February 9, 2024
The Foodie Finder: Fit Men Cook
Who has time to cook, let alone make it healthy? You do! It’s all about planning, pantry, and prep. Here at the Foodie Finder, we want to help connect you to healthy eating, valuable information, and great recipes by doing the searching for you. In this issue, we showcase Fit Men Cook blogger and author Kevin Curry (pictured right) and his strategies for college students to save time and money while eating well. In his blog post, “48 College Meal Prep Ideas for College Students,” you’ll find the following:
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- 9 Tips for Easy College Meal Prep
- 10 Budgeting Tips for College Student Meal Prepping
- 48 Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner & Snack Recipes
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“Meal prepping is like that awesome friend who helps you out when you need it most. It saves you time, keeps your wallet happy, lets you eat healthier, and adds a dash of variety to your meals,” Curry writes. “It’s like a superpower that turns your humble dorm kitchen into a food paradise.”
Here’s one example of Curry’s delicious recipes to try, using a common college food staple. What would life be without ramen noodles? Kevin will show you how to elevate them by using brown rice & millet ramen noodles for a healthier option on his Beef and Broccoli Ramen Noodles recipe.
Spicin’ It Up: A Quick and Easy Guide to Seasonings
When living on a budget, what makes that difference between microwaved meals and something appetizing is the variety afforded via proper seasoning (a bit of lime juice and chili garlic sauce has personally saved
me time and time again).
However, the truth of the matter is that being alone for the first time in, well, ever, requires a baseline for just what to use—let alone finding what works best for a dinner for two. What’s the difference between a spice and an herb? How does aroma fit into any of this? Where should I store them?
In her blog article “A Beginner’s Guide to Fresh Herbs and Spices,” chef Crystal Zaragoza of Chicago-based cooking school The Chopping Block offers a comprehensive guide to the following:
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- Classifying herbs between robust and tender
- Prepping and storing seasonings for everyday use
- An overview of minerals like salt and how to cook with it
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“I know there was a time when I thought I was doing it right by shaking in some chili powder and dried oregano when finishing a dish to try and bring out more flavor,” Zaragoza writes. “It turns out that I didn’t know the half of it.”