Kent Student 101 (Season 2024 Episode 1)
Our first episode will centre on food- everything from sustainable shopping, to nutrition for athletes, to veganism, and so much more!
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00:00 Hello and welcome to Kent Student 101. I'm Daisy and this is the weekly programme all
00:24 about student life across Kent. This is a show designed by students to help you through
00:29 your time at university and highlight a range of resources, opportunities and activities
00:34 open to you. Our first episode will centre on food, everything from sustainable shopping
00:39 to nutrition for athletes and veganism and so much more. First tonight, one of the biggest
00:44 struggles many students face is learning to balance a budget for the first time. Luckily
00:49 there are plenty of places out there that recognise this struggle and offer students
00:53 specific discounts to their products and services. Elise O'Pare has more.
00:59 As students ourselves we know how tight money can be and how hungry we can get. Luckily
01:03 enough there are several cafes and restaurants across Kent that offer student discounts and
01:06 deals. We visited one of these student friendly cafes, Garage Coffee, a local cafe in Canterbury
01:12 to speak to one of their employees on how they cater to the students of Kent.
01:15 So we're Garage Coffee, we're speciality coffee roasters, so here we sell speciality coffee,
01:21 different drinks, we've also got a lunchtime menu, so different toasties and we have fresh
01:26 bakes delivered each day as well. So we currently offer 10% for students whether you're in uni
01:31 or sixth form, this is for drinks, 10% off drinks. We also have a filter coffee option
01:38 which you can get completely free refills all day, every day. And we have a loyalty
01:42 app option as well which you can download and if you spend money you collect points
01:46 and then you can get free drinks there as well.
01:48 Canterbury is not the only place in Kent that helps their students' wallets. As well as
01:52 restaurants offering student discounts, Medwig students can collect totem cards from the
01:55 hub on campus, allow them to save in shops and restaurants. Kent ID cards offer students
02:00 10% discount in the wagon shop and Mess Deck restaurants at the Chatham Dockyards.
02:04 So in Canterbury we're quite a student predominant town, so we get a lot of our customers are
02:10 students who come in and study, given the discount it's just an incentive to bring them
02:14 in and also when you're a student money's a bit tight so always helpful. So we feel
02:19 like it's brought in quite a few more people, people know about us a bit more because they
02:23 know we offer student discounts, they tell their friends. So yeah during term time we
02:27 get quite a lot of students coming in just to study.
02:30 So we're quite busy during exam season, lots of people like to revise here, it's a nice
02:34 calm environment. It drops off a bit during the summer months but then that's made up
02:38 through the tourist. But yeah throughout the year quite busy with students.
02:43 IOMA Jackademy spoke to Medwig students on how easy they find student discounts and its
02:47 benefits.
02:48 I don't know, I just ask them do you do student discounts or not, it's not really like, yeah,
02:54 it's not my prerogative for going places but they do it, they do it.
02:57 Yeah sometimes it's easier, it's like most of the time I get in London and over here
03:02 it's like sometimes it's easier, sometimes it's not.
03:06 Now we are busy, I have a degree in the works so it's not easy to find, unless we had some
03:10 events or something so we just find a place. So sometimes they do and they do sometimes
03:16 what happens, some restaurants do but on particular days, like on Mondays or Tuesdays, that's
03:21 really hard. So they do but they don't just do it for three days, I don't want that. Maybe
03:26 they have to do it on the weekends because most of the time we're free on those days.
03:30 Yes I do, like on apps such as Uber and things like that and apps such as UniDay, StudentBeans,
03:38 it helps, it helps a lot because there are places close to the uni, restaurants close
03:44 to the uni that really help me in terms of food that I enjoy, you get. So like places
03:53 such as Nando's, McDonald's, they do student discounts and it's very good.
04:00 These are just a few examples of places in Kent where students can fill up their bellies
04:03 and save a few pounds. This has been Elise Oparo for KMTV.
