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backtoblue

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10. add a can of tomato paste or sauce

Wed Jun 13, 2012, 04:00 PM

Jun 2012

you can add a can of that to anything and make it edible!

when me and the gals did have enough money to buy groceries (but not enough for beer), we'd offer to cook for the guys in exchange for it. it's amazing what starving college guys will trade for a supper of hamburger helper and pinto beans! lol

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food we lived on in college [View all] backtoblue Jun 2012 OP

Ramen noodles KamaAina Jun 2012 #1

disgusting! backtoblue Jun 2012 #2

When I was really flush with money, I'd add a can of Veg-All and an egg. bluesbassman Jun 2012 #5

add a can of tomato paste or sauce backtoblue Jun 2012 #10

For us it was Lone Star OriginalGeek Jun 2012 #28

For about 3 weeks sharp_stick Jun 2012 #3

"when one of us lost a job" backtoblue Jun 2012 #8

Mrs Dash's Ketchup Spaghetti & Karl Marx Ketchup Soup HereSince1628 Jun 2012 #4

Karl Marx sharp_stick Jun 2012 #6

Yum Bertha Venation Jun 2012 #18

I ate a great deal of Risi Bisi The empressof all Jun 2012 #7

Rice with salt and pepper Rambis Jun 2012 #9

condiments and seasonings backtoblue Jun 2012 #11

for a few months I lived off of day old hoagie rolls and condiments NightWatcher Jun 2012 #12

when we first moved in backtoblue Jun 2012 #13

The trick is to butter tin foil and wrap the cheese sandwich in that csziggy Jun 2012 #58

My college girlfriend told me that students have been a poorly fed class KamaAina Jun 2012 #14

Imagine being housing staff. Chan790 Jun 2012 #16

Generic Mac N Cheese. geardaddy Jun 2012 #15

college cafeteria food Bertha Venation Jun 2012 #17

Pot pies. This was ages ago, when they were only .25 apiece. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2012 #19

Oh, yeah, Swanson/Banquet pot pies @ 25c Art_from_Ark Jun 2012 #50

Halloween pumpkins Iterate Jun 2012 #20

This: El Supremo Jun 2012 #21

Nothing on that plate except the salad looks edible. Chan790 Jun 2012 #22

Hot pockets militant_lib2553 Jun 2012 #23

Most of the above Moondog Jun 2012 #24

Ramen noodles. Chun King canned chow mein. Tuna noodle casserole. kestrel91316 Jun 2012 #25

the vending machines were frequented as well backtoblue Jun 2012 #36

Well, I did pretty well. Denninmi Jun 2012 #26

My generation was pretty big on cheeseburgers and fries. Pizza was a new thing for us. trof Jun 2012 #27

I never went to college, but i did live on a diet of fried bologna sandwiches RebelOne Jun 2012 #29

Beer and veal (I had "toting privileges" at the restaurant where I worked) Tom Ripley Jun 2012 #30

well there was canned beans, campbels soup heated in a popcorn popper. mysuzuki2 Jun 2012 #31

Salad bar at the OSU athletic department cafeteria. WCGreen Jun 2012 #32

Brown rice and ketchup, cliffordu Jun 2012 #33

Brown rice here too siligut Jun 2012 #40

Fried bologna is actually pretty tasty. Fridays Child Jun 2012 #34

With tabasco sauce Tom Ripley Jun 2012 #39

Good tip. Fridays Child Jun 2012 #52

Unlabeled cans of soup.......... mrmpa Jun 2012 #35

Rice and Beans dr.strangelove Jun 2012 #37

I did that plus pasta and potatoes. GoCubsGo Jun 2012 #46

Mac&cheese with Heinz ketchup. Swede Jun 2012 #38

T.V. dinners: (If you call that "living"!) femmocrat Jun 2012 #41

Ribeye steak with garlic mashed potatoes and grilled asparagus with garlic butter. Cali_Democrat Jun 2012 #42

Tang, instant coffee, coffee creamer, LiberalEsto Jun 2012 #43

besides the drugs and alcohol? Kali Jun 2012 #44

potato pancakes TrogL Jun 2012 #45

Beer. HopeHoops Jun 2012 #47

rice a roni Danmel Jun 2012 #48

Grilled cheese sandwiches. emilyg Jun 2012 #49

Whatever my mother bought at the grocery store, kentauros Jun 2012 #51

beer and something else rurallib Jun 2012 #53

Mac N Cheese with tuna, ramen noodles with frozen vegetables, frozen burritos, and Spagetti-O's annonymous Jun 2012 #54

Better food than I had most of my life to that point! Phentex Jun 2012 #55

The meal plan was required at our college too Nikia Jun 2012 #56

Tuna macaroni shit. nolabear Jun 2012 #57