Easy and healthy are two things that don’t seem like they go together. However, you would be surprised. With a little resourcefulness, creativity, inventiveness, and a great recipe, you can make several items that are rich in nutrients and that will give you energy. This energy is something you’ll need when you are running all over campus going to class and spending all night writing papers or crunching for exams. Moreover, many people think that easy and healthy is not going to equate to good tasting meals. Again, though, you would be amazed by how simple and delicious some of these meals are.
Here are five easy and healthy meal ideas for college students.
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Grilled Cheese with Tomatoes
One of the healthiest and most delicious meals you can whip up in your dorm room is a grilled cheese sandwich. You can throw some sliced tomatoes on there for added nutrition. If you don’t have a pan or a system for frying in your dorm, you could use a clothing iron. Make sure, though, that you wrap the sandwich in tinfoil before applying the iron.
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Instant Oatmeal with Fruit
Another simple, easy, and delectable meal – especially for breakfast – is instant oatmeal. If you live in the dorm rooms, you could heat some water, put some oatmeal in a bowl, and stir. You can also slice up some apples or sprinkle some raisins into the oatmeal. Fruit slices will give the oatmeal vitamins and a much-needed daily food group – as well as a splash of taste. You could even add some cinnamon for an additional kick.
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Strawberries and Yogurt
This is by far the easiest meal to prepare because you won’t need to cook anything. All you need is some strawberries and yogurt. Ideally, you want to use yogurt that isn’t too fattening or that doesn’t have too much sugar. Once you put in the strawberries, you won’t need sugar. Moreover, you want to stay away from yogurt that has artificial flavoring, because most of those flavors are made out of chemicals. If you are trying to stay healthy, you want to stay away from anything artificial or lacking in real flavors.
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Hardboiled Eggs
In the morning, it can be nice to simply grab food to go. However, you don’t want to just grab something from the vending machine. Ideally, you want something nutritious and that will pack a punch. This is why hardboiled eggs can be so perfect. You can boil up a few eggs and then put them in the fridge for the walk to class the next day.
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Avocado Smoothie
On top of everything, you may want to purchase some avocados and make some smoothies. Avocados are great because they are rich in antioxidants. If you are going to university or another school with cold weather, you will need these antioxidants to keep your immune system strong. In the end, an avocado smoothie a day may be the one thing that keeps the flu season at bay.
