Explore the vital role that culturally rooted, traditional foods—often overlooked in modern industrialized diets—can play in supporting personal well-being, enhancing biodiversity, and delivering ecosystem benefits like reduced carbon impact. In this dynamic session, we’ll examine how climate—and budget-friendly ingredients such as cabbage, beans, resilient grains and even edible "weeds" can be creatively integrated into contemporary meals to boost both nutrient density and deliciousness.

This session blends expert insights and practical strategies from leaders in the culinary nutrition movement to deepen appreciation for these underutilized ingredients. We'll discuss how they can be repositioned as modern nutraceuticals—true expressions of "food IS medicine"—through the complementary lenses of tradition and science. You'll leave with fresh inspiration and confidence to transform humble, culturally significant foods into versatile, flavorful dishes that nourish the body, support planetary health and bring joy to the table.