{"id":78,"date":"2010-05-19T18:19:19","date_gmt":"2010-05-19T06:19:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/auip.wordpress.com\/?p=78"},"modified":"2010-05-19T18:19:19","modified_gmt":"2010-05-19T06:19:19","slug":"shoestring-budget-cook-in-accommodations-instead-of-eating-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/auip.com\/blog\/shoestring-budget-cook-in-accommodations-instead-of-eating-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Shoestring Budget: Cook in accommodations instead of eating out"},"content":{"rendered":"

Imagine you\u2019re traveling almost non-stop and only have $200 to spend on food in the coming three and a half weeks. An impossible task you think?<\/p>\n

Not at all. Yes, it\u2019s impossible if you want to eat at five-star restaurants every night. However, for a usual college-student\u2019s palate, such a food budget is completely feasible.<\/p>\n

Instead of going out to eat, head to the grocery store and stock up on basic supplies like fruits and veggies, sandwich makings, pasta and mac an\"\"<\/a>d cheese. Almost all of our program accommodations contain group kitchens in which you can cook. The kitchens supply pots, pans, cooking tools, plates and cutlery, so you only need to provide ingredients.<\/p>\n

To make meals both economical and group bonding, ask some of your fellow participants if they\u2019d like to cook with you. You\u2019d be surprised how many people will jump at the opportunity to save some money and whip up dinner with you.<\/p>\n

For large groups, an easy meal is chili, pictured left. Just saut\u00e9 some ground meat and dump in cans of beans, stewed tomatoes and tomato puree. Simmer until all the flavors have mixed and the chili is a warm temperature. Ladle into bowls and top with cheese and sour cream for extra goodness. Happy cooking!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Imagine you\u2019re traveling almost non-stop and only have $200 to spend on food in the coming three and a half weeks. An impossible task you think? Not at all. Yes, it\u2019s impossible if you want to eat at five-star restaurants every night. However, for a usual college-student\u2019s palate, such a food budget is completely feasible. Instead of going out to…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-78","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-shoestring-budget"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/auip.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/auip.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/auip.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/auip.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/auip.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=78"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/auip.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/auip.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=78"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/auip.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=78"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/auip.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=78"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}