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My aim is to create food... Easy. Delicious. On a Budget.
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 STUDENT MANUAL
PUBLICATIONS & SOCIALS
STUDENT BEANS
The Starving Student teamed up with Student Beans to show students how to save money whilst creating delicious food.
WEEKLY CHAT - 'TASTY TUESDAYS'
Tune in to BBC Radio Nottingham every Tuesday at 8pm to hear my weekly chat about everything food-related!

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

CREATIVE IMPACT CO
"Behind the Brand of The Starving Student"
"...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
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NCS
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
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
An article written about The Starving Student.
'The Starving Student: low-budget meals for the days of panic-buying'
Written by Nat Schaefer.