Food & The Emotional Connection

Kootenay Coop, Nelson BC
Saturday, November 3rd, 10am – 11:30am
$15/person
Classes fill quickly, call to register: (250) 354-4077

If you eat, this workshop is for you! Are you curious about the connection between our relationship with food and our emotions? Have you noticed that you have emotional triggers when it comes to making food choices? This workshop is designed to shed light on our emotional and psychological relationship with food and offer insight into common struggles, their potential meaning, and offer supportive practices towards a positive relationship with food. If you are looking to expand your understanding of food and emotion, or you know someone who could use support, come learn and contribute to this interactive gathering and find inspiration to improve and transform your emotional relationship with food.

Classes fill quickly, call to register: (250) 354-4077

Valentines Desserts

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9TH, 10AM - 12PM
@ KOOTENAY CO-OP
TO REGISTER CALL: (250) 354-4077

Just in time for Valentines Day, come experience all the sweetness of dessert without the downfalls of sugar overload! In addition to outrageous delicious intensity, real food desserts are made up of whole, unprocessed ingredients, are nutrient dense, and entirely satisfying for the body. Learn how to use specific ingredients and kitchen techniques, trouble shoot allergies, swap out refined ingredients, and discover the wonderful health benefits that are in it for you. We will discuss how to replicate some of your favourite desserts in a healthful way and how to come up with your own unique creations at home to make your Valentines Day extra special. Live demos, amazing recipes, and tasty samplings!

Weeknight Vegan

Kootenay Coop, Nelson BC - FULL
Saturday, October 27th, 10am – 12pm
$30 for members/$35 for non-members

If you are looking to incorporate more vegan styles into your life, but need some weeknight motivation, this class is for you! Join me and gather simple & exciting weeknight meal ideas, receive meal planning tips and guidelines, and of course, go home with an armful of new recipes! Start your Fall season prepared for variety and ease throughout the week; vegan-inspired, and in glowing health!

Classes fill quickly, call to register: (250) 354-4077

Power Foods

Nelson and District Community Complex, Nelson BC
Fitness Forum, October 20th, 2018

In this 1.5hr Nutrition workshop, learn how to use powerful foods to support particular health goals. We will cover specific power foods, their benefits, and how to use them to support an individual’s current diet, challenges, and needs. Learn how to naturally reduce inflammation, support immunity and digestion, and how to use certain foods to safely support a weight-loss program. You will learn what foods are best to increase endurance, strength and muscle building, as well as which foods are most beneficial for the vegan athlete. You will receive food lists, valuable nutrient specifications, shopping and storing tools, and take home recipes.

Registration only available for participants of the 2018 Fitness Forum.

Strong Immune

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23RD, 10AM - 12PM
@ KOOTENAY CO-OP
CALL TO REGISTER: (250) 354-4077

Dreading the onset of cold and flu season? Looking for ways to protect you and your family against the grips of month-long coughs and super-bugs? This winter, drastically reduce occurrence, and duration of illness by strengthening the immune system with healing foods, nourishing tonics, homemade teas & bone broth. Learn how to support the body through supplementation and proper use of nutrient boosting superfoods. Receive nutritional guidance and food lists specific to colds and flus and recipes for homemade cough syrup, throat soother, and electrolyte drink. This workshop includes live demos, tasty samplings, and take-home info and recipes to help set you and your family up for an illness-free winter season!

Power Snacks

THURSDAY, APRIL 25TH, 6PM - 8PM
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE KOOTENAY CO-OP
CALL TO REGISTER: (250) 354-4077 EXT. 205

This class is all about snacks designed for lasting energy. Whether you are an athlete, have teenagers, small kids, or hungry family members, suffer from lack of energy and fatigue, or are just jazzed to learn in the kitchen, this one’s for you! We will cover the basics of what makes a well-rounded, nutritional powerhouse of a snack, when and how to consume them for maximum efficiency, and how to create your own.  There will be live demos, tastings, discussion, and recipe sharing.  Come prepared to learn, taste good food, and get inspired to create at home!

Raw Desserts

SVYCC Kitchen – Salmo Recreation Centre
Thursday, May 17th, 6pm-8pm
Pre-Registration Required: (250) 357-0121
$30/Person

I am so excited to introduce a NEW Workshop that is sure to excite you this Spring and drive you into your kitchen for experimentation and taste testing excursions!
Whether you are new to the world of raw dessert making or you have lots of experience, this class will be fun, tasty, and you may even leave a wee bit wired!

Come experience all the sweetness of dessert without the downfalls of sugar overload! In addition to being incredibly delicious, raw desserts are made up of whole, unprocessed ingredients, are nutrient dense, vegan, and entirely satisfying for the body. Learn how to use specific ingredients and kitchen techniques, trouble shoot allergies, swap out refined ingredients, and what health benefits are in it for you. We will discuss how to replicate some of your favourite desserts in a healthful way and how to come up with your own unique creations at home. Live demos, lots of amazing recipes, and tasty samplings!