04:10 So if you don't feel like going out on the town and putting your budget at risk, look
04:14 no further than The Budget Babes, here with your weekly affordable meals to prep up at
04:18 home.
04:19 Hi, I'm Peter, I'm Hannah and together we are The Budget Babes.
04:30 So what are we going to make today Peter?
04:32 Hmm, today we're making mushroom risotto.
04:36 We at The Budget Babes are dedicated to making cheap meals that keep your stomach happy and
04:40 your wallet happier.
04:41 Now to make this lovely vegan risotto you'll need the ingredients shown on the screen.
04:47 To prepare the veg, wash and cut into small chunks. Garlic and shallots need to be diced
04:52 and remember mushrooms shrink when cooked so be careful not to cut them too small.
04:57 Having a variety of mushrooms is optional, whatever you can get your hands on is fine.
05:01 You should be left with mushrooms, onion, carrot, garlic and shallots.
05:05 Now that we've prepped all our veg, it's time to make our homemade stock.
05:10 Add carrots, onion and mushroom stems into 4 tablespoons of oil.
05:14 Today we're making homemade vegetable stock but if you don't have the time, buy stock
05:19 cubes from your local supermarket.
05:21 Cook for around 3-5 minutes then add the peels of vegetables and water.
05:25 Then onto your spices, today we've chosen bay leaves, garlic, salt and pepper.
05:31 Once complete, make sure to use a strainer and separate your stock from the vegetables.
05:38 Onto the risotto, add garlic and shallots and fry for around 2-3 minutes to develop
05:43 flavour.
05:44 Then add risotto rice, mushrooms and allow to cook.
05:58 When the mushrooms have shrunk, begin to add your stock.
06:01 In the final stages of cooking, watch over your risotto and add stock depending on how
06:06 you like the consistency.
06:09 Season with salt and pepper.
06:13 Optionally add lemon for a nice tang.
06:16 Allow to cook for at least 20 minutes until the rice is cooked and it should have porridge
06:20 like consistency.
06:22 Now plate it to your liking and enjoy!
06:26 And there you have it, vegan mushroom risotto made with under £10 worth of ingredients.
06:30 And you can have 4 servings which is pretty cheap if you ask me.
06:33 Do you want to try it now?
06:35 Cheers!
06:36 Cheers!
06:37 Mmm!
06:38 It's good!
06:39 That's pretty decent!
06:40 Would you make it again?
06:41 Yeah!
06:42 It's quite cheap actually.
06:43 Well anyways, see you next time on The Budget Babes.
06:59 Bye!
07:04 Now that Veganuary has just ended, we asked students about the month-long challenge and
07:09 living with a vegan diet.
07:11 We took up to social media to pose a number of questions starting with if students participated
07:17 in Veganuary.
07:19 As you can see from the results, the majority did not.
07:22 Second, we asked students if they would continue with a vegan diet throughout 2024 and just
07:28 over 56% said it wasn't for them.
07:32 And finally, we asked students how they felt about the cost of a vegan diet with nearly
07:36 64% claiming that the vegan lifestyle was more expensive than a non-vegan diet.
07:43 Now that we have discussed how and where students can buy their food sustainably, we wondered
07:47 what kind of food they like to make for themselves.
07:51 Well we asked students in Medway all about their favourite things to cook and here's
07:55 what they had to say.
07:57 My favourite thing to cook for dinner would be a spaghetti carbonara.
08:00 It's mainly because it takes about 20 minutes to cook, it's very easy, it's very cheap and
08:03 it just tastes really nice.
08:04 I love parmesan on the top as well and I love cheese, so that's why.
08:07 As far as that's concerned, I would say that I'm from Pakistan so I would like to cook
08:13 Pakistani cuisine.
08:14 Well in Pakistani cuisine it depends what are you cooking.
08:17 Well in the morning if you are having breakfast, I would like to cook parathas for me and this
08:25 has omelette and some tea as well.
