Student First-Week Shopping List

Stocking a uni kitchen for one. Cheap, simple meals and the basics every shared flat is missing.

GBP 40-60 estimate one-off plus first food shop

Cheap Cupboard Meals

Pasta
1kg bag
Rice
1kg bag
Tinned chopped tomatoes
4 tins
Pasta sauce
2 jars
Tinned tuna
4 cans
Beans
4 cans
Instant noodles
10 pack
Cooking oil
1L
Salt and pepper
Set
Stock cubes
Chicken and veg

Fridge and Freezer

Milk
2 pints
Cheese
Cheddar block
Eggs
12 pack
Butter
Tub
Frozen peas
500g bag
Frozen chips
1kg bag
Frozen pizza
2 cheap
Sliced bread
1 loaf

Fresh Basics

Onions
1kg bag
Carrots
500g bag
Apples
6 pack
Bananas
6
Garlic
1 bulb

Kitchen Kit

Frying pan
1 cheap
Saucepan
Medium
Wooden spoon
1
Sharp knife
1
Chopping board
1
Plates and bowls
2 each
Mug
2
Cutlery set
4 piece
Can opener
1
Tea towels
2

Cleaning and Laundry

Washing-up liquid
1 bottle
Sponges
Pack of 4
Bin bags
Roll
Washing detergent
Liquid pods, pack of 25
Toilet roll
9 pack

Personal

Shower gel
1 bottle
Shampoo
1 bottle
Toothpaste
1 tube
Deodorant
1
Paracetamol
Pack
Plasters
Small box
Phone charger
Spare
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