November 17, 2008

How can I eat healthy while living in a dorm and broke??

Im trying to make the switch from junk food to eatting healthy but have no idea on how. Ive been weight training a lot and running and wanna see more results from eatting good. I have limited kitchen rescources also because I live in a dorm. Any suggestions? Thanks for your help

You can get Peanut Butter-good source of protein and lowering Cholesterol, Canned Salmon and Tuna Fish-both good Protein but Salmon is the better source and also both are high in Omega 3 Oils. Can always get packaged or whole(cheaper than packaged)chicken . Get low-fat Hellman's Mayo for the salmon and tunafish sandwiches or toss with pasta-cook spagetty any pasta noodles and mix in tuna fish or the salmon with the low fat Hellman's Mayo and season salt and pepper to taste. Can also get salmon cakes,patties etc but the cheapest is the canned apprc $2.00 for a good sized can. Since you also want.need some veggies-fresh Broccoli is cheap and can be quick cooked in micro esp if you have a fresh vegetable setting. Salmon/Tuna Fish tossed with Pasta and fesh Broccoli is a cheap but very healthy meal and also has a good Protein to Carb ratio beneficial to working out. Peanut Butter Sandwiches are also healthy esp the low-salt and are filling. Most fresh Vegetables can be cooked quickly in the microwave and buying fresh-season yourself- and are cheaper than frozen.Canned I would avoid except Corn and Beans for too much salt. All Beans are good esp Kidney-highest source of Protein in the Bean Family but eat all Pinto are healathy too. You probably have access to a library go get a book on simple healthy cooking for one esp microwave and steaming an copy the recipes,intructions that are helpful to you or go to a USED Bookstore where you can get cheap and have for a guide and a quick reference. You'll Find that cooking/preparing meals fresh is actually Cheaper than fast food and of course,much healthier Go to www.chef's.com to guide to microwave meals and more-did a search on Healthy quick meals and found many sites-doing a search be well worth your time for can download/copy recipes etc

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