If you are starting university or college soon, you’re not too far away from doing the first ‘big shop’. This is your first full shop to set yourself up and get all of the essentials you’ll be needing for the year ahead. We have created the ultimate uni shopping list for you, all you’ll need to do is screenshot the lists and take them with you on your phone. You’re welcome.
There are many options when it comes to fruit and vegetables, we have listed a few options to help you get started. It is best to buy seasonally as this will keep prices at their lowest. There are also a few ways to buy fruit and vegetables…
Fresh – the most popular option, but can be the most expensive and have a limited shelf life.
Tinned – great to cook with and will last longer than fresh produce (and usually cheaper).
Frozen – As soon as fruit and vegetables are picked, they can start to lose nutrients and vitamins. It can take some time for them to be delivered to shops, plus time in the shop and then in your kitchen before you eat them. Frozen fruit and vegetables are frozen shortly after they’ve been picked and this helps to preserve the nutrients until you eat them.
Lets be honest, everyone deserves a snack to keep them going, and besides, you need biscuits incase you have any visitors or new flat mates to entertain. We are sue you won’t need much help picking out the snacks you need, but here are some of our faves.
Lacking inspiration for meals? Check out some of these excellent student cookbooks – tried and tested by students all over.
You may not have time to or feel like shopping every week during your studies, why not trial a food subscription service like Hello Fresh or Gousto. You choose what meals you fancy and they deliver all the ingredients and recipes to your door. Easy. Remember to check for any student discounts before buying.
If you’re moving in to student accommodation and in particular a shared flat, why don’t you cook together? This is a great opportunity to get to know one another, as well as show off your skills. This will also give you a chance to learn new cooking skills and taste new flavours. Usually flat mates split the cost of the food shop too. It’s a win win.
Frying pans, tea towels, plastic food containers and cheese graters to bathroom towels and bedsheets, as plain as they might sound, you’ll definitely need them.
So, to take the hassle out of ensuring you have all the student essentials, we’ve teamed up with UniKitOut. At UniKitOut, you can pre-order everything you need to survive living away from home. What’s more, to make the process even easier, you don’t even have to worry about delivery. Simply fill your basket, select the hall you’ll be staying at and your items will be delivered to our doors and waiting in your room upon arrival.
And don’t forget to enter the discount code HOST10 at the checkout to receive an extra 10% off your order!
Host offer hassle-free, all-inclusive student accommodation and provide students with a welcoming, reassuring and stress-free experience at university or college.
We provide award-winning services our students have become accustomed to. And our management and staff always strive to exceed the exceptional quality accommodation and service we offer; building on the good reputation we’ve earned over the past 25+ years.
Look inside any of our properties and you’ll discover a comfortable, stylish and safe place to live. Somewhere welcoming and supportive. Happy and relaxed. A place to make the most of being a student. A home.
To become more ‘environmentally friendly’, Host is launching the #HostEnvironmentalPledge campaign to encourage responsible behaviour and drive sustainability across our sites throughout the UK and Ireland.
It’s a simple campaign! For every percent we reduce our overall utilities (electric, water and gas) consumption by we donate to one of our nominated charities.
Show me all newsCalling all A-level students who are looking to attend the open days of their dream universities this year. Whilst some universities hold virtual open days, there is just no beating being able to explore and see your chosen university in person. You get to see it, smell it and live it.
To ensure you send off your application within the correct dates, we have listed the important UCAS application dates for the upcoming year, so you can make a note of them and add them to your calendar.
The benefits of booking semester student accommodation are shorter contract lengths and a whole lot of flexibility. Students book Semester term accommodation for many different reasons including PhD courses, work experience and medical training. We will list the main benefits and reasons students choose to book semester length contracts.
