Subject Guides: Culinary Skills & Management: Healthy Eating

New Books

Perfectly Good Food by Irene Li; Margaret Li
Chock-full of ingenious use-it-up tips, smart storage ideas, and infinitely adaptable recipes, this book will teach you why smoothies are your secret weapon; how to freeze (almost) anything; why using your senses in the kitchen (including common sense!) is more important than so-called shelf-life.
Plant-Based on a Budget Quick and Easy by Toni Okamoto (Contribution by)
Publication Date: 2023-03-07
Toni Okamoto turns her attention to recipes that save you time and energy in the kitchen-and, of course, save you money, too! In Plant-Based on a Budget Quick & Easy, Toni shares creative ways to cut down on active kitchen time without having to invest in a ton of expensive equipment or resort to pricey premade foods.
Better Cooking by Alice Zaslavsky
Cook yourself toward confidence and intuition in the kitchen with the 100+ must-make recipes in this phenomenal, joy-infused cookbook.
Whole Food for Your Family by Autumn Michaelis; Melissa Hartwig Urban
Publication Date: 2022-08-30
Over 100 budget- and family-friendly recipes from Whole30 Coach and creator of the popular cooking website Whole Food for 7, Autumn Michaelis. This inspired collection is dairy-free, gluten-free, and fully endorsed by Whole30!
The Good Food Kitchen by Puneeta Chhitwal-Varma
A refreshing, relaxed guide to the occasionally overwhelming yet absolutely necessary work of cooking for ourselves and saving the planet, one dish at a time.
Cooking in Real Life by Lidey Heuck; Ina Garten (Foreword by)
Cooking in Real Life represents the golden middle ground that new and experienced home cooks crave: recipes that are inventive but not overly complicated, that use familiar ingredients but encourage us to do things a little bit differently.
Cooking Smarter: Friendly recipes with a side of science by Jeremy Scheck
From next-gen culinary phenom and TikTok superstar Jeremy Scheck, easy and delicious recipes for every day and beyond--plus expert tips to make you a better, happier cook.
The Good Food Kitchen by Puneeta Chhitwal-Varma
In this simple-to-follow guide for today's households, food writer and climate activist Puneeta Chhitwal-Varma provides everything you need to prepare good-for-us, good-for-the-planet food. Beginning with a primer on "the big why" of eating with emissions and land-use in mind, and a comprehensive guide to stocking kitchen essentials and making the most of your pantry, Puneeta outlines the accessible, achievable framework she calls "Eating with Benefits."
Eat Like a Legend by Dan Churchill
From chef, athlete, and performance coach Dan Churchill, a cutting-edge cookbook filled with protein-packed, healthy recipes for fueling up, feeling right, and living like a legend. We are not all super athletes, but we all perform in one way or another, every single day. Whether we're training for a marathon, smashing that big presentation, or chasing after kids, we need energy and focus for a healthy mind and body. To be our best, we need to feel our best, and what we eat makes the difference.

Recommended Cookbooks

World Food for Student Cooks by Krista McLellan
World Food for Student Cooks offers 170 quick, cheap and tasty recipes featuring the best of the world's cuisines -- Chinese, Thai, Mexican, French, Italian, Middle Eastern, Japanese and more. These are recipes for food that students want to eat, can afford and can make at home with only basic cooking skills!
Good and Cheap by Leanne Brown
By showing that kitchen skill, and not budget, is the key to great food, Good and Cheap will help you eat well--really well--on the strictest of budgets.
A Girl Called Jack by Jack Monroe
100 simple, budge and basic-ingredient recipes from the bestselling and award-winning food writer and anti-poverty campaigner, Jack Monroe.
eBook Cook Together, Eat Together by Cooperative Extension Service University of Kentucky, Cooperative Extension Service, Family and Consumer Sciences Extension
Cook Together, Eat Together is designed to help families enjoy more home-cooked, healthy meals. Featuring easy recipes for breakfast dishes, soups, vegetables, salads, and one-pot meals, the book lays out a strategy to enable families to spend more quality time together while also preparing foods that are affordable and delicious.

Tips from our Chefs

Chef Kettley says:

Prepare meals like soups, stews, pasta sauces, etc... in bulk
- freeze the leftovers in meal-size portions
- reheat a healthy, inexpensive meal when you are hungry (or too busy to cook)

Chef Haverstock says:

Eat meatless once or twice a week to save money
Prepare frood from scratch with healthy ingredients
Create or join a supper club
- a fun way to share meal prep & the cost of food
- enjoy eating together & learning new recipes

Chef Mooney says:

Schedule time for food prep to make cooking easy later in the week
- cook your protein (ie: cook a whole chicken rather than buying individual pieces)
- prepare fresh vegetables

Chef Canning says:

Buy inexpensive cuts of meat and cook with a low-temperature methods (slow cooker, stewing)
- lots of flavour & nice as the weather turns colder

Culinary Skills & Management: Healthy Eating

Storing Fruits & Vegetables

Storage

Freezing

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New Books

Recommended Cookbooks

Tips from our Chefs

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