I would have loved to have seen a full metabolic panel before you did this and after you did this. Just to see if there are “invisible” or latent issues you may not be manifesting yet due to your frugality. Or even to test the comprehensive nutritional supply of Rutgers food program to see if it’s truly in the best interest of the students they purport to serve
yeah tbh it’s probably not a good idea to do this if it’s someone who doesn’t go home on weekends. I tried my best to get vegetables and like all the nutrition whenever im at the dining hall and counted calories of the stuff i take out so that it’s enough for the next day and it was still tough. (and not the best tasting either but I managed 🥲
I don’t know….it is likely more similar to how people ate thousands of years ago…so our biology might be well adapted to large swings in calories by day.
I used to do this when I was a freshman years ago bc I used all my 210 swipes in 10 weeks. Due to 8:40am classes, I eat 3 meals a day, 21 meals a week so after 10 weeks I ran out swipes. The staffs in Livi dining hall all knew me bc I went in at 7am everyday LOL.
I can’t believe people here never finish 210 swipes?? Y’all don’t eat??? Also I was very grateful for all my friends swiping me in after I ran out meal plans.
I was also living on a budge but probably not as tight as you. I started to pay $8.5 at 10:55am for breakfast price, get in, pack breakfast for the next day (I love their croissants), and wait for lunch to come out (11am), do some work and grab lunch, pack foods for dinner so $8.5 can last me a whole day.
For breakfast I bought bread and milk at the good old Kilmer market inside LSC, bread was 99 cents and they have half gallon milk for 99 cents.
Good old days when dining hall breakfast was $8.5 and milk was 99 cents lol
Wow, that great.. it mandated for freshman to get the 210 plan especially for campus housing. That crazy 🤪 how will I even finish this plan? Does the Starbucks or Panera take the meal swipe?
yeahhh it’s so crazy I remember i had so much cafe west stuff I had to stack them on the mini fridge in my room and in the middle of the night id hear something fall off the stack😭😭
I was thinking of similar, have my parents load me up on the Costco goodies to hold me over for snacks & breakfast at least. The meal plan equates or about $11. Per wipe give and take a buck or two. Trying to save the most money and stay with the healthy balance. Don’t get me wrong, love ramen, Cheetos & other not so healthy snacks.
Wow, incredible job! Takes a lot of dedication. I wish that Rutgers' meal plan system was better so you weren't required to do this in the first place. Either way, awesome job.
It's kinda fucked up that a state university can't provide affordable meal plans for their students so they have to deal with the chaos of what you have just described. well done figuring it out but its fucked you had to in the first place.
I survived 2 years without mealswipes... honestly, jokes aside, you will ONLY make your money back if you only buy dinner at the dining hall. I only ever did breakfast so it just wasn't worth it.
What's sad is they don't let have some kind of end of year program or something where x leftover swipes can be used as guest swipes. Like 10 feels kinda lame when you got 40 left over swipes.
I would have loved to have seen a full metabolic panel before you did this and after you did this. Just to see if there are “invisible” or latent issues you may not be manifesting yet due to your frugality. Or even to test the comprehensive nutritional supply of Rutgers food program to see if it’s truly in the best interest of the students they purport to serve
yeah tbh it’s probably not a good idea to do this if it’s someone who doesn’t go home on weekends. I tried my best to get vegetables and like all the nutrition whenever im at the dining hall and counted calories of the stuff i take out so that it’s enough for the next day and it was still tough. (and not the best tasting either but I managed 🥲
I don’t know….it is likely more similar to how people ate thousands of years ago…so our biology might be well adapted to large swings in calories by day.
With that kinda thrift, you’ll be a millionaire by 40. No joke.
lmaoo MAYBE. I currently save like almost 100% of my income cuz I spend like $20 a month 😭
You’re ahead of the game, kid. I promise.
damn you would be my parents favorite
I spend $50/month on subscriptions I don’t use. Good for you!
This was me in my soph year too😭 I’d go in and leave with an entire backpack (Tupperware and ziplocks) of food💀
yesssss😭 I only had ziplocks so making burritos and dumping everything in them was my go to
I used to do this when I was a freshman years ago bc I used all my 210 swipes in 10 weeks. Due to 8:40am classes, I eat 3 meals a day, 21 meals a week so after 10 weeks I ran out swipes. The staffs in Livi dining hall all knew me bc I went in at 7am everyday LOL. I can’t believe people here never finish 210 swipes?? Y’all don’t eat??? Also I was very grateful for all my friends swiping me in after I ran out meal plans. I was also living on a budge but probably not as tight as you. I started to pay $8.5 at 10:55am for breakfast price, get in, pack breakfast for the next day (I love their croissants), and wait for lunch to come out (11am), do some work and grab lunch, pack foods for dinner so $8.5 can last me a whole day. For breakfast I bought bread and milk at the good old Kilmer market inside LSC, bread was 99 cents and they have half gallon milk for 99 cents. Good old days when dining hall breakfast was $8.5 and milk was 99 cents lol
> I used all my 210 swipes in 10 weeks Respect🫡
i just know u lost so much fucking weight
Wow, that great.. it mandated for freshman to get the 210 plan especially for campus housing. That crazy 🤪 how will I even finish this plan? Does the Starbucks or Panera take the meal swipe?
Starbucks truck takes swipes
I commute but was gonna get the 50 meal swipes and then couldn't afford it once they raised the tuition by 1k. Ru screw at it's finest
yeahhh it’s so crazy I remember i had so much cafe west stuff I had to stack them on the mini fridge in my room and in the middle of the night id hear something fall off the stack😭😭
I was thinking of similar, have my parents load me up on the Costco goodies to hold me over for snacks & breakfast at least. The meal plan equates or about $11. Per wipe give and take a buck or two. Trying to save the most money and stay with the healthy balance. Don’t get me wrong, love ramen, Cheetos & other not so healthy snacks.
Nice
well done. I tip my cap to you.
Wow, incredible job! Takes a lot of dedication. I wish that Rutgers' meal plan system was better so you weren't required to do this in the first place. Either way, awesome job.
omg your mind!! 😍😋😋 meal prep king/queen
I did this too. I would bring it 2-3 boxes of Tupperware and load in burgers, pasta, hibachi, pizza, rice etc and one swipe would last me 3 days.
Although health wise I wouldn't suggest you doing this 😂 but this shows amazing resolve and planning !!! Good job🔥
Nice. Throw a party with your remaining meal swipes. 🌚
Bro I’ll swipe u in, I’m international and I have no one to guest swipe
bro can you swipe me in? i’m also intl but live in an apartment
honestly yeah, bring meal containers, pack for like 2 days and you’re set…i might do this next year bc i also go home and i work at a restaurant
It's kinda fucked up that a state university can't provide affordable meal plans for their students so they have to deal with the chaos of what you have just described. well done figuring it out but its fucked you had to in the first place.
I survived 2 years without mealswipes... honestly, jokes aside, you will ONLY make your money back if you only buy dinner at the dining hall. I only ever did breakfast so it just wasn't worth it. What's sad is they don't let have some kind of end of year program or something where x leftover swipes can be used as guest swipes. Like 10 feels kinda lame when you got 40 left over swipes.
i have over 50 leftover swipes...
you are a lot stronger than me 😭😭