By Sam Wylie-Harris
Student life is synonymous with living on the breadline and being skint. Top grades are usually scored for unhealthy eating habits, skipping meals and living on things out of tins. Scrimping and spending means a few quid saved here and there can be put to good use later - like on an extra pint down the pub. The problem is a diet of pot-noodles can start to take its toll.
But help is on hand from an unlikely source. Eight clever lads have just written healthy eating cookbook Sorted to show that there's more to food than kebabs and crisps.
Sorted has recipes ranging from just 25p to £3 per portion – leaving Freshers with plenty of loose change for a night out, or to buy some books, perhaps.
The survival guide offers cheap, simple and tasty suggestions to transform even the most inept student zombie into a domestic master chef.
From energising dishes to the all important hangover cure, the book caters for all aspects of university life, and all budgets.
It'll never be the same as home-cooking. But you don't have to be a 'clever Trevor' to create these hassle-free meals that even mums would be proud of.
There's even a quick tutorial on the award-winning website www.sortedstudents.com. Videos showing recipes from the book can be paused and moved on as you're ready, plus blogs, comments and helpful hints and tips.
Here are two recipes to try out at home before flying the nest.