Specialist Diets

Food As Medicine

In this chapter we will help you to get orientated around how to use the course, how to use your digital meal planner and where to get help.

Quick Start Guide for your Digital Meal Planner

Pantry Essentials

Meet Simone, your tutor

Introduction

This lesson will explain the terms and the benefits of transitioning to a plant-focused diet.

Definition and Benefits of a Plant-focused Diet

Knowledge Check

Definition & Benefits of a Plant-focused Diet

This week you will learn how to make Collard Wraps, TexMex Tofu and Crispy Seasoned tofu


Collard Wraps

Tex-Mex Tofu Scramble

Mashed Chickpea Salad

Crispy Seasoned Tofu

Technique: How to Chop Butternut Squash

Avocado Kale Salad with Hemp Seeds

Cooking Demonstrations

In order to help you make the most of this course, we encourage you to set yourself SMART Goals.  This chapter explains how and why to do that.

What are S.M.A.R.T.Goals?

S.M.A.R.T. Goals

S.M.A.R.T Goals

Week 2 Goal Survey

Week 2 Food Guide

Rainbow Handout

Probiotics vs Prebiotics

Presentation: Phytochemicals, Fibre, Gut and Brain Health

knowledge Check

Pumpkin Buckwheat Muffins

Super Seedy Crackers

Creamy Avocado Berry Smoothie

Technique: How to make Cauliflower Rice

Tempeh Black Bean Burgers with Quick Mexican Slaw

Week 2 S.M.A.R.T.Goals Assignment

Phytochemicals, Fibre, Gut and Brain Health

Week 2 S.M.A.R.T. Goals Review

Lesson 3 Food Guide

Plant-based Sources of Protein

Milk Alternatives Comparison Chart

Week 3 Presentation: Plants, Proteins, Vitamins, Minerals and Organic Produce

Week 3 Knowledge Check

Ginger Lime Quinoa Salad

Vegetable Taco Soup

Buckwheat Maple Pecan Granola

Homemade Coconut Yoghurt with Probiotics

Broccoli 3 ways

Technique: How to make a Mango Turtle

Lesson 3 S.M.A.R.T.Goals

Week 3: Plant Proteins, Vitamins & Minerals and Organic Produce

You have learned the theory, so now it is time to find a way to make this knowledge a practical reality for you.  

Week 4 Goal Survey

Week 4 Food Guide

Plant-focused Plate

Ebook: Transitioning to a Plant-focused Diet

Lesson 4: Six Strategies for Transitioning to a Plant-focused Diet

Week 4 Knowledge Check

Warm Lentil Carrot Salad

massaged Kale with Roasted Chickpea Croutons

Italian "Sausage" Sauce with Zoodles

TECHNIQUE VIDEO: How to Prepare Spaghetti Squash

TECHNIQUE: How to prepare Celery Root

Course Completiion S.M.A.R.T. Goals

6 Strategies for Transitioning to a Plant-focused Diet

For those who wish to continue your plant-focused diet beyond this course and gain access to hundreds of recipes, here is a guide to your online meal planner.

Tour of your Online Weekly Meal Planner

Recipes and Recipe Box Management

Manage Grocery List and Printing

Mobile Access to Planner

Advanced Function: How to edit recipes

Digital Meal Planner

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Learn how to shift to a plant-focused diet in a healthy way that enables  you to replace the nutrients you have previously obtained from meat with a good balance of plant-based foods whilst avoiding ultra-processed options from the shops.


Transitioning to a Plant-focused Diet

Whether you are looking for ways to use your food as medicine, or if you want to improve your mental health and wellbeing naturally with art, craft and Mindfulness, you are sure to find a course here to suit you! 

Course content

Transitioning to a Plant-focused Diet

Simone Buehner

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