This class will fill fast! Hold your spot today!

Vegan Cooking Part 1: Breakfast & Lunch

Want to learn how to make your own nut milk? Cashew yogourt? Looking for some inspiring breakfast & lunch ideas?

For those interested in going vegan or those who would simply like to integrate more vegan meals into their everyday diet, Part 1 of this 2 Part workshop is designed to motivate anyone towards better health. We will cover the basics of vegan cooking, how to choose nutrient-dense ingredients and meal plan. We will address common nutrient deficiencies, how to identify and avoid them, achieving macronutrient balance, and how to increase absorption and digestion on any diet. You will receive an optimal vegan food list and shopping guide to inspire vegan meal planning. We will create easy and inspiring breakfast and lunch recipes that you will take home to integrate into your everyday life.

Come learn, share, and have some fun with me in the kitchen!!

No upcoming dates currently available.
Stay tuned for another run of this workshop or contact me directly to offer one in your community or at your home!

Vegan Cooking Part 2: Dinner & Dessert

Looking to integrate more vegan meals into your everyday life?
Wanting more dinner inspiration?
Craving some healthier versions of your favourite desserts?

In Part 2 of this 2-Part workshop, we will cover the basics of the vegan eating style as well as clarify and distinguish between other trending diets. Part 2 will cover the benefits of eating more vegan meals, ideas for breakfasts, lunches, and dinners, will cover vegan superfoods and how to incorporate them, as well as nutrient boosters and whole-food supplements recommended on a vegan diet. You will receive a comprehensive plant-based protein chart, recommendations on plant sources of calcium, as well as cooking charts for grains and beans. Our meal creations will involve simple, everyday main meals and over-the-top amazing raw and vegan desserts. You will take home a good dose of great recipes to integrate into your everyday life and feel good about what you are creating in the kitchen.

No upcoming dates currently available.
Stay tuned for another run of this workshop or contact me directly to offer one in your community or at your home!

Fermentation Basics

SVYCC Kitchen & Lounge – Salmo Recreation Centre

Always wanted to learn how to ferment at home? Wondering about kombucha, kefir, kimchi, or homemade yogourt? Wanting to improve your digestion?

If you’re looking to bring some fermentation practices into your kitchen, but are not sure how to get started, this workshop is for you! The resurgence of the age-old practice of fermentation is greatly due to its incredible affect on health, but also recognized because of its versatility, and distinctive, body-loving taste. In this workshop, we will discuss how fermentation works, why these foods contribute so highly to proper digestive system function, immune strength, and how to incorporate them easily into your regular diet. You will enjoy a variety of fermented foods and drinks, and watch live, hands-on methods you will be able to re-create and experiment with at home.

No upcoming dates currently available.
Stay tuned for another run of this workshop or contact me directly to offer one in your community or at your home!

Retrain Your Metabolism

You have the power to change your metabolism!

Learn how in this information packed 2 hr real food workshop. You will learn some simple tools to help re-wire how the body processes the food you eat and how to noticeably change metabolic processes through particular food choices and lifestyle changes.  Topics covered include: balancing blood sugar, common misconceptions, increasing digestion, and strengthening immunity.  We will discuss metabolism boosters and drainers, habitual improvements, and foods specific for optimizing metabolism.  Get inspired to make lasting changes designed to increase energy, improve mood and hormone balance, and leave you feeling really good!  Workshop includes handouts, live recipe demos, several tastings, take-home recipes, and a 3-day Metabolism Re-set Meal Plan.

No upcoming dates currently available.
Stay tuned for another run of this workshop or contact me directly to offer one in your community or at your home!

Kids Summer Cooking Camp

July 23-26, 10am-1pm

Ymir Community Centre, Ymir, BC

Kids ages 9-12
Maximum 8 Participants

Total Cost: $120
Supported by Renascense Arts & Sustainability Society

Come play in the kitchen! This is an action packed 4-day kids camp for up and coming chefs who love to create and learn all about food. Each day will include the preparation of both a snack and lunch, nutrition tips and activities, healthy eating practices, and lots of delicious food! We will be using as many local and organic ingredients as possible with the goal of educating kids about real, whole foods. We will develop kitchen skills while exploring conversations about how what we eat affects how we function. Kids will go home each day with healthy food in their bellies, new skill sets for the kitchen, and recipes to recreate at home.

Register with me directly: cindyspratt77@gmail.com or (250) 551-1343

Cooking With Kids Afterschool Program

For 4 Mondays in November through December (no class Nov. 13th), I am offering an Afterschool Program for kids ages 9-12. Each session will include food prep, chopping, cooking, creating & eating, as well as Nutritional teachings. I aim to help educate kids on the importance of eating real, whole foods & maintaining good eating practices and kitchen skills, while offering up conversations about how what we eat affects how we function.

No upcoming dates currently available.
Stay tuned for another run of this workshop or contact me directly to offer one in your community or at your home!