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I am going back to college soon as a sophomore, living in the dorms. I am an RA on campus and have my own room. I will have three weeks after surgery to recover and get back to everyday living at school. BUT we are not allowed to have our own microwave, stove, oven, etc. it is going to be incredibly hard for me to make the healthy foods I am supposed to be eating. What am I supposed to do?! Does anyone else have/had this problem? What did you do? I am very afraid I will be stuck and not have the option I would at home. :( please help!

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I don't have this problem but I would suggest planning and cooking a few days at a time even if you have to keep a cooler in your room until it's time to reheat. Good luck! you can do it!

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Well, in the beginning you'll be on mostly liquids. Then mushies. So, as you progress from Protein drinks, which can be cold, you can move to yogurt and cottage cheese (try cottage cheese with salsa!), eventually other cheeses and cold cuts like ham or turkey slices. There's instant pudding mixes and Jello. If you want hot Soups or drinks, you can just use the hottest tap Water available. tuna salad, which is cold, was one of the first soft foods I wanted. Maybe purchase some ready-made egg salad. Special K crackers. Peanut Butter. Almonds, sunflower seeds. Protein Bars. Purchase a fast food cheeseburger with nothing on it, then toss the bun. Purchase Panera's Tomato Soup (yum), good hot or cold.

Surely you can have a little refrigerator?

Going through this list of stuff I eat/ate, I realize the only thing I need heat for is to reheat my Wendy's chili!

Oh, get yourself a little mini-blender. I have the TriBest, others like the Magic Bullet, and there are a couple of other brands.

You can do this, just give it some thought.

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Well' date=' in the beginning you'll be on mostly liquids. Then mushies. So, as you progress from Protein drinks, which can be cold, you can move to yogurt and cottage cheese (try cottage cheese with salsa!), eventually other cheeses and cold cuts like ham or turkey slices. There's instant pudding mixes and Jello. If you want hot Soups or drinks, you can just use the hottest tap Water available. tuna salad, which is cold, was one of the first soft foods I wanted. Maybe purchase some ready-made egg salad. Special K crackers. Peanut Butter. Almonds, sunflower seeds. Protein Bars. Purchase a fast food cheeseburger with nothing on it, then toss the bun. Purchase Panera's Tomato Soup (yum), good hot or cold.

Surely you can have a little refrigerator?

Going through this list of stuff I eat/ate, I realize the only thing I need heat for is to reheat my Wendy's chili!

Oh, get yourself a little mini-blender. I have the TriBest, others like the Magic Bullet, and there are a couple of other brands.

You can do this, just give it some thought.[/quote']

Wow thank you for all the great ideas!! I will be sure to try some of these! :)

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I don't have this problem but I would suggest planning and cooking a few days at a time even if you have to keep a cooler in your room until it's time to reheat. Good luck! you can do it!

Good idea! I am allowed to have a fridge so I will do that. Thank you!

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