Wednesday, October 14th, 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at FitZone in Troy
Thank you to all who attended! We had a great group with some very good, practical questions. I hope everyone enjoyed the evening as much as I did.
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Maximize your workout by understanding what “healthy” food really is!
Fats and sugars are everywhere — from where [...]
Five-part series that began on Thursday, September 17th, 7:00 p.m. at the Berkley Community Center
From deciphering food labels to understanding what food does (and doesn’t do) for your health, this intensive five-part series focused on the connection between what you put on your plate and how you feel on a day-to-day basis. Each class also [...]
Wednesday, September 9th, 7:00 p.m. at the Southfield Public Library
Thank you to all who joined me for an evening of food/health info at the library! During this presentation, we talked about the following issues:
-Making the connections between food and wellness by understanding the principles of basic nutrition: carbohydrates, fats, protein
-What it means to be a [...]
Continue reading about Our Food, Our Health, Our Future Revisited
Four-week course beginning on Tuesday, May 12th at 7:00 p.m.
More nutrition info came your way! I held a four-session program at Jazzercise in Royal Oak (one-hour session each Tuesday evening) to talk about a variety of topics:
Don’t Drink Your Calories
Be Carb Smart
Portion Control
Dine Out the Smart Weigh
Since the program was well-received, I was asked [...]
May 5, 2009, the Berkley Public Library
During this talk, I briefly recapped the basic nutrition concepts we covered in the first session and expanded them to cover more aspects of what it means to be a qualitarian: where food products come from, how they’re processed, and how they affect our personal health and the health [...]
April 16, 2009, 2:00 p.m., Berkley Senior Center
During this talk, we focused on learning how to read and understand food labels. (The latter isn’t always so easy!) We also touched on the importance of choosing high-quality, nutrient-dense foods at any age. If you’d like more information on the Senior Center, please visit the City of [...]
April 15, 2009, bright & early
Since optimists are perpetually alert and cheery–even at (or before) the crack of dawn!–I emphasized the good fats in our modern foodscape. From farmer’s markets to natural food stores, from the benefits of grass-fed beef to why pastured eggs are better than what’s in the battery-hen-produced cartons, we broadened [...]
Wednesday, April 8th, 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Gilda’s Club in Royal Oak, (248) 577-0800 or www.gildasclubdetroit.org
Gilda’s Club in Royal Oak is one of the 22 Gilda’s Club free cancer support centers throughout the country. I spoke about the connection between food and wellness, how the current American foodscape affects cancer and other chronic health [...]
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Normally, I’m more of a cook and coach than a caterer, but when I was asked if I could provide some appetizers for this “Dance Away Hunger” fundraiser event in Detroit, I was happy to come up with some “cultured” finger food. The event was hosted by YA Salsa and was attended [...]
