Food for Life Class Offerings
So looking forward to learning, tasting, wondering, laughing and becoming empowered together soon!
Classes are currently scheduled for the second Saturday of every month from 2-4pm covering the power of foods for cancer prevention and survival, blood sugar control, natural appetite control, digestive health, holidays and hormones. You may learn more information about each scheduled class as well as register by clicking the button below. The class in August will be held August 9th.
**Two-day immersion classes covering one of each of the following topics, Cancer Prevention and Survival, Diabetes, and Hormone Health are forthcoming. These will be structured as 2 half-day, 4 classes per day courses over of a lovely morning or afternoon on the farm with breaks, a farm walk as well as a harvest. Please click here if you would like to be emailed about these upcoming classes.
About the Food for Life Program
The Food for Life program was created by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) and exists to help empower people to greater health through increasing plants in our diets. Instructors are trained to translate complex scientific nutrition information into simple, tasty, health- promoting meals.
Each class includes a short video lecturette from an M.D. or registered dietitian at the Barnard Medical Center at George Washington University in Washington D.C. followed by an empowering and engaging discussion while watching 3 cooking demonstrations. Generous sized samples to taste, as well a topic literature and recipes are also provided to take home.
You may reach Kelsey with questions or feedback- gardenworkstas@gmail.com
“The beauty of food as medicine is that the choice to heal and promote health can begin as soon as the next meal”
This link will take you to a quick poll if you would like to vote for the classes of greatest interest for consideration for possible pop up classes added to the 2023 schedule.
The Power of Foods for Diabetes Prevention and Treatment
Learn how a plant-based diet reduces the risk of diabetes and can greatly benefit those who have been diagnosed with the disease. Each class offers a cooking demonstration and provides samples of delicious, health-promoting meals, along with easy and affordable recipes.
Featured Class Topics
Introduction to How Foods Fight Diabetes
The Power of Your Plate and Grocery Cart
Understanding Type 2 Diabetes
Designing a Diet for Maximum Weight Control
The Glycemic Index
Keeping a Healthy Heart
Diabetes Care From Head to Toe
Making It Work for You
The Power of Food for Cancer Prevention and Survival
Understand how to prepare cancer-fighting meals loaded with antioxidants and phytochemicals, high-fiber and low-fat foods, and healthy dairy alternatives. The series also provides information on planning meals and maintaining a healthy weight.
Featured Class Topics
Introduction to How Foods Fight Cancer
Fueling Up on Low-Fat Foods
Favoring Fiber
Discovering Dairy Alternatives
Replacing Meat
Cancer-Fighting Compounds and Immune-Boosting Foods
Maintaining a Healthy Weight
Foods and Breast Cancer Survival (Supplemental Class)
Foods and Prostate Cancer Survival (Supplemental Class)
Food for Life: Your Body in Balance
Dietary choices have a surprisingly powerful effect on hormones and the problems they cause. The information provided in these classes explains the latest research and offers a new approach to treating, preventing, and even curing many of the most common and persistent health problems.
Featured Class Topics
Foods for Fertility
Curing Cramps and Premenstrual Syndrome
Tackling Hormone-Related Cancers
Reversing Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Tackling Menopause
Curing Erectile Dysfunction and Saving Your Life
A Healthy Thyroid
Foods and Mood
Avoiding Environmental Chemicals
Cooking to Combat COVID-19
Lifestyle-related underlying health conditions, like diabetes, hypertension, and obesity are associated with the worst COVID-19 outcomes. But people often don’t know that plant-based diets are scientifically proven to prevent and even reverse many of those diseases. Learn important nutrition information, cooking tips, and recipes for optimal health during the pandemic.
Featured Class Topics
Cancer-Fighting Compounds and Immune-Boosting Foods
Foods for a Healthy Heart
Introduction to How Foods Fight Diabetes
Foods and Mood
The Power of Plant-Based Nutrition on Health- Shorter Basics Class
Based on the Physicians Committee’s online 21-Day Vegan Kickstart program, discover that the guiding principle for weight loss and good health is not restricting the amount of food eaten but rather choosing the healthiest foods—fruits, vegetables, grains, and legumes. This course does not include live cooking demonstrations.
