what are some fun/easy ways you get by for meals, esp. college students/young people

For example, some of my habits at home:
cut and boil on-sale/rotting fruits to fruit syrup, jar them and use for pies, breakfast pancakes, yogurt toppings, or even frozen for smoothies
cut lemons, honey, strawberry in for iced fruit tea
salads - sometimes with greek yogurt & salt or curry powder & tofu
ramen - add in a cube of curry
granola - goes with ice cream, yogurt...everything
bananas with a bit of melted chocolate
soy sauce, miso, pesto - likewise goes with everything

Is this the type of thread you're looking for: Alternate ways to cook fastfood...?