I teamed up with the BBC on a project called Grub club which is trying to get students cooking, not only to encourage a healthy body but also a healthy mind. We know that a vast percentage of students have a few slip ups during their time at uni, be it from having too much fun and drinking too much or using drugs, down to finding the pressure getting to them and finding themselves stressed, depressed and unable to snap themselves out of it. It is also a time when young people are at their most vulnerable and can find themselves faced with an eating disorder like anorexia, bulimia or over eating.

We feel that by giving students a focus, in something that will become a life skill, that they will become more in tune in what is put into their bodies. I want to take away the idea that cooking is a chore and show how much of a wicked way it is to relax after a hard days graft. Pop open a bottle of plonk, get your pals round and have a natter while whipping up something that’ll be good for your body and mind. It’s great for social skills too. Having really fun ‘come dine with me’ inspired dinner parties is a cool way to show of what they have learnt, and a bit different and more ecconmical than going down the student union every day. Plus its cheap and student need cheap - lets face it!

Anyway, the campaign is going swimmingly and I have have some serious fun cooking up a storm in some of the UK’s uni’s. We have been to Bath, Southhampton and Roehampton and have yet to go to Barts. It’s working as I am getting more and more requests for cool student recipes and the response at the events has been amazing. If you want to join up to grub club yourself simply go to www.bbc.co.uk/headroom and press the grub club button to sign in. You can see what events are going on round by you.

I have uploaded 8 of the recipes I have written for them so if you are looking for something full of flavour that’ll be from fridge to table in about 15 minutes check them out!