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Wednesday, February 3

Networking Break | Meet the Author

“Meet the Author” Conversation

  • Julia Nordgren, MD, ’13, author of The New Family Table

Networking Break | Special Demonstration

Plant-Forward Asia: Live Cooking Demonstration
Special Demonstration made possible by the National Peanut Board

Join CIA Chef Toni Sakaguchi in sessions to learn how to prepare a delicious plant-forward dish made even more craveable and unique with enticing flavor inspiration from Asian ingredients. 

  • Chef Toni Sakaguchi ’84 (CIA)

Networking Break | Meet the Author

“Meet the Author” Conversation

  • Walter Willett, MD, DrPH, author of Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy

Networking Break | Special Demonstration

Blending up Antioxidants: Perfect Pairings
Special Demonstration made possible by POM Wonderful

Join Chef Christine Seitz for a culinary demonstration to learn how to create mouthwatering smoothies with health benefits that will leave you energized. Attend this special exhibitor session to be entered to win a fabulous prize!

  • Chef Christine Seitz

Networking Break | Meet the Author

“Meet the Author” Conversation

  • Suvir Saran, author of Masala Farm, and Indian Home Cooking

Networking Break | Meet the Author

“Meet the Author” Conversation

  • Maria Loi, author of The Greek Diet: Look and Feel Like a Greek God Or Goddess and Lose Up to Ten Pounds in Two Weeks

Networking Break | Special Presentation

Working Out with Beans
Special Presentation made possible by the Northarvest Bean Growers Association

Join us to learn simple exercises for your clients that use "weights" that are already in your pantry.

CONCURRENT BREAKOUT SESSIONS: BLOCK A

A1 | Healthy Flavors of Asia: Exploring Ingredients and Flavor Dynamics

  • Watch the session recording here or in the video player below.

 

Foods and flavor profiles vary across Asia, but traditional diets are associated with low risk of many chronic diseases. This workshop will examine how ingredients, cooking techniques and flavors used in Asian culture can be used to create healthful, easy-to-prepare recipes.  The chefs will take common ingredients (focusing on fruits, vegetables, chicken, and seafood) and show how to use various Asian spices, flavor strategies and cooking methods to create a wide variety of healthy & delicious side dishes, salads and main courses.  

  • Allison Righter, MSPH, RDN (CIA)

  • Chef Alexander Ong (Chef, Consultant)

  • Chef Suvir Saran (Chef, Author, Consultant)

A2 | Children’s Nutrition: Helping Parents Raise Healthy, Happy Eaters

  • Watch the session recording here or in the video player below.

 

Children’s nutrition begins at home, and feeding can be challenging for parents. This workshop starts with a discussion of how food preferences and eating habits develop, why some children are picky eaters, the roles of parents versus children, and how to help parents avoid food battles. The chef then demonstrates healthy, appealing recipes kids can help shop for and prepare.

A3 | Food, Health, and Sustainability: A Range of Emerging Perspectives

  • Watch the session recording here or in the video player below.

 

Sustainability of our food system and its ability to provide nutritious, delicious food for all is fundamental to our health and the health of the planet. Contemporary efforts to define a sustainable diet began decades ago and have now reached an unprecedented level of urgency including the recent groundbreaking EAT-Lancet report. The healthcare sector and medical profession play a major role in determining if we successfully change how we produce and consume our food. This workshop will examine the relationship between food and sustainability – including recommendations from the EAT-Lancet Commission on Food, Planet, and Health – key principles and examples of sustainable diets, food systems, and emerging sustainability programs across the healthcare sector.

  • Greg Drescher (CIA)

  • Eric Rimm, ScD (Harvard)

  • Walter Willett, MD, DrPH (Harvard)

Networking Break | Special Demonstration

Antioxidant-Powered Sips and Bites
Special Demonstration made possible by POM Wonderful

Join Chef Christine Seitz for a culinary demonstration of a simple and delicious appetizer and mocktail combination featuring the pop of pomegranate. Attend this special exhibitor session to be entered to win a fabulous prize!

Thursday, February 4

Networking Break | Special Demonstration

Simply Delicious Grilled Vegetables
Special Demonstration made possible by Northern Canola Growers Association

Chef Almir Da Fonseca takes advantage of summer's produce in this healthy dish of grilled vegetables. For added flavor, he marinates the vegetables in canola oil and herbs for 10 minutes, and finishes the dish with a drizzle of canola, Greek yogurt, shallot and garlic aioli.

  • Chef Almir Da Fonseca (CIA)

Networking Break | Meet the Author

“Meet the Author” Conversation

  • Edward M. Phillips, co-author of Organize Your Emotions, Optimize Your Life

Networking Break | Special Demonstration and Snack Inspiration

Roasted Beets and Fresh Grapefruit: A Composed Salad Demonstration
Special Demonstration made possible by Northern Canola Growers Association

Roasting beets amplifies their sweetness and balances out the tart grapefruit supremes in this salad while the goat cheese gives it a craveable richness and mouth-feel.

Networking Break | Special Demonstration and Presentation

Plant-Forward Mexico: Live Cooking Demonstration
Special Demonstration made possible by the National Peanut Board

Join CIA Chef Toni Sakaguchi in sessions to learn how to prepare a delicious plant-forward dish made even more craveable and unique with the enticing flavors of Latin America. 

