My dd went back this past weekend. She wasn’t looking forward to having to live/deal with one of her roommates. A new girl moved in to replace the one that left. Dd says she’s really nice and they get along. The rude roommate is rooming with new girl and already making her feel uncomfortable. Hopefully the rude roommate will spent more time with her bf at his place since new girl will be there and on campus on the weekend. The rude girl has been back on campus for two weeks and kitchen was a mess so she doesn’t follow the cleaning rule especially after she cooks
Took dd grocery shopping and spent about $130. She stocked up on some good stuff that should last her a while.
She does meal prepping so this semester will be better since we’ve learned tricks and budget better(plus it was all free $$ from apps)
Costco
-frozen bag of raw shrimp
-frozen tilapia
-Acai packs to make Costco Acai bowls
-cluster nut mix
- salad topping 24 pack for $3 has sunflower seeds, nuts and other stuff
We split the package with her
-frozen big bag if green beans
-string cheese
Walmart
- frozen single packaged chicken breast
-bread for sandwiches or grilled cheese
-Hawaiin bagels for
-3 pack of small naan bread for mini veggie pizzas
-roasted turkey
- bag of coleslaw for Asian salad
- Asian sesame dressing
-wing sauce
- honey teriyaki
-frozen veggies
-carrot sticks for dipping and slices for cooking
-pizza sauce, pasta sauce
- frozen bag if mix fruit for smoothies
-jasmine rice
And other stuff
She has an air fryer and cooks everything in it.
Also bought her an 8 cup rice cooker for Christmas .
Those that freeze bread or bagels, do you just thaw out in the fridge or counter? Will it be hard once thawed out? Dd might not eat all the bread and bagels so would be nice if it can be freezed
How is everyone doing with their food budget? This year is sure a lot cheaper than freshman year $3500 meal plan
Would love any tips or advice that has worked for your kids.