This document provides tips for cooking in college on a budget. It recommends bringing all necessary utensils to college since everything will get used. A budget of around $100 every two weeks for groceries is suggested. Students should plan ahead by making grocery lists and buying non-perishable items like canned goods and rice that last. It also advises cooking simple, easy, and fast meals while organizing time and eating perishables first. Students should relax and enjoy both cooking and grocery shopping as a fun activity.

1. How to cook in college

2. Make sure you have the
right utensils
• When I went to college, I
brought everything
imaginable, zester, grater,
juicer, sifter…and I used
them all! If there’s any
thought in your mind of
using something, bring it,
I promise you, you’ll use
it!

3. Budget,
Budget,
Budget!
• A budget is a must when cooking in college. I
used about $100 every two weeks on groceries.

4. Groceries
• Planning ahead
and making a list
is a must. Buy
things that last
like canned goods
and rice.

5. Simple, Easy and Fast!
• Organize yourself
and your day to
make sure you
have time to cook
certain things.
• Eat perishable
things first.

6. • Make sure to
Enjoy! relax and enjoy
the food you’re
cooking!
• Always try and
buy something
fun at the
grocery store,
like ice cream.
• Make grocery
shopping a fun
activity by
going out to
dinner before
or after.