<p>A few considerations:</p>
<p>Does the student have access to a supermarket? Or only to expensive convenience stores? How difficult/time-consuming is it for the student to buy food to cook at home? (If the student does not have a car, for example, and must take a series of three buses to get to a supermarket, cooking may be a problem.)</p>
<p>Will the student’s schedule allow him/her to come home for lunch? If not, how many hours will elapse between the time when the student prepares a carried lunch and the time when it is eaten? (This matters because if the time is too long, no perishables can be included in the lunch.)</p>
<p>Will the student be sharing the off-campus house or apartment with others? If it is shared, will the residents cook and eat meals together or separately?</p>