An Annual Gathering of Physicians, Dietitians, Nurses and other Healthcare Professionals; Hospital, Insurance, and Other Healthcare Executives; and Healthcare Foodservice Directors and Executive Chefs.
Learning Objectives:
To summarize what we know about opportunities to optimize our diets based on the current state of the science, as well as the current and likely future public health costs of inaction.
To provide sufficient information to intelligently distinguish various popular diets and to advise patients based on the science associated with these diets.
To provide state of the science updates pertaining to dietary fats, carbohydrates, proteins and the foods that support these findings.
To provide pragmatic information enabling conference attendees to thoughtfully advise patients/consumers about healthy menu strategies.
To engage executives from insurance companies, hospitals, educational communities, retirement facilities and the military to discuss successful strategies whereby health-promoting, nutritional options can be made increasingly available to the general public.
To understand American culinary trends, and how to leverage an increasing interest in new flavors and world cuisines on behalf of healthier menu and food choice strategies.
To explore cost issues for healthy food shopping, cooking and eating and approaches to healthy diets that can be affordable for low income individuals and budget-challenged families.
To learn, through hands-on training, about the preparation of a variety of healthy nutritional options including healthy salads, whole grains, healthy protein entrees, and vegetarian dishes.
To discover strategies for healthy cooking and eating that are easy, fast and efficient.
To review the latest research demonstrating the critical importance of proper exercise and mindfulness with regard to dietary food choices and weight management.
To gain an overview of resources for reference material, newsletters and websites in nutrition, weight-management and healthy cuisine.
Past Events
Healthy Kitchens Healthy Lives - 18-21 Mar 2010, Culinary Institute of America at Greystone campus, St. Helena, California, United States (1439)
Important
Please, check "Healthy Kitchens Healthy Lives" official website for possible changes, before making any traveling arrangements
