meal plan dorm guy here. My entire food budget is one declining balance plus whatever's on clearance at the corner store, so protein has turned into a weird little puzzle I solve three times a day.
Current rotation: a tub of cottage cheese, canned tuna I hide from my suitemates like contraband, and a rotisserie chicken I stretch into four meals and one deeply questionable soup. My roommate watched me weigh Greek yogurt on a kitchen scale at 11pm and asked if I was okay. Sir, I am thriving. I'm just also eating 140 grams of yogurt standing up in the dark.
The funny part is how normal this feels now. I used to plan my afternoons around takeout. Now my big emotional moment of the day is whether the dining hall put out the grilled chicken or the sad breaded kind. That's the whole personality.
Anyone else become a discount-protein goblin? Drop your cheapest no-cook wins, I'm building a list.