The College Cookbook: 120+ Quick, Healthy and Budget-Friendly Recipes for Campus Life - Paperback

by Leanny Hero (Author)

College students typically don't have a lot of time, money, or kitchen space to look fancy with their food, which means good and cheap is the name of the game. college cookbook allows students to prepare delicious, succulent and healthy meals on a limited budget. 120+ recipes only require a maximum of 60 minutes to prepare. Learn basic cooking skills with a simple cookbook that contains tips and tricks on everything from using knives to storing vegetables.

College meals have come a long way in culinary "popularity". Most students don't have the time, money or space to prepare meals like my mom did. Words like fast, cheap and microwaveable have therefore become synonymous with college food. But there is a better way.

SEVEN MERITS OF COOKING BY YOURSELF IN CAMPUS

You know what's in the food

Wherever ingredients such as fruit, vegetables and potatoes are bought in the supermarket, the weekly market or from the producer, preservatives and additives are largely left out of play. Even cooked food guarantees a largely natural diet with a minimum of unwanted foreign substances or auxiliary substances.

Optimal combination of health and pleasure

Actually, everyone would like to live according to the rules of a wholesome, varied and healthy diet, but still not want to forego enjoyment. The easiest way to combine health and taste is to cook for yourself. So, you have your "nutritional fate" entirely in your own hands.

Weight: everything under control

Conscious cooking makes crash cures and extreme diets superfluous. Because preparing it yourself always means being in control of the calories. Those who prepare low-fat foods and limit the sugar and starch content of meals automatically save calories and at the same time keep an eye on their weight.

Self-determination about quality and freshness

If you cook regularly, you automatically buy more often. As a rule, he will soon develop an eye for the freshness and quality of the food. If you use your senses when shopping, you quickly learn to distinguish between fresh and crunchy from wilted and soft.

Eating with more sustainability

For many people it is becoming increasingly important to live sustainably. When it comes to eating and drinking, the use of seasonal and regional offers is an important aspect. In the meantime, even the big discounters are increasingly incorporating seasonal and regional products into their offerings, especially when it comes to fruit and vegetables.

Cooking yourself saves money

Self-caterers still live particularly cheaply. There are many ways for bargain hunters to keep the costs of eating and drinking within limits, from the use of special offers to the creative use of staple foods and other inexpensive foods (rice, potatoes, carrots, cabbage vegetables, etc.). Those who cook themselves learn to only buy as much as they really need.

Cooking yourself is fun and tastes best

Why wander into the distance when the good is so close? Who has not already seen the expensive visits to mediocre restaurants from which one returns home unsatisfied? Your own culinary art often comes much closer to the perfect dinner for a lot less money.