1. Delicious peas and American cheese.
![19 Meals Every College Student Knows Well: Peas and cheese in a budget-friendly bowl.](https://radass.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Meals-Every-College-Student-Knows-Well-01-1.jpg)
Someone has some seriously messed-up taste buds.
2. Vegetable soup, just add a little water.
![College student meals packed in tin cans.](https://radass.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Meals-Every-College-Student-Knows-Well-02.jpg)
Ah yes, the ‘mystery can’ meals. Oh, the memories (shudder).
3. A staple food that was put on the map by college students.
![A close up of a bowl of noodles that college students know well.](https://radass.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Meals-Every-College-Student-Knows-Well-03.jpg)
College students would be wise to buy stock in ramen, true story.
4. PBJ baby!
![A college student's familiar peanut butter and jelly sandwich on a white background.](https://radass.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Meals-Every-College-Student-Knows-Well-05.jpg)
Sometimes you can’t beat the classics.
5. Your new best friend in school.
![One of the 19 meals every college student knows well: a pepperoni pizza on a white plate.](https://radass.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Meals-Every-College-Student-Knows-Well-08.jpg)
There are a lot of different variations that you can create, so get used to it.
6. Your best friend topped with your 2nd, 3rd, and 4th best friends.
![A pizza with burgers and fries, a meal known well by college students.](https://radass.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Meals-Every-College-Student-Knows-Well-09.jpg)
Think of your jaw, then your stomach, and then how much time you’ll be spending in the bathroom. It’s a process, just think about it.
7. The burnt fish sticks fresh off your generic George Foreman grill.
![A classic college student meal: grilled carrots.](https://radass.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Meals-Every-College-Student-Knows-Well-10.jpg)
Just call it Cajun style and move on, it’s better than having to hang your head in shame.
8. No it is not, but 6 tubes sure do the job.
![A tube of yogurt is a meal every college student knows well.](https://radass.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Meals-Every-College-Student-Knows-Well-11.jpg)
Sometimes you’ve got to move and eat, and balancing a plate of eggs or anything else while you move around is for acrobats, not the average person.
9. The TV dinner that looks nothing like what was on the packaging.
![One of the 19 meals every college student knows well, featuring a tray with a hot dog and fries.](https://radass.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Meals-Every-College-Student-Knows-Well-12.jpg)
Frozen lumps, that might have been a nice and accurate name for these blocks of multi-colored ice.
10. Garlic cheese bread.
![A classic college student meal - a cheesy sandwich.](https://radass.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Meals-Every-College-Student-Knows-Well-13.jpg)
When you’re hungry, just about anything looks appetizing.
11. Another one of those TV dinners.
![A tray with rice, carrots, and meat that serves as a familiar meal for college students.](https://radass.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Meals-Every-College-Student-Knows-Well-14.png)
They get you with the picture and then laugh all the way to the bank as you’re trying to eat.
12. The experience that turned into a fu@king disaster.
![A frying pan with chickpeas, a familiar meal for college students.](https://radass.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Meals-Every-College-Student-Knows-Well-16.png)
Is anyone else thinking that if this pile moves they’re out?
13. Thanksgiving dinner.
![A dessert plate familiar to 19 college meals.](https://radass.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Meals-Every-College-Student-Knows-Well-17.png)
It’s hard to tell if this is a budgetary decision or a hipster trend.
14. Fish “stick” tacos
![A plate with food on it that college students know well.](https://radass.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Meals-Every-College-Student-Knows-Well-18.png)
There are things that don’t go in tacos, and I’ll fight anyone that says different.
15. And last, the go-to Salisbury steak and mashed potatoes TV dinner.
![19 Meals Every College Student Knows Well: A black plastic container with mashed potatoes and gravy.](https://radass.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Meals-Every-College-Student-Knows-Well-19.jpg)
You know what this looks like, don’t make me say it.
WTR? (Why’s That Radass?)
Normally I wouldn’t say that this is Radass in any way, but having been through those times and having survived, I can laugh along with many others now. If you’re in college and putting your money toward what you need instead of what you want all the time, then you’ve likely found yourself facing the options on this list, or something like them. Oh yeah, the struggle is real.