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Healthy Cooking and Nutrition for College Students: How Not to Gain the Freshman 15

Healthy Cooking and Nutrition for College Students: How Not to Gain the Freshman 15

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Healthy Cooking and Nutrition for College Students: How Not to Gain the Freshman 15

Author(s)

Rebekah Sack

Publisher

Atlantic Publishing Group

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Age Range

14+

Release Date

November 07, 2016

ISBN

9781620231593

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A recent study, published in the Nutrition Journal, found that one in four college freshmen gain at least five percent of his or her body weight, an average of about 10 pounds, during the first semester. All of this can be avoided with healthy cooking and an eye for good choices.

This all-inclusive book covers everything from affordable options to reading ingredient labels. You will learn some basic healthy cooking techniques, the latest nutrition research, the low-down on all the most-talked about diets, and what kinds of foods will improve your college lifestyle.

We even take a look at a ton of fad diets, helping you understand the pros and cons of each: The Paleo Diet The Ketogenic Diet Weight Watchers The Atkins Diet Gluten-Free Diets Vegetarian/Vegan Diets The Raw Foods Diet The Daniel Plan The Mediterranean Diet Cleanses

If you want to avoid the freshman 15 while also fueling your body with what it needs to be your sharpest, most energized self, then this book is for you.

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Healthy takes a critical look at a variety of concerns, and does a good job at balancing information about food with information about the psychology of weight gain. There is a broad range of information as well, on a variety of topics. While some college students will be familiar with some of these, even high school educated students will have gaps in their knowledge due to the lack of quality health education programs in many schools.

Starting with an explanation of why some students gain weight and beginning from the idea that many students haven't really thought much about nutrition, there are chapters that talk about what healthy eating is, and what the consequences are if students consume a diet that is largely processed food. The benefits and drawbacks of different types of diets, such as vegan, organic, etc. are covered briefly.

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I found the chapter that detailed different types of "fad" diets to be very informative. I'm not sure how widespread these are, but since my older daughter came home from college with a juicer, I can only imagine that when faced with weight gain, some college students do try a variety of these plans, so it's good to see them described and evaluated in terms of effectiveness or risk.

The last part of the book lays out some useful skills, such as reading and interpreting food labels and then delineating why our bodies need certain kinds and combinations of food. Healthy options and cooking basics, as well as a rudimentary guide to exercise, round out this volume.

While useful, this could have also included more information on dealing with food service food, and choosing from the options that are most likely to be seen, as well as a discussion of the REAL reason that most people probably gain weight-- socializing that centers around consumption of ice cream, pizza and beer!

This is a good choice for high school or college students who haven't previously given much thought to their diet, but would be an overview for athletes and others who are already embracing a healthy lifestyle. Be very careful about giving this to a college student.Luckily, my own daughter reacted positively to being handed this book. She said that the book just showed her that she needed to make better choices. She knew most of the information already, but had just been ignoring it, and this book was a helpful reminder to get herself back on track!