in quiches - again keep things small. If you are all mucking in together make things like one pot meals - it cuts the washing up and as its being shared unlikely to need chilling/ saving. if convenient shop daily and dont fall for the buy one get one free offers if you know that its not going to be eaten its a waste of your money and you are just helping the supermarkets increase their profits.
Look for 'ambient' products - these are 'fresh' but have been cooked / treated so will have a long shelf life and may not need refrigeration - check the label though just in case.
but most importantly get a cheap second hand fridge and dont eat anything you dont like the smell of or the look of.



No refrigerator!! I'd say you're probably going to have to get by with a lot of sandwiches and things, using ingredients that you don't have to refrigerate... vegetables I suppose - I don't refrigerate my tomatoes, avocado etc and they're okay...
Could you invest in a small grill pan or sth? Or a rice-cooker (as often you can use a rice-cooker to make other things) - otherwise you're not going to be having much hot food... If you could get a grill pan, you could probably get away with keeping some eggs at room temperature, and that gives you a lot more room to make things like omelettes.
Your problem though would be (assuming you're not vegetarian) that since you have no fridge you're not going to be able to have any meat except when you eat out. To me that would be painful...
Hope it goes okay! :D

Your question reminded me of this article, which deals with how to make lunches from a dorm room... not sure the room they had in mind had no fridge though, but it might give you some ideas...
http://justbento.com/handbook/bento-basi…



Fruit, cereals, noodles, tinned tuna, sardines, pot noodles, bread, small amounts of cheese etc.

You should at least get a kettle and a sandwich toaster/toaster, this ought to help you get by without all the mod cons. Second hand shops and asda sell these things very cheaply, even cheaper if you can share the cost with friends.

Noodles, cup a soups, pitta breads with sliced cheese in put in the toaster (drool...)

But you can easily get away with no cooking and survive 5 months.



You're pretty much stuck with Ramen noodles- run your tap water as hot as it gets, pour it over the noodles and the seasoning, and let it sit till it's soft.
Peanut butter sandwiches, canned food warmed in a sink full of hot water, or processed cheese sandwiches. Why not buy a cheap foam cooler for when you buy lunch meat? Or go to a thrift shop & get a sandwich maker or toaster oven or crockpot?



Apples, bananas, pears, peanut butter, canned tuna, canned sardines, powdered milk, some cheeses can be kept at room temperature, jerky, cold cereals. You can do alot with a crock pot slow cooker to heat food and add variety and it uses little energy.



Fruit, like apples and bananas. Also peanut butter and crackers are a great idea. And if you need to eat cheaply dry ramen noodles are like 13 cents a pack.

I just know that these don't need refrigerating.



Without anything to cook you will waste a lot of money, can you not get a microwave from somebody ? Or all pool in and buy one. They are not expensive nowadays.



Fresh fruit and raw veggies- buy fresh everyday. Cans of beans (they are already cooked) for protein and you will probably be the healthiest of all your contemporaries.



tuna cucumber tomato toast make a salad

eat out side lol

did it before



MRE's Look for them at your local Army supply store.



Raw veggies and fresh fruit




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