Virtual Health-Focused Cooking Demo: A New Year, A New You: Keto Diet

The New Year is a great opportunity to start making more mindful and intentional decisions on how to best nourish your body and make long term, healthy lifestyle goals. Join us for virtual health-focused cooking demonstrations every Monday in January where we will dedicate time to lecture, cooking techniques, and Q&A taught by Chopping Block chef and nutritionist, JC White! With pre-planning tips and basic techniques, we will give you the tools and knowhow needed to create filling and delicious meals designed to support the best nutritional practices. 

Today's class will focus on the keto diet:

The Ketogenic diet is a low carb, high fat diet that's very popular right now for good reason; it can help you lose weight and improve your overall health. The diet drives your body in to a state of ketosis, where the body uses fat as a primary fuel source instead of carbs. We will teach you what you can and cannot eat on the Keto diet, and how to make good choices so you can be successful.

Menu:

• Sautéed Salmon with Hazelnut-Herb Pesto, Roasted Spaghetti Squash and Garlic-Chili Broccoli
• Cream Cheese Peanut Butter Cookies

Skills covered in class:

• Understanding the keto diet
• Selecting and sautéing fish
• Determining fish doneness
• Making pesto
• Working with winter squash
• Roasting green vegetables

• Working with alternative flours

Our Virtual Cooking Demonstrations, via Zoom, are a fun opportunity to watch your chef in action. During class, your chef will teach you how to prepare the dishes while you observe and take notes. Our Zoom moderator will make sure your questions submitted through the chat option are answered during or after class. The recipe packet will be provided upon registration. Please note that some recipe steps may be prepared ahead due to the length of the class.

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