School of Public Health News

The Comcast Network's local CN8 station recently featured on its morning show two SPH students preparing two of the nearly 100 recipes from the new V.O.I.C.E.S. Cookbook entitled Healthy Helpings...and a few tasty transgressions!

Master of Public Health students Esther Jo and Chizoba Nwankwo were interviewed on "Your Morning" by one of CN8's morning anchors, Greg Coy, during their preparation of the "Spicy Watermelon" and "Pumpkin Pie Smoothies" recipes from the cookbook.

To view the segment, please click here.

Thursday, May 1st was kickoff day for the release of this, the first cookbook produced within the UMDNJ-School of Public Health. Under the leadership of the School’s Volunteer Opportunities in Community Engaged Service (V.O.I.C.E.S.) organization, “Healthy Helpings” was created using recipes of SPH students, faculty, staff, and a few local New Brunswick restaurants, representing a wide variety of cultures and culinary traditions.

Pumpkin Pie Smoothies, Mediterranean Tomato Salad, Pasta with Cold Tomato Sauce, Cele’s Brisket, Winter Chicken, Piquant’s Shrimp with Roasted Peanuts & Tamarind Glaze, Lentil Burgers, Spanish Rice, and Sweet Noodle Kugel are just a few of the delectable delights included among close to 100 recipes. Choose from appetizers, snacks, salads, entrees of meat, poultry, seafood and vegetarian selections, side dishes and desserts.

Cookbooks are available for purchase by sending an email to sphvoices@gmail.com or by contacting Margaret Mitchell at 732-235-4774 or by e-mail at mitchem2@umdnj.edu. The cost of the cookbook is $20 and checks can be made payable to UMDNJ-School of Public Health. All proceeds from this first sale will go to Elijah's Promise culinary school in New Brunswick. (http://www.elijahspromise.net/culinaryschool.htm)