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Food for Life Classes
Food for Life is an award-winning nutrition education and cooking class program for an innovative approach to diet-related chronic diseases. Designed by physicians, nurses, and registered dietitians of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, Food for Life promotes healthful eating based on the latest scientific research. Each Food for Life class includes:
- Specific information about how certain foods and nutrients work to promote or discourage disease
- Cooking demonstrations of delicious and healthful recipes
- Practical cooking skills and tips for incorporating healthful eating habits into daily life
- A supportive and motivational atmosphere to empower participants to take charge of their health with the foods put on their plates
Includes Audio Visuals, demonstrations, food samples, and detailed recipes and resources.
Available classes:
Cooking to Combat COVID-19: Boosting Your Immune System
Designed to reach people who need it most to give them important nutrition information for optimal health during the pandemic. We know that people with lifestyle related underlying conditions are among the most vulnerable to the ravages of COVID-19. However, what is not being discussed is that plant-based diets are scientifically proven to prevent and even reverse many of those diseases. Through the online Food For Life classes people can get our lifesaving information right in the comfort of their homes.
Can be delivered in a 4-part series or individual classes.
Featured Class Topics
- Reducing Risk Factors: Immune-Boosting Foods
- Reducing Risk Factors: Foods for a Healthy Heart and Blood Pressure
- Reducing Risk Factors: Fighting Diabetes with Food
- Reducing Risk Factors: Foods for Maximum Weight Control
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.
Can be delivered in a 1-, 5-, or 7-part series.
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
Food for Fitness
Athletes have been following plant-based diets for centuries to achieve a competitive advantage. However, you don't have to be a professional athlete to benefit from a plant-based diet! Get empowered with the knowledge and skills to prepare simple, nutritious meals that fuel optimal fitness and recovery.
Delivered as 2-hour single stand-alone class.
Featured Class Topics and Objectives
- Fuel for Fitness
- Foods for Recovery
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.
Can be delivered in a 1-, 4-, or 7-part series. Two additional classes, breast and prostate cancer, can be added on to any series as well.
Featured Class Topics
- Introduction to How Foods Fight Cancer
- Fueling Up on Low-Fat, High-Fiber 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)
The Power of Food 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.
Can be delivered in a 1-, 4-, or 8-part series.
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
- Using the Glycemic Index
- Keeping a Healthy Heart
- Diabetes Care From Head to Toe
- Making It Work for You
Your Body in Balance
Based upon the book, Your Body in Balance: The New Science of Food, Hormones, and Health by Neal Barnard, MD, FACC, this set of classes address hormone-related problems including infertility, hot flashes, diabetes, and depression. 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. Each class offers a cooking demonstration and provides samples of delicious, health-promoting meals, along with easy and affordable recipes.
Can be delivered in a 1-, 5-, or 9-part series.
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
Foods for a Healthy Heart
Research shows a plant-based diet doesn't just prevent heart disease, but it can manage and sometimes even reverse it. Eating habits and other lifestyle factors play a key role in determining the risk of heart disease. In this class, you will learn strategies for reducing risk factors for heart disease and how to prepare delicious food that can protect your heart.
Delivered as 2-hour single stand-alone class.
Featured Class Topics and Objectives
- Improving Blood Pressure on a Plant-Based Diet
- Lowering Cholesterol
- Reducing Atherosclerotic Plaques
- Decreasing Systemic Inflammation
Plant-Based Nutrition Essentials
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.
4-class series that navigates students through the 21-Day Vegan Kickstart as a guided process.
Featured Class Topics
- Kickstart Your Health: Weight Control and Diabetes Prevention
- Let’s Go (Begin Kickstart, Label Reading)
- Getting in Gear
- Weight Loss
Healthy Basics on a Limited 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. Great for college students, seniors, or anyone looking to eat healthy on a budget—all of us!
Can be delivered as single stand-alone classes or combined in 2-, 3-, or 4-part series. An additional grocery store tour can be added on to any class or series as well.
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)
The Power of Food for a Healthy Start Kids Health
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.
Can be delivered as single stand-alone classes or combined in 2-, 3-, or 4-part series.
Featured Class Topics and Objectives
- Bang-Up Breakfasts
- In-Betweener Meals and Sweeter Deals
- Rainbow Lunches
- Digging These Dinners
Power Foods for the Brain
Plant-based foods are beneficial to the brain and may help prevent Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia. In this class, you will learn strategies for maintaining memory and improving brain function, including how to prepare brain health-promoting meals.
Delivered as 2-hour single stand-alone class.
Featured Class Topics and Objectives
- Eating to Protect Our Memory
- Best Supplements for Brain Health
- Safe Cookware
- Exercise and Sleep for a Healthy Brain
Trimazing! Plant-Based Classes
Plant Based 101 – 2 Hours
Introduction to whole, plant-based eating. Attendees Learn:
- My personal transition story
- Why eat plant-based
- Simple transitions
- Sample delicious whole, plant-based food and take home recipes for what they sampled.
Includes Audio Visual presentation, delicious food samples, and detailed recipe and resources handout.
Becoming Trimazing! – 0.5 Hours
I share my inspiring transition story from unhappy, achy, and overweight to an adult-onset athlete winning medals at triathlons! Includes:
- My personal transition story
- Recipes for whole, plant-based food
- Question and answer session
Includes Audio Visual presentation and detailed recipe and resources handout.
Zero Waste Classes
Zero Waste 101 – 2.5 Hours
Teaches what’s going on with our garbage and why the sudden frequent increases in our garbage rates. Attendees learn:
- Current garbage and recycling issues
- Principles of Zero Waste
- Easy and practical things attendees can apply in their own home or business to reduce their waste, decrease garbage and recycling bin sizes, and save money
- Make a newspaper trash bin liner to take home
Includes Audio Visual presentation, demonstration, hands-on take-and-make, and detailed resources handout.
DIY Non-Toxic Cleaning Class – 2 Hours
Workshop about keeping a non-toxic, clean home that saves time and money! Attendees learn:
- Health and environmental concerns of chemicals in many commercial cleaning supplies
- Safer, non-toxic alternatives, including recipes for common household cleaners they can make themselves
- Waste-reducing and money-saving tips
- Make own dishwasher detergent to take home
Includes Audio Visual presentation, demonstration, hands-on take-and-make, and detailed recipe and resources handout.
Employee Wellness Programs
Let Trimazing! help create a culture of health and wellness benefiting your employees at work and at home. People are eager to improve their health and eating habits. Employer support gives employees a huge advantage and benefits the organization as well.
Join the ranks of organizations such as these who have incorporated Food for Life nutrition education into their Employee Wellness programs:
Why incorporate Food for Life nutrition education into your workplace wellness program?
- An investment in employee wellness increases employee productivity and decreases absenteeism
- It can decrease insurance costs as employees make lifestyle changes to improve their risk factors and reduce their health care costs, while also helping employees with fewer risk factors stay healthy
- Can reduce worker compensation and disability costs through decreased chances of workplace injury, illness, or disability
- Health support from employers promotes company loyalty, increases morale, builds a positive culture of health, and is a strong recruitment tool
- Award-winning curriculum designed by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine's team of physicians, nurses, and dietitians
- A variety of packages to meet the interests and time needs of the organization
- Supportive class engagement and interactive cooking demonstrations encourage teamwork and helps build strong teams!
The Program Offers:
- Single course or weekly sessions of a 5- or 9-class series for workers, consisting of nutrition education, cooking demonstrations, food samples, and supportive group discussions
- Support for the employer’s food service provider to incorporate healthful food options into the menu
- Guidance on healthful dining out choices, if there is no employer food service provider
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
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