Nutrition Recipes & Resources

Recipes

• UHS Nutrition Team Recipes: these recipes were chosen with the college student in mind and they have a simple, economical, and nutrition focus.
• Eating Less than $50/week: menu for omnivores and a menu for vegetarians
• No-Cook Recipes Video from the Nutrition Outreach Workers
• What's Cooking - USDA Mixing Bowl: a simple recipe search engine
• Good and Cheap - Eat Well on $4/Day Recipe Book by Leanne Brown: some recipes may require more ingredients and time compared to the USDA Mixing Bowl Website

Tips, Ideas, and More

• Affordable Groceries near UC Berkeley campus
• Budget Eating Swaps & Tips
• Campus Microwave Map
• Savvy Grocery Shopper Tip Sheet
• The Health Consequences of Undernourishment
• UHS Nutrition Events, including FREE food/cooking demos and drop-in nutrition counseling sessions, and more!
• Nutrition Outreach Workers blog posts and videos related to eating on a budget
  • 5 Cooking Basics to Get you Through Midterm Season
  • Home Cooking Basics
  • Eating on a Budget/College Edition

Campus Resources

• Cal Fresh - a nutrition program that helps you buy healthy foods. Cal Grant or Work-Study required. Students with meal plans are not eligible.
• Food Assistance Program need-based funding provided to students ineligible for CalFresh
• UC Berkeley Food Pantry: emergency food relief resource for students short on money and/or access to nutritious foods
• Bears for Financial Success: a great resource for students if you have never made a personal spending plan or would like assistance managing your current budget.

Eating Disorders

• Get help on campus: UHS Eating Disorder Treatment Team
• Do you have an eating disorder? Take this screening
• Help a friend or family member
• Learn more from the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA)

Prevention

• Body image information from the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) 
• Watch Embodied, a talk by Connie Sobczak recorded during Eating Disorder Awareness Week 2019. Learn more about Connie and The Body Positive
• Learn about negative body talk and how to combat it in this video by UHS Nutrition Outreach Workers and blog post by UHS dietitian.
• Read UHS' thoughts on the myth of the freshman 15, and the body image blues. 
• Learn the principles of Health At Every Size at the Association for Size Diversity and Health and UHS blog post
• Learn about the practice of mindful eating at The Center for Mindful Eating
  • Read related blog posts from our team: introduction to mindful eating, dealing with cravings, a nutrition outreach worker’s perspective, and gratitude
• Request a body image or mindful eating presentation by our team for your club or group.  

• How to build a balanced meal
• Individual nutrition counseling is available with Toby Morris, UHS Clinical Dietitian, for any nutrition-related health issue. Schedule an appointment by calling (510) 642-2000 or online at eTang. Call Toby at (510) 642-5075 with questions. See nutrition appointment fees.
• Schedule a health coaching session with UHS Health Educators. Coaching sessions offer the flexibility of one to four hour-long informal sessions to assist in creating a plan with specific goals and assess progress towards those health goals.
• Find general nutrition information on the USDA's Choose My Plate website
• The Berkeley Student Food Collective is a great source of local and organic produce and groceries on campus.

Screenings

• Anonymous mental health screening