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I’ve found most of my comfort recently in routine things like making easy and nutritious meals.

Cooking for comfort

Whatever it is that feels comfortable to you, I hope you choose to nourish yourself with it. Eat it every day of the week, if you like.

It is definitely important to get the experience of navigating a dining hall and working with minimal kitchen access.

A food guide to surviving first year

Going to college is a hard transition. The added pressure of figuring out meals from time to time, especially given that eating dining hall food gets old fast, which makes it even more difficult. 

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