Featured Class Topics
Kickstart Your Health: Weight Control and Diabetes Prevention
Let’s Go (Begin Kickstart, Label Reading)
Getting in Gear
Weight Loss
The Power of Food for Health on A Budget
Find out about the economic value and health benefits of plant-based foods. Attendees discover the relationship between diet and disease, get tips on planning a budget-friendly weekly or monthly menu, and enjoy cooking demonstrations that do not require costly cooking gadgets or equipment.
Featured Class Topics
The Power Plate
How Foods Fight Diabetes
Foods for a Healthy Weight
How Foods Fight Heart Disease
Grocery Store Tour (Supplemental Class)
Food for Life: Let’s Beat Breast Cancer
Featured Class Topics
Introduction to How Foods Fight Cancer
Fueling Up On Low-Fat, High-Fiber Foods
Discovering Dairy and Meat Alternatives
Cancer-Fighting Compounds and Healthy Weight Control
Food for Breast Cancer Prevention and Survival
The Power of Food for Workforce Health
Offered onsite as employee ‘brown bag’ lunch or other set up to help a group of employees and their employer improve health, productivity, wellness and lower insurance premiums
Featured Class Topics
Power on Your Plate
Let’s Go!
Getting in Gear
Breaking the Food Seduction
Keys for Natural Appetite Control
Digestive Health
Introduction to How Food Fight Cancer
Introduction to How Foods Fight Diabetes
Healthy Blood Pressure
The Power of Food for a Healthy Start (in Life)
Learn the benefits of the Power Plate, which contains whole grains, legumes, fruits, and vegetables. Children ages 9-12 will learn about the health benefits of eating a plant-based diet while sampling delicious, kid-friendly recipes. The curriculum aims to empower children with the knowledge and skills they need to establish healthy habits for life.
Featured Class Topics and Objectives
Bang-Up Breakfasts
Learn the important role diet plays in the cancer process.In-Betweener Meals and Sweeter Deals
Identify the new four food groups using the Power Plate and understand the role of dietary fat, cholesterol, and fiber for overall health.Rainbow Lunches
Understand the importance of eating a “rainbow” of fruits and vegetables loaded with vitamins and minerals.Digging These Dinners
Recognize plant-based foods that are full of protein, calcium, and iron.
African American Culinary Heritage
The African American Culinary Heritage curriculum is intended to inspire and empower healthful eating for the purpose of preventing and arresting chronic diseases disproportionately affecting African Americans by connecting to culturally relevant recipes. The course will also help participants seeking to prevent or overcome high blood pressure, heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and other health conditions that disproportionately affect African Americans.
Featured Class Topics
The Power of Your Plate
Foods for a Healthy Heart
Introduction to How Foods Fight Diabetes
Introduction to How Foods Fight Cancer
Designing a Diet for Maximum Weight Control
Making It Work for You
Power Foods for the Brain
This is a special class only offered as a single presentation.
Plant-based foods are beneficial to the brain and may help prevent Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. A decline in brain health is not an inevitable part of aging. But how we eat and live can help us protect our memory and stay sharp into old age. In this stand-alone class, you will learn strategies for maintaining memory and improving brain function including how to prepare brain health promoting meals.
Food for a Healthy Heart
This is a special class only offered as a single presentation.
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the United States and around the world. Research, however, shows a plant-based diet does not just prevent heart disease, but it can manage and sometimes even reverse it. In this stand-alone class learn about the key role of healthful eating habits and other lifestyle factors in heart health.
The Power of Food on Fitness
A special ‘single class’ topic offering scientific evidence in medical literature showing that a diet comprising whole grains, legumes, fruits, and vegetables has been shown to provide the ideal fuel for any physical activity and enhanced recovery. This stand-alone class delivers the knowledge and skills needed to prepare simple, nutritious meals that fuel optimal fitness and recovery.
The Power of Food for Healthy Weight Management
Discover which foods are optimal for weight management, learn about various health topics, and get empowered with the practical cooking skills needed for better health. Enjoy cooking demonstrations and taste delicious, healthful dishes in a supportive group setting.
Featured Class Topics
Power of Your Plate
Let’s Go!
Getting in Gear
Breaking the Food Seduction
Keys for Natural Appetite Control
Digestive Health
Healthy Blood Pressure