When you’re moving off-campus for the school year, there are a lot of things to consider.  If your living in an unfurnished pad, in particular, there are a lot of things you have to remember to pack.  While it’s important, I’m sure many of you may forget the important essentials you’ll need to stock your pantry with when you move in.  It’s not like at home where your mom always had some chicken noodle soup in stock.  You’re on your own!

Knowing from our experience, we wanted to make sure you weren’t left out in the cold if you didn’t get to go grocery shopping one week.  Thanks to a couple articles we read at MyFirstApartment.com, we’ve come up with a list of things that every college student living off-campus needs to keep themselves fed.

• Canned beans
• Canned soups
• Canned tomatoes
• Pasta sauce
• Spices (you at least want garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and pepper)
• All-purpose flour
• Sugar
• Vanilla extract
• Baking powder
• Baking soda
• Vegetable oil (optional)
• Olive oil
• Vinegar
• Dried pasta
• Instant oatmeal
• Mustard
• Ketchup
• Coffee/Tea
• Cereal
• Honey
• Hot cocoa
• Rice

The articles we referenced:

http://www.myfirstapartment.com/2011/10/first-apartment-pantry-essentials/2/

http://www.myfirstapartment.com/2005/11/starter-pantry-and-staples-checklist/