CXLD E- Healthy Harvest

Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, Amy Klassman, will teach you how to navigate the change of seasons with several approachable and realistic techniques that will keep you satisfied, allowing you to indulge in your favorites without the accompanying guilt. It's a fact… we all struggle to stay the healthy course, and the constant temptations are a real challenge. Amy will showcase how filling salads, healthy fats, bright green vegetables, lean proteins and portion sizes will curb your cravings. You'll find dishes here that are simple enough to repeat on weeknights throughout the season, or special enough to bring to a traditional gathering.

Menu:

• Kale Salad with Roasted Butternut Squash, Apples, and Pomegranates with Maple-Walnut Dressing
• Green Beans with Caramelized Shallots
• Mustard and Herb Crusted Pork Loin with Apples and Onions
• Individual Cheesecakes with Orange-Bourbon Cranberry Sauce

Skills covered in class:

• Understanding the components of a balanced meal
• Understanding the proper portion sizes of macronutrients
• Incorporating more produce into a meal
• Working with dark leafy greens, winter squash and nut oils
• Making vinaigrette
• Balancing flavors
• Blanching and shocking vegetables
• Selecting lean proteins
• Determining pork doneness
• Working with fresh herbs
• Making a baking custard
• Preparing fruit sauces
• Building flavor without excess calorically dense foods

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

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.