Cheap & Healthy Nigerian Student Food Timetable for A Week
Creating a week’s cheap and healthy Nigerian student food timetable can be difficult. No thanks to the consistent inflation of the prices of foodstuffs in the market.
Many Nigerian students do not have a school food timetable because most parents in Nigeria do not use food timetables at home.
You probably grew up without the ideal of a meal timetable. But a food timetable is necessary to maintain a healthy diet.
The meal plan makes you to organize your schoolwork, diet and social life with ease.
Plenty of Nigerian students feed on junk which is not a healthy option.
You will find yourself eating the same food over and over again.
Noodles
Oil Rice
Ice Cream
Spaghetti
Pizza
Cake
Golden Morn
Biscuit
Garri
All of these food is not good for your health. Eat foods that will increase your creativity and nourish your body.
In this post, I will show you examples of healthy and cheap food timetables for Nigerian students. Students at all levels, from Secondary to University, will find this post helpful.
Also, you will see how to save money on foodstuffs.
How to Make Nigerian Student Food Timetable
Making a Nigerian student food timetable for a week involves the following processes;
Get Breakfast Foods
Buy Foodstuffs from The Market
Cook Your Food
Create A Meal Plan
•Get Breakfast Foods
Oat in a bowl
Provisions are good breakfast food for students in Nigeria. It is fast and easy to prepare.
It will make up the bulk of your breakfast plan because you may not have the time to prepare real food before lectures.
Though, provisions will not work for you if you like to eat heavy meals in the morning. The food may burn out before 10 am.
But try out provisions for your breakfast.
Here is a list of provisions you should get as a student;
Cocoa Beverage (Bournvita/Milo/Ovaltine)
Milk
St Louis Sugar
Carton of Indomine
Golden Morn
Quaker Oats
Corn Flakes
Custard
Tin Milk
Sardine
A packet of Cabin Biscuits
Geisha
Buy Foodstuffs from The Market
•Bucket of spices
Buying your foodstuffs from the local market is the best way to save money on food as a student.
Do not buy food items in your hostel or street. The prices here are way higher than in the market.
Find time to visit a local market to buy your foodstuffs in bulk. For example, purchasing a 5-litre red oil is cheaper than buying a bottle of oil on your street.
Here are some foodstuffs you can get at the market;
Rice
Beans
Tin tomatoes
Sachet of Maggi
Onions
Dry Fish
Palm Oil
Groundnut Oil
Spaghetti
Cray Fish
Pepper
Garri
Sachet of Garri
Wheat
Grounded pepper
Salt
•Cook Your Food
Cooking your food yourself is the best way to start a meal plan and save money.
Always resist the urge to eat out or order food online. These options are expensive and would drain your pocket.
Trust me. You will be surprised to find out how much you spend on a meat pie and soft drinks.
Commit to cooking your food.
•Create a Meal Plan
Creating a meal plan will give you control over your diet. You will be able to organize your meal.
This strategy will help you to eat healthily and save money.
Monday
Breakfast: Tea, Bread & Egg
Lunch: Rice and Stew
Dinner: Eba & Soup
Tuesday
Breakfast: Custard and Akara
Lunch: Yam Porridge
Dinner: Jollof Rice
Wednesday
Breakfast: Moi Moi and Akamu
Lunch: Oil Rice
Dinner: Garri and Soup
Thursday
Breakfast: Quaker Oats
Lunch: Beans and Plantain
Dinner: Spaghetti Jollof
Friday
Breakfast: Noddles
Lunch: Beans and Fried Plantains
Dinner: Rice and Stew
Saturday
Breakfast: Moi Moi and Garri
Lunch: Garri and Soup
Dinner: Unripe Plantain Porridge
Sunday
Breakfast: Tea and Bread
Lunch: Rice and Stew
Dinner: Garri and Soup
You can eat amala /eba or semo with any soup of your choice.
