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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I once had this set-up. What I ended up doing:

-Peanut butter. For sandwiches, to eat with fruit, to eat off a spoon.

-Oatmeal. Those cold overnight oatmeal cups you don't even need to heat the water.

-Hardboiled eggs. You can make them yourself or buy them pre-made.

-Canned proteins. Tuna, sardines, chicken, salmon, all kinds of beans, etc. Eat it on bread, mayo optional, it's a good sandwich.

-Scoop up all the produce you can at the dining hall. If it's really bad, oranges, apples, bananas last a long time, buy seasonal produce, etc.

-Frozen vegetables (if he has access to a freezer) are good for fiber and mix well into things like ramen and pasta, minute rice, etc.

-You can easily make ramen in a microwave, or really any noodle (look for whole wheat since it's more filling). There are special reusable bowls to microwave pasta, you might as well buy one. Can buy a lot of jarred sauces.

-You can also eat a lot of microwave meals but they are expensive and tend to have a ton of salt. You can microwave pizzas, they come out okay.

-Vegetarian nachos are very easy, you get refried beans, cheese, chips, plus avocados. You can also make microwave refried bean burritos that you make by spreading refried beans on a tortilla, sprinkle with cheese, microwave 30 seconds then roll up and eat with yogurt and salsa and avocado.

-Hummus is another good source of protein, you can eat a ton of vegetables and hummus in a pita wrap. You can also make a packet of couscous with beand for extra protein, couscous only needs boiling water which you can do in microwave.

-BLTS: buy shelf-stable bacon, lettuce, tomato, bread.

So the meals basically become:
-peanut butter sandwich and an apple
-pasta or noodles with canned protein and/or frozen vegetables
-hard boiled egg with oatmeal
-bags of salad with canned fish or hardboiled eggs or canned beans
-vegetarian nachos and burritos
-BLT
-couscous with beans and hummus and vegetables
-Cheese and crackers and smoked meats and grapes, charcuterie platter 
-and if you eat lunch meat, you can eat a lot of sandwiches.

Good luck! It was a pretty miserable time, food-wise and in retrospect it wasn't worth the money I saved. I did lose a lot of weight.[/quote]

Thanks for doing this write up!  Appreciate it![/quote]

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