Soon to be starting University and I am in the habit of following a fairly strict nutritional regieme. I will be sharing a kitchen with anything from 6-9 students.
Now keeping protein shakes, nuts and other dried goodies in my room will be easy as hell. But what about my frozen/chilled foods? I strongly suspect that the fridge and freezer will not be divided up into seperate compartments (freezer maybe…).
Last thing I plan on doing is whipping up a low carb, high protein cheesecake or some yummy meat dish… leaving it in the fridge and then coming back to see a slice missing. Or some jerk using up my ground beef…
keep fresh meats etc frozen if possible, that way if anyone is gonna use them they’ve got to defrost them first…doesn’t sound like much but you’d be suprised how lazy most people are!
Keep a tight eye on your supplies in general, if you notice stuff going down then go nuts… some chinese dude ate some of my chicken, oh boy i went nuts, i got twice as much back of him!
To be honest though, explain to your housemates what you’re doing, and most will respect your food, get your own shelf in the fridge if possible…
Lastly, just don’t be a jerk, if you piss your housemates off then they’re gonna try get you back lol…
If you’re really that worried though, get yourself one of them mini-fridges for your room!
Hmmm I think freezing fucking everything is the only way this is going to work… and burying any ready made meals under packs of frozen veg haha! For my first couple of weeks there I will live out of my room as much as possible and make up something huge like a chilli:
Okay, so the first step would be to not assume everyone you’re living with is going to be an asshole. There will probably be a few.
Call a meeting of everyone that’s using the kitchen when you first move in. Ask how you’re going to handle food. Pick a system that everyone can agree on (not everyone shopping together, that’s stupid) and stick to it.
I recommend just keeping a few sharpies in the kitchen. Have everyone write their name on their shit.
Sorry to ruin the fun?
Of course, if people do start stealing your food, I would say it’s A OK to begin screwing with them. Just do things that start to drive people insane. and RSGZ’s laxative idea is solid too. If you tape the person who stole your food to the wall one night after they’ve been drinking, they probably won’t fuck with you anymore.
You must get your own mini fridge with a lock. They might think you’re weird but it beats looking weird in jail after beating them up for stealing your food.