Making food is such a big struggle in college, and especially if you live off campus. There is so little time in the day between classes, clubs and activities. Knowing me sometimes I just don't want to settle for the Commons or Table Rock on campus. Here is a list of quick and tasty foods that you can whip up very fast you feel like a Food Network pro.

1. Grilled Cheese

A grilled cheese does not get the credit that it deserves. Even tho some may say it's a bland tasting sandwich I beg to differ. It all goes in what you put in your grilled cheese, there are so many types of grilled cheese. There is just the standard bread, cheese, and some butter. If you want to get fancy you can make one with some tomato or even bacon. Switching up what type of cheese you use can also make something tastier, so instead of American cheese use cheddar instead. If you're an avocado fan that can really add a twist of flavor.

2.Lo Mein

Whipping this dish up does not take long at all. If you think about it, you are boiling spaghetti, which at minimum takes around eight minutes to cook. Lo Mein is also the type of dish where you get to decide what you want in it. What kind of vegetables would you put and the type of meat you would put ( if you eat meat). If you are really pressed for time, you can use instant ramen. Cook all the chicken and veggies that you may want, and add that to the ramen, and season it with peppers and soy sauce.

3. Salad Wraps

Salad wraps can be done under 10 minutes depending on if you decide you want to use chicken. Salad wraps are basically a salad but clothed in a wrap. Many recipes will say to use a flour tortilla, but if you are like me and absolutely suck at folding wraps. There are these pocket thins, where I just stuffed my lettuce tomatoes, cheese etc right into them.

4. Snack Mix

This is can be when you want something really quick or it's that time where there isn't really anything in your house or dorm room except for miscellaneous items. So snack mix you can put anything you want generally if you had so type of wheat cereal, pretzels, M and Ms, almonds etc. You can put those together and make basically your own trail mix. Perfect when you are having a movie night.

5. Mac and Cheese

Step away from the microwavable mac and cheese! Stove top mac and cheese my take a little more time than the microwavable mac and cheese, but stove top is going to taste much richer (and is still very fast to make). Just boil the pasta of your choice, while the pasta is boiling mix flour and milk, then cheese until smooth. Next just add the sauce to the pasta, and boom you are down. If you want a little more flavor you can add pepper to the mix or you can even sprinkle breadcrumbs over the top of it.