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STEM Life with a nine-year-old college student

Meals For A College Student

by Dannelle

Meals for a college student? Skipping meals or eating unbalanced meals results in a 25% drop in productivity. Plus it causes sleep deprivation leaving a college student operating at half-capacity. Using fast food as an alternative is not a brilliant idea. Even though it is cheap, tastes good, accessible and fast, it is unhealthy. Since college is never easy do not compromise your health and try Wise Food Storage products! These are tastier, cheaper, healthier foods than anything bought at fast food chains, plus are easier and faster to prepare.

Below are some tips for creating a small dorm-room “pantry” of fast and healthy meals for a college student. These don’t require refrigeration, won’t add to the dreaded Freshman Fifteen, and will beat a diet of noodles any day.

Meals For A College Student

  1. Freeze dried entrees
  2. Small pop-top cans of fruit
  3. Cans of 100% vegetable juice such as V8 or fruit juices
  4. Walnuts for critical Omega-3
  5. Apples for antioxidants
  6. 75% dark chocolate cacao bars
  7. Small coffee maker to make hot water to re-hydrate food, as well as to make tea or coffee

The other big tip when thinking of meals for a college student?

Get an Instant Pot!https://amzn.to/3dh5IIP

It is several appliances in one and much better than just an ol’ hot plate!

It is several appliances in one and much better than just an ol’ hot plate!

Have You Heard Of The Instant Pot?

I’m sure you’ve heard of the Instant pot by now. It’s been the hot new cooking appliance for the past few months. Chances are that you’ve seen it on the shelves of your local superstore, on Amazon, or maybe you’ve come across one of the many blog posts, social media posts, or forum posts singing the praises of this fresh take on the old-fashioned pressure cooker.

I’ve always been intrigued by the idea of a pressure cooker, but to be perfectly honest, it’s always scared me. The Instant Pot is the perfect solution for people like me, who like the idea of cooking a tender roast in a fraction of the time that it takes in the oven or slow cooker.

While our mothers and grandmothers were comfortable using a stove-top pressure cooker, most people of this generation have been intimidated by the hissing and the potential of having it blow up. Because of this, pressure cooking has fallen out of favor in the last few decades. All that has changed with the arrival of the Instant Pot – a self-contained, electrical pressure cooker with plenty of built in safety features.

With the promise of being able to cook a meal in 3 to 10 minutes of pressure cooking, it is no surprise that this new electric appliance is quickly gaining a large fan base. Instant Pots are flying off the shelves, and you can find plenty of fans online who share their favorite recipes, tips, and adaptations on blogs and popular Instant Pot Facebook groups. That 3 to 10 minutes? THAT is what makes it so fantastic for college students! They can whip up a healthy meal even during finals week in literally just minutes.

The instant pot is a self-contained unit that sits on your counter top and plugs into an outlet. It takes up about as much space as a rice cooker or a small slow cooker. The Instant Pot is a smart pressure cooker that’s controlled through a digital interface. You tell it how long you want to cook your meal under pressure, set the timer and you’re good to go. It automatically brings up and holds the pressure at a safe level and will not allow you to open the pot while it’s pressurized. This makes it as easy to operate as a microwave.

It is not surprising then that this new take on an old kitchen tool is quickly gaining popularity. The cooking is very hands-off. You simply set it, and then walk away until you’re food is ready. It has all the advantages of using the slow cooker, but takes a fraction of the time. Perfect when you want to get a home cooked meal on the table fast. Here is a link to some of our favorite Instant Pot recipes! (Click HERE)

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Mother of Miss Sarah...blogger by trade, learning team leader of a 9-year-old college student. I totally believe in STEM/STEAM and getting engaged with kids to make amazing things happen!

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