08:28 In case of dinner I would say I would like to cook mutton karahi and that's it.
08:35 My favourite thing to cook is pasta, generally because I've always liked Italian food and
08:40 I think it's quite easy to make pastas.
08:42 You just boil it, it's ready, you can mix and match ingredients, you know, spices from
08:48 my country or maybe just make it the Italian way.
08:51 My favourite thing to cook is probably a roast dinner.
08:54 I love cooking it because I usually do it with my family and I get to invite people
08:59 around and cook a massive meal.
09:00 It takes a lot of work but it's so satisfying at the end of it.
09:04 And then I get to have my family around the table and have a delicious meal and also it's
09:10 really good.
09:11 I come from Pakistan and one of the most national dishes is biryani.
09:15 I thought it was really difficult to cook since I don't know what to cook.
09:18 So when I came here the first thing that I learned to cook was biryani and it turned
09:21 out it was really nice.
09:22 So I started to like cooking it and since then I've been cooking it several times a
09:27 month.
09:28 Now, our food choices are not only important to our budgets but our bodies as well.
09:33 To find out more about this, in this week's recreation station, George Erdogan chatted
09:38 to some athletes from the University of Kent who have some first-hand experience with this
09:43 and just how valuable nutrition is for our physical fitness.
09:51 I visited the University of Kent where I spoke to two track athletes about what it takes
09:55 to train not only mentally and physically but nutritionally.
09:59 Nutrition is so, so important.
10:00 It's so, so important.
10:01 I very much used to overlook it myself to be honest with you.
10:04 My teammates know I'm very much a snack guy.
10:07 I love my snacks and it's very hard for me to put them down in the season but I am very
10:12 much starting to improve on my diet and health in general.
10:18 I've really been taking it seriously because I realise the benefit of correct nutrition
10:23 and fueling yourself for training and then for performance at competitions and stuff
10:28 so I've really been taking it a lot more seriously.
10:31 I'm way stronger on the track.
10:34 I'm way faster.
10:35 My energy levels in general when I'm training are way better.
10:39 There's certainly really tough days in practice where you need to finish the last rep or the
10:44 last set and you just need an extra gear and it's literally, you can't find it without
10:49 something and usually it's your diet or your hydration and you just need it to be honest.
10:55 Obviously I'm at uni so I'm on a budget so mornings normally I have a bagel, like Nutella
11:01 maybe and it's like orange juice just for the carbs and glucose and all that.
11:06 Throughout the day I'm always drinking water and yeah so it'd be very repetitive, I can't
11:09 lie, it's very boring.
11:10 It's nothing special but it's good.
11:13 I'd say it's something that I missed out on when I was younger.
11:15 I didn't really look into whatever I was eating because when we're all young we just come
11:20 home and we just eat whatever my mum's cooked but it's really because of my teammates that
11:25 kind of put me on all of my nutritional values and whatnot.
11:29 I came back from an injury where I was not eating my best and I could feel it just from
11:36 doing a warm-up lap around the track I just felt a lot more sluggish and not as springy
11:41 as I usually feel so I can definitely tell the difference.
11:51 Time for a quick break now, we'll be back with you shortly.
11:53 Bye.
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15:08 Hello and welcome back to Kent Student 101.
15:12 This week is all about the role food plays in student life.
15:16 So let's take a look at what students can do with their weekly food shop,
15:20 and that also helps them protect the environment.
15:24 The Refillery in Canterbury offers a possible solution to student food waste.
15:27 Dan Bellamy has more.
15:29 >> One thing all students can agree on is that managing money and
15:33 weekly budgets is a near endless task.
15:36 Food and grocery shopping is one of the biggest struggles in this regard.
15:39 A lot of the time students will buy in bulk,
15:41 then be forced to throw away the excess waste.
15:43 Overall, the result is a waste in food, money, and
15:46 a damage to the environment by the food packaging.
