WELCOME ONLINE

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My aim is to create food... Easy. Delicious. On a Budget.

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The Starving Student shows you meat, fish, vegetarian & vegan recipes to cater for everyone, and shares tips and tricks about how to make better decisions when food shopping, preparing food & cooking.

THE COMPLETE MEAL PLAN BUNDLE

PUBLICATIONS & SOCIALS

STUDENT BEANS

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The Starving Student teamed up with Student Beans to show students how to save money whilst creating delicious food.

WEEKLY CHAT - 'TASTY TUESDAYS'

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Tune in to BBC Radio Nottingham every Tuesday at 8pm to hear my weekly chat about everything food-related!

THE TAB

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As Founder of The Starving Student, I was nominated & achieved a position in 'The Top 100 Women to Watch in 2018'.

CREATIVE IMPACT CO

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"Behind the Brand of The Starving Student"

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"...an exclusive behind the scenes discussion with Lauren Leyva aka The Starving Student, the sustainable, low-waste student and recipe developer. As a young professional, Lauren lets us know how we can find balance while pursuing our dreams..."

- Creative Impact Co

NCS

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The National Citizen Service published a blog I wrote about cheap & easy student recipes. My blog titled 'Festive Food... Student Style' was published in December 2019 focusing on the festive period to follow!

RADIO INTERVIEW

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I was interviewed in April 2020 on Drive Time - The Voice of Islam Radio. Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, I was asked to offer advice about store cupboard cooking, using up leftovers & ways to use up nearly-perished food.

UoG

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An article written about The Starving Student.

'The Starving Student: low-budget meals for the days of panic-buying'

Written by Nat Schaefer.