  • Chef Toni Sakaguchi ’84 (CIA)

Working Out with Beans
Special Presentation made possible by the Northarvest Bean Growers Association

Join us to learn simple exercises for your clients that use "weights" that are already in your pantry.

CONCURRENT BREAKOUT SESSIONS: BLOCK B

B1 | Exercise Medicine and Lifestyle Health: Physical Activity Prescribed

  • Watch the session recording here or in the video player below.

 

Now that you’ve heard the evidence around the importance of physical activity, let’s take a deeper dive into specific strategies for inspiring your patients to take their dose of “get up and go” on a daily basis! We’ll cover how to use the principles of lifestyle medicine to address patient needs holistically, including how to overcome resistance to physical activity and personalize prescriptions for specific age considerations and health factors, as well as how clinicians can reduce their own stress as a result.

B2 | Making Healthier Food Options Available to Populations of Food Insecure Individuals

  • Watch the session recording here or in the video player below.

 

The Teaching Kitchen is a powerful tool to educate and empower patients looking to improve their health. But what happens when access, not knowledge, is the barrier to better nutrition? This session will challenge participants to plan a nutritious meal on a food stamp budget, highlight veggie prescription programs from across the country, and demonstrate delicious, healthful and low-cost recipes to fit any budget. 

B3 | Mind-Body Medicine Interactive Workshop: Tools for Reducing Stress and Fostering Resilience and Well-Being

  • Watch the session recording here or in the video player below.

 

Participants in this workshop will leave the session with an introduction to the reality of stress and burnout: the physiology of stress, and the evidence in support of mind-body therapies such as meditation. Beyond gaining scientific insights imparted by Dr. Haramati, participants will be given unique experiential learning opportunities: skills for connecting mind and body, and how those relate to optimal synergies between healthy eating, physical activity, and other lifestyle interventions to promote well-being.

B4 | Beyond Food: Tips, Tools and Practical Advice for Patients (and All of Us)

  • Watch the session recording here or in the video player below.

 

Patients frequently ask their clinicians questions about nutrition beyond macronutrients and food. The evidence for commonly used vitamins and minerals will be reviewed in this breakout, along with updates on food allergies, coffee, sleep, chocolate, and non-nutritive sweeteners. In addition, this session will discuss what role, if any, a primary care provider should play and explores what’s happening now and what’s coming next in digital health tools. In this age of apps and artificial intelligence, how should primary care providers approach their patients who are using digital tools to improve health?

Friday, February 5

CONCURRENT BREAKOUT SESSION: BLOCK C

C1 | Healthy Flavors of the Mediterranean: Exploring Ingredients and Flavor Dynamics

  • Watch the session recording here or in the video player below.

 

The traditional Mediterranean diet is associated with reduced risk of chronic disease. This workshop begins with an overview of the traditional and contemporary Mediterranean diets, including evidence showing how following a Mediterranean-style eating pattern can be an effective weight loss/management strategy. Participants then enjoy interactive culinary technique-driven demonstrations focused on Mediterranean ingredients and dishes.

C2 | Incorporating Cooking Demonstrations into Group Visits: Strategies & Billing Logistics

  • Watch the session recording here or in the video player below.

 

Are group visits feasible in your current practice setting? Absolutely!  Come learn strategies for developing group visits that include a cooking demonstration as a sustainable part of your practice. Dr. Delichatsios will review patient flow, billing logistics, and simple meals that can be assembled in a “minimal pop-up kitchen” – a setting without running water or a stove top. Chefs Suvir Saran and Alex Ong will expand the culinary possibilities by exploring global flavors and teaching the audience simple American and Asian recipes that can be shared with patients.

C3 | The Plant-Forward Southern Kitchen: Creating Vegetable Centric, Delicious Meals

  • Watch the session recording here or in the video player below.

 

Can Southern food be healthy without losing its authenticity? This workshop will examine the connection between southern flavors, spices, and a plant-forward consumption pattern. The chef will use accessible, sustainable ingredients and simple culinary techniques that put vegetables at the center of the Southern Plate while maintaining the cuisine’s cultural heritage. All dishes demonstrated in this session will be quick, affordable, healthy, delicious, and easy to make.

C4 | Fermented Foods & Microbial Health: Culinary Strategies and Practical Applications for a Healthy Gut

  • Watch the session recording here or in the video player below.

 

This breakout session will take a closer look at a healthy microbiome and how diet can shape each individual’s community of microbes.  We’ll explore practical applications, culinary strategies and food choices that lead to a healthy gut, ultimately improving immunity, mood, weight and overall health. Culinary demonstrations will focus on fermentation, fiber-rich foods, and recipes that nourish the microbiota.

Networking Break | Special Demonstration, Presentation and Snack Inspiration

Plant-Forward Africa: Live Cooking Demonstration
Special Demonstration made possible by the National Peanut Board

Join CIA Chef Toni Sakaguchi in sessions to learn how to prepare a delicious plant-forward dish made even more craveable and unique with enticing African flavors. 

  • Toni Sakaguchi ‘84 (CIA)

Working Out with Beans
Special Presentation made possible by the Northarvest Bean Growers Association

Join us to learn simple exercises for your clients that use "weights" that are already in your pantry.