15:49 However, there may be a solution to tackle all three of these issues at once.
15:53 I'm here at the Refillery in Canterbury, a grocery store aiming to help students
15:57 reduce their spending when it comes to their weekly shopping, and
16:00 also help them reduce their carbon footprint when it comes to plastic waste.
16:04 Customers can bring in their own containers to take however much of
16:08 a product they may need, be that tea and coffee or pasta.
16:11 This helps students reduce their spending,
16:14 because they aren't bulk buying anymore.
16:16 And also helps reduce their carbon footprint,
16:18 because they're no longer buying all those plastic products from
16:21 the standard supermarkets.
16:23 I think we'd better take a look inside.
16:25 We spoke to the owner of the Refillery,
16:27 Catherine Parker, who certainly hopes their popularity will continue.
16:31 >> Students are an important portion of our customer base.
16:36 So we're pleased to offer student discounts.
16:39 We can offer delivery by bike up to the various student campuses.
16:44 The range of what we have is really suited to some really good standard,
16:49 kind of flatmate type meals.
16:51 But also, well, they're the generation that really gets the importance of
16:55 stopping using the amount of plastic that we do.
16:59 So yeah, students are a really important part of who we like to serve.
17:03 >> Catherine's business has expanded to an online store, and
17:06 outreach in the community is growing by the day.
17:09 But what do students have to say about the concept?
17:12 >> Yeah, I think that's a good initiative if it's implemented.
17:16 >> I bring my own bags anyway, so why not bring more tapas?
17:20 >> Yeah, if it's slightly more expensive, I would be interested.
17:23 Obviously, with cost of living crisis and
17:26 everything, it can't be too much more, if that makes sense.
17:30 >> I feel like there's so many advantages,
17:32 which I feel like a lot of people wouldn't believe.
17:34 So first of all, I'd just say a lot of people think that it's more expensive.
17:38 It's a privilege, and it definitely is a privilege to even know about it.
17:42 But I would like to defunct the kind of idea that it's more expensive.
17:47 It can be, but a lot of purchases that might be more expensive are kind of
17:51 upfront purchases.
17:52 And once you're refilling, they're so much cheaper, and
17:55 it's kind of like a short-term sacrifice.
17:58 >> Ethereum sounds better.
17:59 I mean, it sounds similar to sort of bring your own bags kind of concept.
18:02 So this doesn't sound too out of the range of possibility.
18:07 >> I would be down.
18:08 >> It's not hard to see why so
18:09 many students would gravitate towards places like the refillery.
18:12 Roughly 80% of students have said that they struggle to make ends meet when
18:17 budgeting at university, and with food shopping, that's a massive part of it.
18:21 However, with places like this, students can get precise weights and
18:24 measurements of what they need every week.
18:27 >> Well, I think I'd better get on with some shopping now.
18:29 This has been Dan Bellamy with KMTV.
18:33 Next, I'm joined by Alex Scaife to share with us this week's Alex's analysis on
18:37 the TV series The Bear.
18:39 Alex, thank you for joining us.
18:40 What can you tell us about the TV show?
18:43 >> Well, The Bear is a show starring Jeremy Allen White.
18:45 He plays the role of Carmine Bezzalo, a restaurateur who returns to Chicago to
18:50 take over his deceased brother's restaurant.
18:52 It's this kind of interesting mix of comedy and drama.
18:56 So I'm excited to talk about it.
18:58 >> So talk us through the main performances.
19:00 How do they influence the tone of the show?
19:03 >> Well, I'd say there are two standout performances.
19:05 The first is from Jeremy Allen White, who is in the lead role.
19:09 He has this kind of dark intensity to the performance that really shines in
19:13 a lot of more dramatic scenes of the show.
19:16 On the flip side of that, there's Ayo Edeberi, who is much more,
19:20 I'd say comedically talented.
19:22 She does great in the comedic scenes.
