Student meal on the go

[juan92]

currently i am goin to college and i would like some ideas on some meals that are small, portable and have some decent amount of calories in them; backpack can get packed at times =/... oh and im also looking for a bigger backpack, i carpool or take the bus so i can't really leave things anywhere.

[Athene]

Canned stuff is good because you just need a fork - tuna, smoked oysters, salmon. And they all have a good dose of healthy fats too, so you feel full longer. Nuts and dried fruit are also good if you want a lot of calories in a small space, but there's a lot of sugar in dried fruit so it's important to keep the portions small and steady.

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[scottgaran]

Pack a salad, and cup of cottage cheese and a can of tuna. Mix all three. friends laugh at me, but when they are mixed you have a great meal that sticks with you and has a lot of protein and other good stuff. Throw in soem croutons for carbs!

[Boss Man]

Low Fat Cheese, Nuts, Peanuts, Sandwhiches, Fruit, so there's some examples of things you could have. Not as stand alone options, but things to mix and match, all bar the sandwhich option which coudl be standalone as an entire meal / snack in it's own right and the Cheese as a snack could as well.

[juan92]

hmm i never thought about the dried fruit/knut mixes ... i even have some in the house =]

[Davidkent]

Here's a quick high protein snack you can easily grab and go. . .And you can make them up in under 5 minutes.

Orange Creamsicle Protein Shooters
http://anabolicgourmet.blogspot.com/201 ... oters.html

Unlike a protein shake, these 1/2 cup servings are convenient and they won't break down and separate like a shake will.

[ella1985]

Do not forget to carry with you some fruits. This is the right source for vitamins. You get a lot of useful advices here, so keep its in mind.

[Boss Man]

The right source for vitamins, is anything with vitamins that doesn't have loads of Sugar, Salt and bad Fat and is not lacking in adequate calories.

Fruit is one thing, but not the be all and end all of vitamin rich foodstuffs.

[igneousisbliss]

I'd google backpacking foods...we're champs at packing in calories in small spaces

-Trail mix...you can get it quite cheap at Sam's or just make your own. Nuts, dried fruit (raisins are cheap for us broke college kids) and M&Ms
-String cheese!
-Canned tuna or salmon in pita bread. Mix the fish with mayo, put it in a tupperware and just put it in the pita when you're ready to eat it.
-PB on pita, tortillas, apples, bananas, rice cakes, bagels, etc
-Clif bars
-beef jerky (try Robinson's if you can find it)...or you can make your own with a dehydrator
-portable pizza: take a pita (or tortilla) or two, some marinara/pizza spaghetti sauce, string cheese, and those pepperonis and/or salami you find near the beef jerky. Pretty easy to guess...you just spread the sauce on the pitas, shred the string cheese and throw it on there, and top with the pepperonis. Good microwaved, too.
-bagel and cream cheese (wouldn't really bring cream cheese in the hotter months) or whatever you may want on it

[Boss Man]

Two small points of note.

1. Raisins are quite sugary and high Glycemic, so they can elevate blood sugar quite easily. Caution should be heeded with these in respect of limited consumption.

2. Beef Jerky is a bit Salty from what I know, so be careful, as elevated Sodium levels can lead to things like water retention and Edema.