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Accommodation

On The Go Food For Freshers

Freshers week can be busy. You have unpacked, made friends, gone out and started university, no doubt you have traded in a home cooked meal for a cheeky takeaway- but takeaways don’t give you those important nutrients that will keep you going! So, let us do the thinking for you, here’s a list of cheap and easy meals that anyone can throw together…

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Written By

Accommodation Office

Published on 26 Sep 2017

Easy Veggie Stir Fry

A cheap, quick, and nutritious meal which can be made in minutes. It’s also really easy to make for one or many. Making this Easy Veggie Stir Fry.

Tuna Cheesy Pesto Pasta

Throw together some store cupboard ingredients and pop under the grill for a simple midweek meal. A quick dinner fix that'll keep you fuller for longer - for when you're powering through all those lectures and nights out...

Easy Chicken Fajitas

A meal for one or ten, chicken fajitas is an easy meal to make, save the leftovers and have it for lunch the next day.

Pizza Omelette

Any kind of omelette is great, cheap and, easy to make for breakfast, lunch, and dinner – or even as a snack. A pizza omelette is more fun to make and a lot less expensive than going to a takeaway. Of course, all the ingredients can be easily substituted to suit differing taste buds.

Jacket potato

Possibly one of the easiest meals there is to cook, inexpensive, healthy and full of energy. Try rubbing in olive oil, salt, and pepper before baking.

Stop running on empty (or unhealthy foods) and give your body a fighting chance against the dreaded Freshers' Flu...