19:24 She also does carry a lot of the dramatic scenes as well.
19:27 But there's something about her comedic presence that's really good.
19:30 >> So you were speaking there about the comedic aspects.
19:33 Would you classify this TV show as a comedy?
19:36 >> I would say if you're a fan of dark humor,
19:39 then this is probably, it's got the humor that you would like.
19:42 I'd say this is a comedy for you.
19:43 For me personally, I thought the show stood better as a drama.
19:47 I think maybe if you're into shows like Barry or
19:51 The White Lotus, then maybe this is more for you.
19:54 But if you're into something like The Big Bang Theory or
19:56 Ted Lasso, where it's much more light-hearted, then maybe this isn't for you.
20:00 >> And in terms of cinematography, would you say it's effective?
20:04 >> I think the cinematography is great.
20:06 It creates this really great dramatic tension,
20:09 especially in a lot of the restaurant scenes.
20:12 There's this great frenetic energy and pace to the way the camera moves.
20:16 And a lot of close shots, there's a kind of drab color tone to it,
20:22 which is quite common in drama.
20:23 So it creates this kind of intense tone, I think.
20:28 >> And tell us, Alex, why did you pick this series to review this week?
20:32 >> Well, I think it's something that's relevant to students.
20:35 It's in the show, a lot of people have to deal with new beginnings,
20:39 going back to school.
20:40 A lot of people have to go to culinary school and things like that.
20:44 So if you're struggling with the stress, this show features a lot of that stress.
20:49 And it also features people working their way through it, so
20:50 I think it's very relatable.
20:52 >> And is the bear up for any awards?
20:55 >> Well, recently it won four Emmys, Best Comedy Series.
20:59 Jeremy Alan White won the Best Lead Role in a Comedy.
21:02 Ida Barry won Best Supporting Actress.
21:05 I personally think it should have been nominated as a drama,
21:07 where the composition was a lot stiffer.
21:09 But I'm glad it's won something, yeah.
21:12 >> That's all we have time for.
21:13 Thank you so much.
21:15 I'm looking forward to hear what else we have in the upcoming weeks.
21:22 >> Thank you for that analysis, Alex.
21:24 Now while at university, we need a balance not only between our studies and
21:29 socials, but also a balanced diet to fuel our minds.
21:32 We took to Canterbury to ask students their thoughts on the concept of
21:36 brain foods.
21:36 >> I have no idea, to be honest.
21:41 Things you eat to keep you smart.
21:43 >> I think the term brain food means fruit, vegetables,
21:47 all kinds of healthy things that we know we should eat but
21:51 choose not to eat for some reason most of the time.
21:53 >> Food that's just good for your mind and kind of looking after your brain health.
21:57 >> I try to eat a banana every morning.
22:00 If I can't do that, then I try to eat some salmon with egg and
22:04 cream cheese in the middle to start the day off.
22:06 If I don't manage to eat any fruit or vegetables during the day,
22:10 I always have a vitamin C at the end to finish my day off before I go to sleep.
22:15 >> Maybe spinach, just anything kind of green, high iron, stuff like that.
22:19 Maybe I know some fruits are, I think raspberries have been quite good.
22:23 I go to the gym as well anyway, so I have a lot of greens in my diet.
22:27 >> Well, as students, our brains are always busy, whether we're trying to
22:32 remember what we just learnt in a lecture or
22:34 stressing about our next assignment deadline.
22:36 But have you ever considered how much the food you eat impacts how well our brain
22:41 copes with the challenges of being a student?
22:43 Well, earlier I sat down with KMTV's health expert,
22:46 Dr. Julian Spinks, to ask him all about it.
22:49 What makes food brain food?
22:51 So what is it about some foods that make them especially good for our brain?
22:55 >> Well, brains need an awful lot of energy and nutrients.
22:59 A brain makes up about 2% of our body weight, 20% of our energy usage.
23:03 So getting good energy into there is good.
