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Culinary Medicine

Culinary chefs gather in a kitchen, preparing food and showcasing their culinary skills amidst vibrant ingredients.

Culinary medicine integrates nutrition and treatment in the care of patients, truly embodying the idea that "food is medicine". We highly value this experience as "lifestyle modifications" are first-line treatments and prevention for many chronic diseases.

In our culinary medicine didactics, we use curriculum from Health Meets Food, each session focusing on different areas of medicine such as chronic disease, inflammatory diseases, sports medicine, pediatrics, mental health, and many other topics. After group discussions and casework, we work with real chefs in teaching kitchens, learning culinary skills while cooking recipes related to the topic discussed. Incorporating casework and culinary skills, we are better able to provide our patients with knowledge about both what to eat for their health and how to cook it.

culinary chef cutting a carrot on a cutting board
chef cutting up herbs while another chef is watching
male chef proudly displaying a dish he made
female chef showcasing a meal she made
a close up shot of a meal made by a chef in culinary medicine
Chef preparing food while smiling in the kitchen
Two male chefs smiling while in the kitchen preparing food
culinary chef cutting a carrot on a cutting board
chef cutting up herbs while another chef is watching
male chef proudly displaying a dish he made
female chef showcasing a meal she made
a close up shot of a meal made by a chef in culinary medicine
Chef preparing food while smiling in the kitchen
Two male chefs smiling while in the kitchen preparing food
culinary chef cutting a carrot on a cutting board
chef cutting up herbs while another chef is watching
male chef proudly displaying a dish he made
female chef showcasing a meal she made
a close up shot of a meal made by a chef in culinary medicine
Chef preparing food while smiling in the kitchen
Two male chefs smiling while in the kitchen preparing food
culinary chef cutting a carrot on a cutting board
chef cutting up herbs while another chef is watching
male chef proudly displaying a dish he made
female chef showcasing a meal she made
a close up shot of a meal made by a chef in culinary medicine
Chef preparing food while smiling in the kitchen
Two male chefs smiling while in the kitchen preparing food

For more information and for the recipe of the meals above, click here.