Food for Life

Lunchtime Cooking Class #1: Friday, 5/22, 12:00pm: Foods for a Healthy Heart

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the United States and around the world. Research shows a plant-based diet doesn’t just prevent heart disease, but it can manage and sometimes even reverse it. Join Kara during your lunch break to learn how diet and other lifestyle factors play a key role in determining your risk of heart disease. Dr. Barnard gives a short video lecture on nutrition, and Kara demonstrates delicious, easy heart-healthy recipes.

• Mon, 5/25, 12:00pm: Optional Lunchtime Chat: Join Kara during your lunch break for a friendly support group meeting and follow-up on what you learned in the last cooking class. We'll talk about your successes, challenges, and questions, and also share recipes, cooking tips and other helpful plant-based resources.

Lunchtime Cooking Class #2: Friday, 5/29: 12:00pm: Power Foods for the Brain
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. Join Kara during your lunch break to learn how plant-based foods are beneficial to the brain and may help prevent Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. Dr. Barnard gives a short video lecture on nutrition, and Kara demonstrates tasty, easy brain-boosting recipes.

• Mon, 6/1, 12:00pm - Optional Lunchtime Chat: Join Kara during your lunch break for a friendly support group meeting and follow-up on what you learned in the last cooking class. We'll talk about your successes, challenges, and questions, and also share recipes, cooking tips, and other helpful plant-based resources.

Lunchtime Cooking Class #3: Friday, 6/5, 12:00pm EST: Food for Fitness

For centuries, athletes have been following plant-based diets to achieve a competitive advantage. However, you don’t have to be a professional athlete to benefit from a plant-based diet. A low-fat vegan diet comprising whole grains, legumes, fruits, and vegetables provides the ideal fuel for any physical activity, like walking around your neighborhood, cleaning the house, doing yard work, and dancing the cha-cha. Sports dietitian Susan Levin gives a short video lecture on nutrition, and Kara demonstrates delicious, energizing recipes.

• Mon, 6/8, 1:00pm - Optional Lunchtime Chat: Join Kara during your lunch break for a friendly support group meeting and follow-up on what you learned in the last cooking class. We'll talk about your successes, challenges, and questions, and also share recipes, cooking tips, and other helpful plant-based resources.