Heres just a few tips, for some variety and keeping stuff cheap but healthy.
If you have access to a stove...then you can do stuff like buy chicken breasts or steaks, or pork.....then whenever you have time...sit down for an hour and cook all of it (or a weeks worth at a time). Then keep the cooked meat in your fridge...when its dinner time, just get it out and heat it up in the microwave, having a good assortment of sauces will be a blessing, you can go from honeymustard chicken one night....to italian dressing chicken the next...all with just cooking the meat once. Saves lots of time and makes having a cooked dinner less hassle.
Canned vegetables to heat up with your meats are good.
I also like to make one large bowl of tuna for the week...good for sandwiches or crackers and all ready to go.
My last advice, is having your own shredded cheese or favorite sauces can make microwave mac and cheese or any frozen dinner about 10x's more enjoyable. I mean making stuff cheesier or just adding the extra "zing" you wanted, will make any of the pre-made stuff feel a little more made to your taste.
Just incase you're wondering about cost, I usually spend about $20 a week on food...and none of its frozen dinners or made out of a box.
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