The last college students in our area's campuses will be moving in this weekend, and once the parents are gone, students will find themselves on their own culinary island.

Oftentimes, when they find themselves on that culinary island, they're also on a tight budget.

We learn so many things in the college years, and by necessity, one of those things is how to eat right but cheaply.

"Ramen has been one of those staples, just like beer, that's part of college life," said registered dietitian Leslie Bonci.

While cheap and non-perishable, Bonci said ramen is only a starting point.

"It's filling, but it kind of isn't complete, and so the big part of what is missing is no protein, no vitamin B, no produce," she said.

Like other inexpensive, basic non-perishables, like macaroni and cheese cu

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