Plant-Based Diets: Nutrition & Wellness

Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to: Understand the nutritional information of fruit and vegetables and rules regarding nutrition content claims and health claims. Generate a greater understanding of the marketing mechanism behind the plant-based movement and the ethics around it. Develop enhanced awareness of how the seasonal cycle food affects their nutrients. Develop well-balanced, nutritional plant-based dishes and menus for personal and/or professional application. Discuss popular and cultural plant-based diets and products available. Who is this course for? This course is for people wanting to explore the merits of plant-based diets and innovations in the plant-based food industry. Culinary arts students, Restaurateurs, chefs, hospitality professionals, menu and product developers, food and health bloggers, retailers of edible plant-based products, fitness, and wellness professionals will all benefit from this course. Instructor: Samantha Gowing Before nutrition became trendy, before kale became the superfood superstar, and before the green juice Instagram selfie was ever a ‘thing’, there was Samantha Gowing, spreading the word on healthy cuisine and all that it encompasses. Sam is a Chef hat-winning restaurateur who retrained as a clinical nutritionist and kick-started the ‘food as medicine’ movement. Sam has taught globally for over 20 years and her business Gowing’s Food Health Wealth caters to individual personalised teaching sessions through corporate and team building events. Career Opportunities Culinary arts students, Restaurateurs, chefs, hospitality professionals, menu and product developers, food and health bloggers, retailers of edible plant-based products, fitness, and wellness professionals will all benefit from this course.