23:06 And there are some foods where there are ingredients where there seems to be
23:10 a relationship with being able to remember things better, concentrate better, and so on.
23:15 What I would say is it's much better to get ingredients from food
23:20 rather than from the pharmacy aisle in the way of sort of tablets and so on.
23:24 Because a lot of the time when you separate it from the food, it's less effective.
23:28 So the starting point is look at things like naturally brightly colored foods.
23:33 Because a lot of these flavonoid chemicals that come out
23:37 are associated with bright colors in food.
23:39 >> You were talking about supplements there.
23:42 What would you tell students about vitamin and meal supplements?
23:45 >> I think the thing is that you cannot beat nature when it comes to actually having things.
23:50 We evolved to actually mix things.
23:52 So you have the vitamins in food and so on.
23:55 And lots of research, not necessarily on brain, but on other things,
23:58 have shown that when you separate them out and you don't have them mixed in with the food,
24:02 you get less of a good effect.
24:04 >> And why is it important for students to eat healthy, balanced, nutritionist foods?
24:11 >> Well, as you said earlier, you know, you're here to learn.
24:14 And there's a lot of work involved.
24:16 Haven't quite reached the exams yet, but you know, you're going to have to put those hours in.
24:21 And if you're not putting good nutrition into you and you're hungry and so on,
24:26 or you're depending all on snacks, lots of sugar, loads of caffeine and so on,
24:32 that's not actually going to help you concentrate.
24:34 >> Now it's time to head over to Calamity Corner,
24:38 where this week Daisy will be answering your questions on food and friends.
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24:48 >> Hey guys, I'm a fourth year student.
24:50 And so from one student to the next, I wanted to give you guys some advice
24:53 based on the questions that you sent in for us today.
24:56 Let's take a look at what we've got.
24:57 Someone asks, I want to be a vegetarian, but I don't know where to start.
25:01 Any advice?
25:02 I'd say take it slowly.
25:04 You don't have to do it all in one go.
25:06 Slowly incorporate some more vegetarian dishes into your lifestyle
25:10 to make sure that you're not having a change that's too big or overwhelming in one go.
25:14 Our next question comes from a first year student.
25:16 And they're asking, I'm looking for ways to spend more time with my housemates.
25:20 What do you suggest we do as a house?
25:22 Me and my housemates often cook dinner together.
25:24 We eat together while watching a movie at least once a week.
25:28 It's a really nice way to spend some time together.
25:30 Also over the winter holidays, we had a Christmas meal where everyone contributed.
25:34 Someone was in charge of making the turkey, someone was in charge of the sides,
25:38 and a few of us also made dessert.
25:40 So it was a really nice way to have a nice spread
25:42 and everyone got to talk about what they were going to do
25:44 with the Christmas holidays before we all left.
25:47 We made desserts like cookies, baked a cake, we made some apple crumble.
25:50 It was really nice just to see everyone having such a good time,
25:53 even when we celebrated the holidays in such different ways.
25:56 Well, that's all we've got time for today.
25:58 So tune in next week when we answer some more of the questions that you guys sent in.
26:07 Well, that's all we've got time for for this week's episode of Kent Student 101.
26:12 Be sure to add KMTV on all your socials to keep up with us throughout the academic term
26:16 and to have your voices heard in future episodes.
26:19 Next week, we'll be talking about taking care of your wellbeing as a student,
26:24 including things you can do to help yourself
26:26 and the support available to you at university.
26:30 Don't forget to reach out to us on social media
26:32 and send in your dilemmas to Calamity Corner for more great advice.
26:36 Plus, look out for us on regular polls on X.
26:39 And of course, let your friends know about Kent Student 101
26:42 so they can tune in and maybe even be featured too.
26:45 Thank you so much for joining us.
26:46 We'll see you the same time next week.
26:48 Until then, that's all from me and Kent Student 101.
26:50 Goodbye.
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