Happy 3rd Birthday, To Us!

Happy 3rd Birthday, To Us!

It’s hard to believe it’s been three years since we launched the Academy of Culinary Nutrition. Time has flown in the best possible way and we are incredibly proud of everything our fantastic community has achieved (we suppose all parents say that, don’t they?).

We’ve come a long way since our humble beginnings. Meghan Telpner, our founder + director, launched the Culinary Nutrition Program in 2011 starting with just 12 students around her kitchen table.

As demand for her classes grew and the walls of her 600 square foot loft could expand no further, she took the leap to online teaching and began recording her programs for a global audience. Meghan gathered the best team she could find and began building the world’s first online school for culinary nutrition.

The fall of 2013 saw the inaugural launch of the online Culinary Nutrition Expert Program with 100 students from around the world, and with it, a paradigm shift – this knowledge could finally be shared far and wide. In 2014, the program moved to its own home online and became the official school you know today, The Academy of Culinary Nutrition. You can learn more about the school’s history here.

We have trained 1100 students in more than 40 countries and built an amazing community in the process.

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During the last three years, our grads have:

They’ve also made some really delicious food! Drool over these:

Roasted Sweet Potato + Brussels Sprouts Salad

Roasted Sweet Potatoes Brussel Sprouts

Get the recipe here.

Grilled Guacamole

Grilled Guacamole

Get the recipe here.

Grain-Free Almond Flour Cookies

Grain-Free Almond Cookies

Get the recipe here.

Veggie Burrito Bowls

Veggie Burrito Bowl

Get the recipe here.

Mini Gluten-Free Apple Galettes

Mini Gluten-Free Apple Galette

Get the recipe here.

Turmeric Dark Chocolate Cups with Cashew Cream Filling

Turmeric Dark Chocolate Cups with Cashew Cream Filling

Get the recipe here.

Apple Cinnamon Protein Overnight Oats

Apple Cinnamon Protein Overnight Oats

Get the recipe here.

Harvest Squash + Millet

Harvest Squash + Millet - From Scratch 2017

Get the recipe here.

Aphrodisiac Chocolate Gluten-Free Brownies

Gluten-Free Brownies

Get the recipe here.

We know we’re biased, but we truly have the most amazing group of passionate, committed, creative, kind-hearted, successful go-getters we’ve ever known. They are making a difference at home and in their communities every single single day and we are bursting with pride. With the way they are enacting change, we know we have a bright future ahead of us filled with people who are brimming with vibrant health.

If you’re thinking of joining us for the Fall 2017 Culinary Nutrition Expert Program, we expect the Fall session to be our largest and busiest yet! We are just over 25% sold out for fall 2017 with students representing nine countries including South Korea, South Africa, Germany, Barbados and beyond.

Let’s all raise a glass of green juice and toast our alumni, staff and instructors. Happy 3rd Birthday, ACN!

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