The 2022 time period of the Culinary Nutrition Expert Program has wrapped up and we’re unbelievably happy with this yr’s unbelievable group. Our 2022 culinary diet specialists got here from throughout the globe, with over 30 international locations represented and everybody had an infinite stage of knowledge and inspiration to supply.
The grand finale of the 2022 Culinary Nutrition Expert Program, their closing project, is a 2-hour dwell class facilitated by our culinary diet experts-in-training. This is a chance for our college students to include all the expertise they’ve realized all through the semester and share what they find out about culinary diet with household, pals, or coworkers.
It brings us large pleasure to listen to about how their courses went. Our college students usually really feel:
- exhilarated
- completely of their factor
- excited to show once more
- proud and affirmed by the reward from their visitors and the influence of the category
- shocked at how a lot culinary diet data naturally rolled off their tongues
Our college students are at all times slightly nervous about instructing a cooking class, however yearly they’re full of elation and gratification after they completely rock it.
We are so proud to share photographs of a few of our college students, of their smiling faces, scrumptious meals and satisfaction at a job properly performed!
Catherine Casey, Fort Worth, Texas
“Super happy with my workshop last night. It was a lot of fun! I made it interactive and everyone had a great time!! It pays to just be yourself and let your passion for all you’ve learned show!”
Ronia Restom, Elk Grove, California
“Whew 😅. I finally had my workshop yesterday! What an experience. Thank you CNE for pushing me to do something so out of my comfort zone that I would have never done without this opportunity. I was so nervous but challenged myself through it and so proud of myself for it.”
Lizdabel Morales, San Juan, Puerto Rico
“Success!!! I had my cooking workshop last night. It was a lot of fun. My friends loved all the foods and were super engaged and asking lots of good questions! I am still cleaning the mess in the kitchen 😂.”
Laurie Rossi, Newmarket, Ontario
“What a great feeling doing a workshop on Osteoporosis. I learned so much and it felt empowering to share information on bone health. I fractured my big toe 2 weeks ago when a large cutting board slid off the kitchen cupboard and squarely landed on my toe. Ouch, ouch, ouch! This community kept my spirits up and you all motivated me to keep going throughout the program. I loved the live classes – I will miss this CNE community and the homework.”
Waheema Asghar, Victoria, British Columbia
“Wow, done and done! It was so motivating to see the learning happening before me. We had two cancellations due to the flu so my participants had the chance to feast. Also, a huge shout out to my baby who slept the entire two hours! Talk about well timed planning! My heart is full, this was so much fun! 🥳”
Ria Maldonado, MacHenry, Illonois
“Had so much fun on my very first Culinary Nutrition Workshop! Well, the guests loved all I prepared and cooked for them and were so amazed and grateful for what they’ve learned about these brain-boosting Foods. They’re even looking forward to my next cooking classes soon. I felt so great and accomplished to be able to share what I’ve learned in this program. My family was so excited, and they were involved with all the prep. My son – food prep, daughter – photographer/videographer, my husband – dishwasher😂!
Thank you so much ACN!❤️”
Rosa Sanchez, Corona, California
“Workshop was a success! I spoke on Pancreatitis and I learned a lot. It was fun seeing them learn new things and get educated on amazing antioxidant rich food! I loved that they had no idea the benefits that food has. They left wanting to eat more real food and with so much energy. This has been an amazing journey, beyond grateful!🥰”
Cam Shackleton, Capetown, South Africa
That was such a tremendous expertise! Workshop on therapeutic meals for eczema DONE! I had 8 attendees and I knew none of them earlier than internet hosting the workshop (I “advertised” within the native WhatsApp group for my highway in addition to the one for our native meals membership, as a result of I actually wished to share with precise eczema victims). The suggestions blew me away – I really feel so impressed and motivated by the entire expertise.”
Lauren Leitner, Los Angeles, California
“And that is a wrap – or should I say sweet potato? I did a virtual class and honed in on the sweet potato: sweet potato soup and a warm lentil and sweet potato salad. I focused on healing foods for eczema and inflammation. It was a blast and grateful for this course for making this just the beginning of what is to come.”
Elizabeth Sanicola, East Quogue, New York
“This was tremendous scary, however so glad this course pushed me to do it! Family pleasant meals for ADHD and psychological focus. So usually elimination diets are the place to start however this feels tremendous daunting. Instead, I wish to attempt to flip the script to consider what you possibly can ADD to our eating regimen or make simple swaps to create ample well being.
I cherished how this evening created a spot for us to speak about meals and well being with out the distraction of youngsters and life that usually will get in the best way. If nothing else, it made me wish to create more room for this amongst pals and our group, as it’s a lot wanted and persons are far more than we would anticipate! Not positive the place I’m taking issues but, however excited for the following steps!”
Meagan Blunt, Coburg, Ontario
“Workshop complete on Generalized Anxiety Disorder. I had a great time presenting and realized it’s not easy to talk and chop at the same time! I’m so grateful for all that I’ve learned during this course and also the support of this wonderful community. It was truly better than I could have ever expected💜. Looking forward to the future!”
Nancy Gribble, Spring Texas
“My workshop was on plant-based meals for menopause and optimum getting older. I’ve to confess it was a humbling expertise – attempting to prepare dinner (which has not been my skillset), speak, bear in mind data and reply questions. Whew!!
It was additionally very enjoyable. The Culinary Nutrition Expert Program has jogged my memory how a lot I really like speaking about, instructing and sharing concerning the energy of our meals for optimum well being and therapeutic. I’m tremendous excited to be becoming a member of the enterprise program so I can hone in on how I plan to do that!”
Abby Gainforth, Toronto, Ontario
“What an incredible journey this program has been! I’m going to miss it, but everything I’ve learned will stay with me forever, and this is just the beginning. Shout out to Meghan Telpner for this incredible program and to my amazing coach Wendy Rose for her guidance and support throughout. I had signed up for the honorary program but switched at the last minute, and I’m so glad I did. I also can’t say enough about the positivity, resources, and support in this group. Congratulations to all! 👏👏🥳❤️”
Michelle Edwards, Memphis, Tennessee
“And that’s a wrap! Well I didn’t actually make any wraps but we did it you all! We made it – we made lots of things including lots of dirty dishes and we had a lot of fun doing it didn’t we? I’m excited to keep cooking and growing and seeing what this group is up to, and I thank you for your support, encouragement and inspiration along the way! I love seeing how we are all feeding our corners of the world – keep it yummy y’all 💗.”
Shannon Baerg, Victoria, British Columbia
“Wow! The time has gone by fast, and it also feels like the start of the course was a year ago! We have all been such busy bees whirling around our kitchens cooking this, creating that, writing our hearts out! It’s been a journey that’s for sure. I have learned so much and noticed that my confidence in cooking and creating recipes has definitely improved, need to work on not being so nervous in front of others, even my own cycling team! They were so amazing though! I’m proud of myself (I rarely say this), and so glad I stuck with the course!”
From all of us on the Academy of Culinary Nutrition, congratulations to the 2022 Culinary Nutrition Experts!