When it comes to cooking, don\u2019t expect gourmet, because unfortunately that\u2019s not what you get. Smart Price is what you get. So from now on forget your best friend, your new best friend is ASDA. I used to be a bit of a food snob only buying branded food and never even looking at supermarket own brands, but now\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0all I buy. Don\u2019t get me wrong – if I see a good Chicago Town pizza on a \u2018whoopsie\u2019 then I\u2019m the first one to put it in the trolley over the Smart Price.<\/p>\n
Think about your budget, because at the end of the term you don\u2019t want to be living off scraps and crumbs.\u00a0Because straight as the first loan\u00a0instalment\u00a0comes through you feel like Royalty, trust me!\u00a0You have the idea that you can afford to live that lifestyle, ha!<\/p>\n
When you go on your shopping trips don’t ignore the\u00a0frozen aisle! Frozen foods last longer and are\u00a0normally cheaper. Instead of fresh veg to have with your dinner, buy the frozen packets.\u00a0It doesn\u2019t taste bad and it’s sell-by-date will last\u00a0if you don\u2019t really cook much for a couple of weeks. It’s great for being mindful of food wastage\u00a0– to me, as a student, it\u2019s like throwing money in the bin.<\/p>\n
Fresh food like bread is great, because (TOP TIP) you can freeze it and then use it when you want. Pasta and tinned food lasts a long time, so they are perfect to stock up on and make a nice change from those\u00a0pot noodles and sandwiches you’ve got all to familiar with. Here\u2019s a list of some of my favourite things to buy at ASDA:<\/p>\n
In my first year, I became well acquainted with chicken nuggets and chips and beans on toast! Although, it\u2019s really not the healthiest option for regular consumption.<\/p>\n\n
When it comes to cooking in your flat, most of the time you will either just cook yourself a small meal (i.e. pizza or ready meal) or you all chip in together to help make a proper dinner. The best thing to do is make sure everyone is in agreement for the dinner choice that night\u00a0and things will be a lot easier.<\/p>\n
Be conscious of\u00a0\u00a0your budget and keep a good variety planned meals. Don\u2019t get worried if you\u2019re a fussy eater either, if you don\u2019t want to eat what everyone else is eating, then cook your own thing and do your own shopping rather than as a flat. Do what you want and you\u2019ll be happy with it, Smart Price or not.<\/p>\n By Sarah Holding<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" When it comes to cooking, don\u2019t expect gourmet, because unfortunately that\u2019s not what you get. Smart Price is what you get. So from now on forget your best friend, your new best friend is ASDA. I used to be a bit of a food snob only buying branded food and never even looking at supermarket… Read more » about Cooking and fending for yourself<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1420,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[336,1638],"tags":[148,739,156,592],"class_list":["post-4838","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blogs-archive","category-undergraduate","tag-budgeting","tag-living-independently","tag-shopping","tag-student-life"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4838","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1420"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4838"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4838\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7081,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4838\/revisions\/7081"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4838"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4838"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4838"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n<\/a>You\u2019ll also find that everyone ends up bringing saucepans, frying pans and baking trays with them so just bring one or two just in case, and if worst comes to worst all club in together and buy what is needed and that way everyone can use it with no problem.\u00a0TOP TIP: have a different colour or pattern on your kitchen stuff otherwise you will lose it all and swap it with everyone else’s!!!<\/p>\n
![\n<\/a>You\u2019ll also find that everyone ends up bringing saucepans, frying pans and baking trays with them so just bring one or two just in case, and if worst comes to worst all club in together and buy what is needed and that way everyone can use it with no problem.\u00a0TOP TIP: have a different colour or pattern on your kitchen stuff otherwise you will lose it all and swap it with everyone else’s!!!<\/p>\nBe conscious of\u00a0\u00a0your budget and keep a good variety planned meals. Don\u2019t get worried if you\u2019re a fussy eater either, if you don\u2019t want to eat what everyone else is eating, then cook your own thing and do your own shopping rather than as a flat. Do what you want and you\u2019ll be happy with it, Smart Price or not.<\/p>\nBy Sarah Holding<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"When it comes to cooking, don\u2019t expect gourmet, because unfortunately that\u2019s not what you get. Smart Price is what you get. So from now on forget your best friend, your new best friend is ASDA. I used to be a bit of a food snob only buying branded food and never even looking at supermarket… Read more » about Cooking and fending for yourself<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1420,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[336,1638],"tags":[148,739,156,592],"class_list":["post-4838","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blogs-archive","category-undergraduate","tag-budgeting","tag-living-independently","tag-shopping","tag-student-life"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4838","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1420"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4838"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4838\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7081,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4838\/revisions\/7081"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4838"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4838"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4838"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}](\"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/undergraduate\/files\/2016\/08\/Sarah-cooking.jpg\"){kind=link}