The 2020 Culinary Nutrition Expert Program kicked off in September and is well underway as our amazing new students have been cooking up, and sharing up a storm! During the last few weeks, our students have been taking a deep dive into their culinary nutrition skills including

• Basic knife skills
• How to make simple staples from scratch at home such as nut/seed milk, seasoning blends and condiments
• Exploring using plants in a variety of ways for power-packed, nutrient-dense plantiful meals
• Creating healthified versions of their favourite comfort foods and snacks
• Experimenting with cultural cuisines, sea vegetables, and the beauty of raw food

In our first kitchen roundup of the year, we’re shining the spotlight on some of our favourites from this first part of the Culinary Nutrition Expert Program!

Getting Started As A Culinary Nutrition Expert

Celine David, Barrocalvo, Portugal

“Practicing my knife skills and pretty food photography – fun times!”

Fayrooz Abader, Capetown, South Africa

“Knife skills salad – practice was good, eating was even better!”

Carmela Del Valle, Brampton, Ontario

“We are all rocking this first recipe assignment. Seeing everyone posting this recipe makes me dance💃. It is so colourful. Wishing everyone a Happy Healthy Cooking!”

Angela Hutchinson, Port Coquitlam, British Columbia

“Busy morning in my kitchen. But it smells sooooooo good! Really enjoying this program, a lot.”

Want to learn how you can become a Culinary Nutrition Expert? Click here to learn more about the program!

Jane Sartain, State Road, North Carolina

“The smell of this baking brought both my husband and two teens to the kitchen from opposite ends of the house. All wanted to know: ‘Mom, what smells so good?'”

Rob Shepley, Essex, Ontario

“Saturday Morning fun – the house smells amazing.”

Karen Crosmas, New Castle, Ontario

“Oh, the aromas in the house this weekend. Having so much fun creating things I’ve always said, ‘I should make that one day.’  The “one days” are here. 😃”

Tammy Hudson, Valley, Nebraska

“Starting my Saturday morning with amazing spice smells. Love, love, love this program.”

Amy Walder Carrington, Ogden, Utah

“This is my kind of homework – my kitchen smells amazing!”

Shannon Schneeberger, Ashland, Wisconsin

“When you finally get around to making that nut milk you’ve been saying you were going to do for (years?) now?! 😂 Thanks #cneprogram for helping me get it done! ❤ Went right in my smoothie this morning 🥛🍓🍍🍌”

Thinking about getting certified? Learn how you can become a Culinary Nutrition Expert here.

Sandy Everett, Robbinsville, New Jersey

“Making my own homemade nut/seed milk is very empowering and humanizing. I love that my son sees me making his milk. This gets us closer to the food source so we’re not constantly associating food with packages and cartons!”

Debbie Kreisel Bookman, The Villages, Florida

“Delicious Almond Milk!”

Kaitlin Papandrea, Langhorne, Pennsylvania

“These crackers are addicting! I am such a sucker for salty/crunchy and these are a better alternative! Next time I’ll use a cookie cutter or at least attempt more even squares.”

Sonia DiBiase, Woodbridge, Ontario

“So yummy! My family loved these Almond Veggie Burgers with Mango Chutney and a side of veggies!! Loving this course. Best homework I have ever done.”

Michelle Muller, Guelph, Ontario

“Awesome dish. So happy to find delicious, easy to make, nutritious meals to add to the menu rotation. I’ve had UnDiet for years and this course is taking me from mostly just eye-candying the recipes to getting them on the plate – LOVE that.”

Leslie Zivich, Loganville, Georgia

“I am in love with these Maki Rolls. I’ve always been intimidated by making homemade sushi but seriously it was so easy!! My kids had fun helping too…nothing better than connecting with your family over healthy food!”

Leanne Larwill, Ottawa, Ontario

“I served the I Heart My Kale Salad and Sweet Potato Arame Salad with dinner tonight and my family loved them! They said “Can you keep going to cooking classes?” I am so glad I signed up. I’m really enjoying all the new dishes and apparently so is my family!!”

Suzanne Goulden, Steinbach, Manitoba

“I have never had luck with kale. Kale chips, kale in salad, kale in stews, kale in soups. I keep trying but never winning…until tonight! Meghan’s I Heart My Kale Salad was amazing for everyone! Kids liked it, even hubby had seconds. It’s my new favorite salad! Massaged kale for the win! I will be making this regularly.”

Vanessa Rochefort, Saint-Léonard, Quebec

“I believe this was my favorite assignment to date though I feel like I say this every week. What can I say, I’m just loving this program!”

Today is the day! What’s cooking in your kitchen?

Want to learn how you can become a Culinary Nutrition Expert? Click here to learn more about the program!

Header Image: Vanessa Rochefort