Food Coach Academy

WHIPPING UP EXPERTS IN CULINARY MEDICINE

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Program Overview

Nourishing people and communities is the mission of the Food Coach Academy where flavor leads the way, backed by science and wrapped in the culinary arts. Courses are intentionally created for a wide range of students from the home cook to clinicians to the chef, and everyone in between. Rooted in the conviction that culinary skills hold the transformative power to revolutionize individual well-being, community health, and environmental sustainability in an equitable, inclusive, and diverse manner. The FCA serves up curriculum in Culinary Medicine and begins with mastering culinary and eating fundamentals including the essentials in building a teaching kitchen, and then advances through ten comprehensive explorations of food categories, including Fruits, Vegetables, Dairy, Grains, Protein (both animal and plant-based), Fats & Oils, Beverages, Salt, and Sugar.

13 in-depth culinary courses covering fats, protein, taste & flavor, sodium and more.

Training in the state-of-the-art coaching method, Motivational Interviewing, specific to food intake.

A toolkit with over 100 resources to support your work as a food coach.

Certificate of completion of the Food Coach Academy upon graduating.

Equip clients with the culinary skills and knowledge required to implement dietary recommendations effectively.

UNDERSTAND CULINARY COMPETENCIES FOR DIETARY CHANGES

UTILIZE MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING TECHNIQUES

Develop the ability to support and guide clients on their food journey through motivational interviewing. Learn how to inspire and encourage positive changes in their dietary habits.

Create personalized food plans that align with each individual's unique preferences, beliefs, and circumstances. Build supportive strategies that make healthy eating sustainable and enjoyable.

BUILD HEALTHY FOOD PLANS

Organize a home kitchen to promote  healthy eating, adapting them to different contexts, by identifying essential elements for each situation.

DESIGN A TEACHING KITCHEN

Recognized by ACF as an approved program. You can earn 510 CEHs towards Culinary Medicine expertise

What can I do with a certificate of completion from the Food Coach Academy?


  • You will be well positioned - and set apart from other types of coaches - to work in the exploding world of Food is Medicine and Culinary Medicine.

  • Your skills as a Culinary Medicine expert will open doors to working in the health and wellness world, similar to health coaches with the added benefit of being able to teach people how to cook. Examples include - worksites, hospitals, doctor’s offices, elementary schools, universities, community centers, food pantries, senior centers….

  • It will prepare you to obtain a certification in Culinary Medicine. It provides 510 continuing education hours from the American Culinary Foundation.

    Note: The world of Culinary Medicine and Food is Medicine are growing rapidly and with it will come the need for individuals trained in coaching and cooking skills.

THE CURRICULUM

TASTE & FLAVOR

This 30-hour, 9 unit introductory module will demonstrate the difference between taste and flavor and factors that influence each; evaluate an individual’s unique palate and list culinary methods to work with each component; demonstrate and list the ten essential culinary methods for creating healthful and delicious meals; prepare herbs and spices to increase the flavor profile; cook food to increase nutrient absorption and decrease the formation of toxic compounds.

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THE FOOD COACH ACADEMY

This 510-hour Culinary Medicine program is rooted in the conviction that culinary skills hold the transformative power to revolutionize individual well-being, community health, and environmental sustainability in an equitable, inclusive, and diverse manner. The two guiding theories for the academy are 1.) the Social Cognitive Theory and 2.) the Transtheoretical model. The modular delivery system - for both learning and behavioral change - is based on 15 years of research led by Dr. Kennedy at Yale, Dartmouth, UConn and Tufts Universities. This method allows for small successes over a period of time, which allows for both clinical guidance and individual preferences.