Vegan convenience foods?!
Answers: Im in college so I dont have access to anything but a fridge and a microwave and I am trying to eat healthy and lose weight right now while transitioning to vegan, ive been vegetarian like 2 months. But I can only get to the groccery store maybe every 2 months so what convenience/prepackaged foods can i stock up on that are healthy?
I'm a vegan and in college too! I live off of Oriental Ramen. I have about 76 packets of it left. Don't get the Marachunan brand as it has beef in it. Look for the Top Ramen brand, or even better walmart occassionally sells the "Wal-Mart" brand ramen which only costs $0.11 each, and it is 100% vegan. I bought 100 for $11 (in the course of a week). I'd also highly recommend buying oyster crackers to throw in it to spice it up.
I also eat Shoprite brand "natural" popcorn (without butter).
Plenty of those membership food stores (BJ's, Cosco) sell megapacks of soymilk. I have about 12 quarts sitting in my closet, not too far from that I have tons of cheerios. I also make sure to supplement my diet with vitamins due to this crummy inexpensive college life diet.
I also buy plenty of cheap peanuts, and microwave instant oatmeal.
I'm lucky where I am living in the dorm, but my college is incredibly "vegan-friendly" at the cafeteria's.
wooowww only every 2 months? how come..wheeerre is this college your gona stay at that your only able to grocery shop 6 times a year loll..anyways. load up of frozen veggie bags get a loottt (they last a long time, defreeze/microwave before eating it's realy simple hehe) dry oatmeal, cereals, trail mix, and lots of dry foodss...and fruits get ones that last long like apples, oranges, to eat towards the end of these 2 months and eat the ones that don't last fresh as long first like strawberries, berrys, bananas, ect.... eeepps, im sorry i have more tips but i'm in a huge rush right now, i might edit/add to this later hun,if i see you don't get much help from all these other awesome v&v answerers..but i'm sure you will!!! :) !!good luck!!!<3xoxoxoox
dried fruits, bananas, apricots, and apples all very good. various types of nuts.
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You can also find unsalted trail mixes at some nature food stores, Walmart's and grocers. By raw veggies and eat them with hummus. Eat two three pieces of fresh fruit a day.
If you can make it to a Whole Foods or Wild Oats every two months that will help you big time. There you can find dry goods like whole grains, nuts, brown rice, beans, and lentils in bulk. You just simmer or sautee that stuff together and you have a wholesome meal. Good luck with whatever you decide.
Nature's path and Kashi cereals are the best.
http://www.naturespath.com/products/cold...
cereal, it's my best friend when it's not pay week. and if you can get them in individual servings like we do here then you'll have a variety and they'll all keep fresh too.
If you like soup cups, check out Fantastic Foods (some vegan varieties) and Dr. McDougall's (all are vegan).
"Garden of Vegan" by Sarah Kramer and Tanya Barnard has a section on microwave meals. If you can't get much fresh fruit, buy frozen (if you have more freezer space than the two ice cube trays). If you can't do frozen, dried apricots or prunes are good, but you only need a small handful to count as a serving.
Peanut butter stays fresh until opened. Eat smeared on crackers, bagels, or in a sandwich.
Dip veggies or chips in salsa (fat-free) or hummus. Hummus is also good on a warm bagel.
Tasty Bite makes shelf-stable entrees that are microwavable.
Unfortunately, not a lot of prepackaged convenience foods are healthy, but if you can grab a salad or something with vegetables at the cafeteria or a nearby restaurant to supplement your convenience foods, you should do fine.