CXLD E-The Non-Diet Diet

Are you tired of spending energy over which diet is best for your busy lifestyle? And, trying countless diets in hopes of achieving a healthier lifestyle? Stop Google searching the cabbage soup diet, and come learn about tasty-yet-healthy diet modifications you can successfully implement into your busy schedule.

Menu:

• Arugula and Butter Lettuce Salad with Roasted Corn and Blueberry-Thyme Vinaigrette
• Paprika and Garlic-Spiced Roasted Chicken Thighs
• Farfalle Pasta with Roasted Red Peppers, Corn and Homemade Tomato Sauce
• Summer Berry Fruit Crisp

Skills covered in class:

• Understanding the components of a balanced meal
• Understanding the proper portion sizes of macronutrients
• Incorporating more produce into a meal
• Building flavor without excess calorically dense foods
• Working with fresh herbs and spices
• Balancing flavors
• Preparing pasta sauce from scratch
• Working with dark leafy greens
• Determining chicken doneness

Amy Klassman is a Chicago-based culinary dietitian that has worked in a number of healthcare, corporate and community settings.  She believes that all foods can fit within reason into a lifestyle.  Her goal as a dietitian is to teach individuals how food and nutrition can be friends, and how cooking can bring out the best of each of these worlds.

During class students will sample all the dishes prepared by the chef.