Wherever I go, I take my Nintendo DS with me. It is my therapy, so to speak. LOL I really like the games that aren’t so much ‘games’, but the ones that teach you more, like cooking and eating healthier. I had the chance to check out My Healthy Cooking Coach. I love this game! There are so SO many recipes on it, the possibilities are endless. Literally! Navigation was a breeze, and not to mention FUN.
My Healthy Cooking Coach suits those of us constantly on-the-go. We want to make yummy nutritious meals for ourselves and our families but often time and money don’t permit. This application contains 260 healthy recipes, nutritional tips, a “virtual refrigerator” that help make use of the ingredients already in the cupboard and a budget tracker which can be set based on your own personal need.
- Create a personalized profile to set your preferences such as budget, time constraint, calories or ingredient preferences. Daily suggestions will show up depending on your profile.
- Browse through 260 healthy and delicious recipes developed by chefs.
- Learn more about each recipe with the nutritional tips provided by a certified nutritionist.
- Handsfree option can be activated for step by step voice assistance and the ability to use your own voice to control the pace of each recipe.
- Find recipes that you can make with the ingredients you already have at home with the use of the virtual refrigerator and the virtual cupboard.
- Plan weekly meals with the calendar.
- Make your grocery shopping with your shopping list based on the ingredients needed for the meals you want to prepare.
- Visual glossary to look in if the player doesn’t know about an ingredient, a utensil or a cooking technique.
- Practice recipes in the virtual kitchen before trying them for real to avoid any mess.
On April 6th, Ubisoft announced My Healthy Cooking Coach for the new Nintendo DSi™ and the Nintendo DS™ system. Already a worldwide leader on Nintendo DS, Ubisoft is one of the first independent publishers to develop a game that takes advantage of the new functionality of the Nintendo DSi. My Healthy Cooking Coach is an easy-to-use, fun game for anybody who wants to eat well-balanced and healthy meals. My Healthy Cooking Coach is available in June 2009.
With more than 200 recipes created by a culinary school and in collaboration with a renowned nutritionist, My Healthy Cooking Coach offers players tips and tricks to create healthy and delicious meals that will delight friends and family.
Thanks to the new functionality of the Nintendo DSi, My Healthy Cooking Coach offers enhanced content and gameplay experiences. Ten recipes will be exclusively available on the DSi version, and budding chefs can use the system’s camera to personalize users’ profiles.
In addition to My Healthy Cooking Coach, Ubisoft will soon launch several other new games specifically created for the Nintendo DSi.
One of my favorite features on My Healthy Cooking Coach was the grocery list. While you are thinking of what you need to buy at the store, add that item to your grocery list. Easy and fun!
If you are not sure what to make for dinner, open up your Nintendo DS and turn on My Healthy Cooking Coach and search through all the recipes. Walah – easy way to come up with something fresh and healthy for your family!
The game can purchased at any major retailer (Best Buy, Wal-mart, GamePro). Happy Gaming and Cooking!
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