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The Complete Guide to Healthy Cooking and Nutrition for College Students: How Not to Gain 17 Pounds at College

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Living on your own or going off to college can be a major challenge, especially with easy access to fast-food stops, potato chips, frozen pizza, soda, etc. With classes and a busy social life you may neglect yourself by eating the wrong foods. In The Complete Guide to Healthy Cooking and Nutrition for College Students you'll learn the basic nutrition basics that you should eat every day, how to evaluate your new surrounds (Dorm Kitchen, College Cafeteria and Local Restaurants), and obtaining the correct basic supplies for your dorm/apartment kitchen (microwave oven, George Forman Grill, Crock-Pot slow cooker, Blender, Mixer, utensils, cookware, spices, cups, bowls, plates, etc.).

Chapter 6 takes you through the basic cooking terms of the instruments/appliances you use to cook with, along with a few simple dishes, like bacon, eggs, toast, etc. You'll also learn about freezing and storing foods. There are four separate chapters for each year in college (Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior) giving simple but tasty recipes, like Grilled Cheese English Muffin, Crock-Pot Roast, Tacos, Oatmeal Raisin Cookies, and many other great recipes.

The Complete Guide to Healthy Cooking and Nutrition for College Students is an interesting book for college students, giving great nutrition facts, recipes, tips on exercising, and to help you not to gain 17 pounds at college. The book can be a great gift for a college student or a soon-to-be college student.

The Complete Guide to Healthy Cooking and Nutrition for College Students
by J. Lucy Board, R.N., BSN

I absolutely love this book! The author does of wonderful job of presenting a comprehensive guide for
sending a student out into the world with a tool that they can refer to for many situations. There are
chapters for each school year: freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior. Gradually, the recipes increase
in difficulty. But recipes are just a small part of the book. The first chapter on the basic nutritional
needs includes things from protein, vitamins, grains, vegetables to foods on each section of the food
pyramid. The author discusses the basics such as selecting where to shop, the first trip to the grocery
store and obtaining supplies that will be needed on a regular basis.
Also, other issues related to school such as organization and stress management are also included, and
there is a discussion about how these factors affect food intake. There is a guide for eating out, exercise
needs, and sleep needs. The chapter Maintaining a healthy weight provides information that young
college students don't normally think about. Finally, there is a brief discussion on eating disorders: how
NOT to get one, and what to do if you think you may have one.
Very parsimonious without neglecting topics of importance. Yet not so overdone that the student won't
want to read it. I wish I had had this book when I went to college!
5 stars