So, you’re heading off to college and trying to figure out how to survive on more than ramen noodles? We’ve got your back. If a campus meal plan or endless late-night pizza runs aren’t your idea of a sustainable diet, Beehive Meals is here to help.

With our slow-cooker-ready freezer meals, you can juggle classes, activities, and homework and still come home to a warm, hearty dinner. Here’s how to get an “A” in college meal planning (and maybe even earn the title of “favorite roommate” while you’re at it).

1. Pack a Slow Cooker

Pack yourself a slow cooker and take it to college. Slow cookers come in a wide variety these days. We’d recommend one with the ability to set a start time, a cooking time, and a “keep warm” feature. 

2. Beehive Meals to the Rescue

Food is going to sustain you through those long days on campus and eating the right food during those semesters away at college will help set you up for success.

Beehive Meals offers delicious food that is ALSO easy to prepare. With options to order as a College Care Package (5 meals), a regular one-time order (10 meals), or a monthly subscription (recurring sets of 10 meals), you’ll always have something easy and delicious waiting in your freezer.

Pro tip: If you’ve got roommates, you can split the cost of the meals (and even a slow cooker!) and you each get equal portions for dinner. It’s an easy way to save money, but  it’s also a great way to bring roommates together. 

3. Easiest Dinner EVER

We’ll cover the basics: Before you start a big day, pull a Beehive Meal from your freezer and pour its contents into your slow cooker. *If you have slow cooker liners, you just made cleanup an absolute breeze!

Depending on your slow cooker, you’ll set a start time, cook time, and keep warm time, and allow the meal to cook according to the instructions on the packaging. Then, go about your day; go to class, do homework, work out, or just take some time to breathe. 

Come back, and your meal (lunch or dinner) is done! Pair the meal with a side of your choice. It could be pasta, it could be a tortilla, a salad, or whatever you have on hand. Dinner really can be that easy.

College is full of late nights, last-minute plans, and more than a few unexpected stressors. Meal times don’t have to add to the chaos. With Beehive Meals, you’ve got 10 nights a month covered with dinners that are filling, affordable, and require almost no effort.

Because at the end of the day, college is about making memories — not stressing about what’s for dinner. With a little planning (and a trusty slow cooker), you’ll always have something good simmering, waiting to welcome you home.