This meal plan is intended for college students to be able to eat in their dorm room. All meals only uses a microwave and mini fridge. All prices are from Walmart. This meal plan is designed for one, but you can easily double portions or even make it stretch for feeding more. It may not be the most healthy, but it’s a great start for ideas.
$10 Meal Plan
To Buy
Ramen 3.44 (12 pack)
Minute rice x2 5.14 (2 pack)
Eggs 1.98 (1 dozen)
Cereal 2.08 (24 oz)
Butter 1.54 (imperial)
Milk 2.39 (half gallon)
Peas & carrots x2 1.26 (8.5 oz)
Soy sauce 1.58 (15 oz)
Mac & cheese x2 1.04
Lunch meat 1.70 (barS balogna)
Hot dogs 1.38 (barS)
Cheese 2.66 (8 oz)
Potatoes 2.97 (5 lb)
Mayo 2.64 (15 oz)
Chili 1.24 (15 oz)
Bread 2.48
Bananas x4 1.36
Total: 36.88
Breakfast
Cereal– enjoy a bowl of cereal with milk for a classic breakfast
Eggs– hard boil some eggs in the microwave or poach in a small container
Toast & butter– it won’t really be toast if you don’t have a toaster, but butter on a slice of bread is still delicous.
Lunch
Ramen– boil water in the microwave for your ramen
Baked potatoes– bake your potatoes in the microwave by stabbing them with a fork then baking for 3-4 minutes per side
Sandwich– make a basic sandwich
Grilled cheese– microwave for 15-30 seconds or until cheese is melted
Dinner
Egg over rice – poach an egg in the microwave by microwaving for 30 seconds then checking it with a finger every 10 seconds afterwards, cook rice in the microwave and enjoy
Fried rice– cook rice and add soy sauce, veggies, and an egg
Mac & cheese– boil your noodles in the microwave. Add some veggies and hot dogs for a more complete meal
Baked potato– bake your potatoes in the microwave by stabbing them with a fork then baking for 3-4 minutes per side
Chili- heat up your can of chili in the microwave, serve with rice or bread for a more complete meal
Snacks
Bananas– eat a banana
Cereal – eat it plain or with milk
One Week Meal Plan With No Conventional Cooking
Sample Meal Plan
- Sunday
- Breakfast– cereal
- Lunch– ramen
- Dinner– egg over rice
- Monday
- Breakfast– eggs
- Lunch-sandwich
- Dinner– egg & cheese potato
- Tuesday
- Breakfast– cereal
- Lunch– baked potato
- Dinner– fried rice
- Wednesday
- Breakfast– toast
- Lunch– mac & cheese
- Dinner– chili
- Thursday
- Breakfast– eggs & toast
- Lunch– grilled cheese
- Dinner– baked potato
- Friday
- Breakfast– cereal
- Lunch– sandwich
- Dinner– mac & cheese
- Saturday
- Breakfast– leftovers
- Lunch– leftovers
- Dinner– leftovers
