Can Your College Kid Learn to Cook?

from The Boston Podcast · host The Boston Podcast

Dave chats with Jill Gordon and Mona Dolgov about their new venture Cook U - dedicated to teaching college kids to cook more than mac n cheese.The Facebook handle is @Cook U The Instagram handle is @The_Cook_UAbout Mona: Nutritionist, cookbook author, publisher and health and wellness entrepreneur Mona Dolgov lives her lifelong mission of creating healthier food products, recipes and inventing simple culinary tricks to easily create practical and healthier lifestyles. She is President of You Live Right, LLC, where she has authored and published over 20 cookbooks for top-selling kitchen appliances, health and wellness products and grocery retailers, focused on simplicity and using nutritious ingredients. She also is a private nutritional coach, offers educational and fun dinner classes at Mona’s Kitchen, and is a speaker on nutritional well-being. Plus, she is very excited about launching Cook U. Follow Mona on Facebook or Instagram @monadolgovShe recently co-authored The Perfect Portion Cookbook, a 5-star rated cookbook (with Hollywood star Anson Willams) that makes American classics healthier and guides consumers to healthier portion control. This book (and Mona) was featured on the Today Show, The Doctors, and The Huffington Post. Learn more at www.theperfectportion.com She is completing her second cookbook, Satisfy, that will be launched in 2020, focused on simple nutritionally balanced meals all 500 calories or less with real ingredients and real portions. All of the recipes are gluten-free. About Jill: Jill is a Health and wellness virtual franchise entrepreneur with Isagenix. She is a registered dietitian and also works as a consultant for Wellness Workdays, creator of onsite worksite wellness programs, and project manager at Tufts Medical Center for the Center For Youth Wellness Childhood Obesity Program.. Her interests include child and family nutrition, weight management as well as overall health and wellness. Prior to working as a Registered Dietitian, She has been a member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics since 2009. She also serves on the Hunger and Nutrition Committee for Jewish Children and Family Services.

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<div><h3><span style="font-weight: normal;">Dave chats with Jill Gordon and Mona Dolgov about their new venture Cook U - dedicated to teaching college kids to cook more than mac n cheese.</span></h3></div><div><h3><span style="font-weight: normal;">The Facebook handle is @Cook U</span><br></h3><h3><span style="font-weight: normal;">The Instagram handle is @The_Cook_U</span></h3><h3><font size="4" face="Calibri"><span style="font-weight: normal;">About Mona: Nutritionist, cookbook author, publisher and health and wellness entrepreneur Mona Dolgov lives her lifelong mission of creating healthier food products, recipes and inventing simple culinary tricks to easily create practical and healthier lifestyles. She is President of You Live Right, LLC, where she has authored and published over 20 cookbooks for top-selling kitchen appliances, health and wellness products and grocery retailers, focused on simplicity and using nutritious ingredients. She also is a private nutritional coach, offers educational and fun dinner classes at </span><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Mona’s Kitchen</span></i><span style="font-weight: normal;">, and is a speaker on nutritional well-being. Plus, she is very excited about launching Cook U. Follow Mona on Facebook or Instagram @monadolgov</span><o:p></o:p></font></h3><h3><span style="font-weight: normal;">She recently co-authored </span><i><a href="https://theperfectportion.com/product/the-perfect-portion-cookbook/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The Perfect Portion Cookbook</span></a><span style="font-weight: normal;">, </span></i><i><u><span style="font-weight: normal;">a</span></u></i><span style="font-weight: normal;"> 5-star rated cookbook (with Hollywood star Anson Willams) that makes American classics healthier and guides consumers to healthier portion control. This book (and Mona) was featured on the Today Show, The Doctors, and The Huffington Post. Learn more at </span><a href="http://www.theperfectportion.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="font-weight: normal;">www.theperfectportion.com</span></a><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></h3><h3><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-weight: normal;">She is completing her second cookbook, </span><i><u><span style="font-weight: normal;">Satisfy</span></u></i><span style="font-weight: normal;">, that will be launched in 20</span></font><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-weight: normal;">20, focused on simple nutritionally balanced meals all 500 calories or less with real ingredients and real portions. All of the recipes are gluten-free. </span><br></font></h3><h3><font size="4"><span style="font-weight: normal;">About Jill: </span></font></h3><h3><font size="4" face="Calibri"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Jill is a Health and wellness virtual franchise entrepreneur with Isagenix. She is a registered dietitian and also works as a consultant for Wellness Workdays, creator of onsite worksite wellness programs, and project manager at Tufts Medical Center for the Center For Youth Wellness Childhood Obesity Program.. Her interests include child