I am not normally a fan of frozen vegetables (visions of unidentifiable frozen green blocks come to mind), but when they are as easy to prepare as Birds-Eye Steamfresh, then I’m on board. The food looks like something you can get at a restaurant (mixed vegetables, pasta and shrimp), but at $4 a serving, its a good alternative to grabbing pizza on the go. And, more importantly, far healthier.

As a student and with a full-time job, these are a godsend; it takes little or no talent to prepare them. I understand that these are not cheap for what they are (other frozen foods cost far less in bulk), but they also aren’t as high a quality. And, most importantly, there is no way to overcook it or screw it up (the steam makes sure of it), which for bachelors like me, is the most important thing.

Google Transit is an ongoing project associated with Google Maps to help us move from Point A to Point B as easily as possible.

Unfortunately, Google Maps for Transit for NYC is a rough, beta product. For example, it kept on thinking my former apartment, in Lower Manhattan, was in Brooklyn. No, Pearl Street is in Manhattan too.