Culinary Medicine 101: The Secret to Getting Your Advice Followed

This product is free for FCP members.

This webinar was presented live on May 4, 2023.

Harness the power of culinary medicine! Level-up your impact by pairing your expert nutrition advice with real-world cooking solutions. Discover how to effectively translate nutrition guidelines into your clients’ kitchens and ultimately onto their plates for sustainable, life-lasting change. Throughout this webinar, you’ll learn tips and techniques to identify your patients’ personal barriers to home cooking and to tailor your advice and educational materials to meet their individual needs. Plus, a step-by-step video demonstration will bring the kitchen experience to your screen. You’ll learn how to transform crowd-favorite enchiladas into a diabetic-friendly, plant-powered dish that has every bite of savory deliciousness as the traditional version.

CPE Level: 2
CPEU: 1
Performance Indicators: 8.5.1, 9.3.2, 10.2.10

Learning Objectives

• Effectively utilize culinary medicine to enhance a dietitian’s practice.
• List the top 6 barriers patients report they struggle with when adopting new cooking habits and discuss how to effectively address them with your target audience.
• Identify 2 easy cooking techniques suitable for any skill-level and easily modifiable to address personal food preferences.

Speaker

Andrea Campbell Kirkland, MS, RD

Andrea Kirkland, MS, RD is a registered dietitian and culinary expert and the owner of Culinary Med Ed, an online continuing education service which was a 2021 International Forum of Advancements in Healthcare (IFAH) Top 50 Healthcare Companies Awardee.

As a culinary educator and course creator, Andrea is on a mission to empower fellow dietitians to translate nutrition guidance into real-world, personalized cooking solutions for their clients’ kitchens. Early in her career, she worked as a community educator and clinical dietitian which she later left for the publishing and digital industries. It was there where she gained extensive culinary knowledge and experience developing cooking resources for a wide variety of target audiences.

For almost 20 years, she’s worked as a cookbook editor, recipe developer, meal planner, and digital content creator. She was a Senior Editor at Time Inc. Books and produced lifestyle books and newsstand publications for national brands including Cooking Light, Weight Watchers, and Mayo Clinic. During that time, she was an editor for the Lodge Cast Iron Nation cookbook. She’s contributed to Better Homes & Gardens, Epicurious, Eating Well, and Diabetic Living.