8 Things Every Student Learns About Food When They Get To Uni

It's not just how to open a can of beans.

1. The exact second the supermarket puts out its reduced priced food

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At some point, every supermarket drops the price on food they can’t sell the next day. A week into uni you know exactly what time to get in that queue - hello 12p doughnuts.

2. You can’t make noodles in the kettle

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All the pans are dirty, you are starving, and you just want some noodles. Then you have this genius idea.

It doesn't end well.

3. Cook with friends FTW

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You start bulk buying (which is cheaper), you throw away less (the big eater in the group always finishes it off), you master new recipes (showing off your new culinary skills) and when you cook, you get out of the washing up (win).

4. Soups are amazing

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Soup is everything – cheap, warm, filling, tasty, easy to make and freezable. Perfect for using up the random bits and bobs in the fridge

5. Your freezer is your new bff

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You can cook in bulk and freeze portions, saving you muchos monies. Also, it keeps the budget vodka so cold that you forget its budget. Your freezer = your new best friend.

6. Dates on food means stuff

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I mean, we all "knew" they must mean something. If it looks ok, smells ok, feels ok, and it's after the 'best before' date, then it's probably ok.

If it's past the 'use by' date, bin it. Simples.

7. You love your local grocer

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You quickly discover that the lovely local veggie-providing people are normally cheaper than the supermarkets and they use less packaging.

8. Meat is expensive

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Meat is expensive. It really is. Once you’ve done the basic maths, less meat equals more money. More money equals more pints. And then you realise that a few veggie dishes aren’t the end of the world - they’re actually quite tasty!

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