About Healthy Food, Healthy You (April 2021 Session)
NOTE: This course is for those enrolled in the session that starts April 5, 2021 only. There is a separate course for each 12-week session. Session start month/year is indicated in the course title.
Mrs. Dornberg’s Healthy Food, Healthy You: 12 Week Real Food Jump Start will provide you with the firm foundation you need to get your diet and health back on track! This program focuses on SMALL, SUSTAINABLE, and DOABLE dietary changes that you can easily implement in your daily routine. You will learn what foods you should and shouldn’t eat (and why!), the role of food and diet on disease and health, the connection between chronic lifestyle disease and food along with simple recipes, healthy cooking techniques and tips, community support, accountability, live group coaching and more!
Access to this course requires registration in our Healthy Food, Healthy You program.
Module Content
This lesson provides a video overview of the program content and structure.
Members Access Only Administrative Tasks
This section covers some items to get set-up and ready before the program starts.
This lesson contains the schedule of live virtual training sessions along with Zoom links. Please mark your calendars! Recordings of each session will be posted in the replay links section of this module within 24 hours.
Members Access Only Replay Links
Links to Live Training Sessions will be posted here within 24 hours of the live session.
Members Access Only Resources
This section contains products and resources that have been mentioned during the course, classes, and calls.
Members Access Only Week 1 Recipes
As we kick-off our 12 weeks of making better choices and adding more REAL, WHOLE foods to our diets, I am sharing a few of my favorite plant-strong recipes for all times of the day! Enjoy!
Members Access Only Week 2 Recipes
This week's recipes are simple, basic items that are quick to prepare at home.
Members Access Only Week 3 Recipes
This week I am sharing a chili loaded with veggies, a lentil shepherd's pie, easy skillet charred vegetables, and a baked vegetable patty.
Members Access Only Week 4 Recipes
This week's recipes are plant-strong and technique-focused! One of the reasons we get overwhelmed with what to cook is we think we "need a recipe" for everything! Being able to "throw things together" with what you have is a TREMENDOUS asset for being efficient and wasting less in the kitchen.
Members Access Only Week 5 Recipes
This week's recipes are basics that will help you with meal prep and eating on the go. There are also videos and recipes for making your own plant milk and taco seasoning mixes! Enjoy!
Members Access Only Week 6: Recipes
This week's recipes showcasing how to nutrient-load by using a variety of flavors, colors, and textures. Another great way to increase flavor and nutrients is to load on the fresh herbs. Check out the videos on best practices for washing, storing, and preserving for later!
Members Access Only Week 8: Recipes
This week's recipes are a few simple favorites perfect for warmer weather eating -- Southwestern Sloppy Joe, Lentil-Veggie Burgers, and Sweet Potato Salad with Dill. There are also tutorials on making homemade applesauce and rhubarb-apple butter.
Members Access Only Week 9: Recipes
This week's recipes include a couple of basic techniques of preparing and cooking greens & cutting and roasting pineapple. In addition, I have included one of my favorite main dishes, Thai Basil Chicken with Coconut Rice (which can be made plant-based using tofu in place of chicken) and a simple, delicious, AND nutritious banana bread!!
Members Access Only Week 10: Recipes
This week's recipes include Homemade French Onion (and how to caramelize onions!), Beef & Pasta one-pot casserole (which is easily made vegetarian), and one of my favorite summer sides, Green Bean Slaw!
Members Access Only Week 11: Recipes
This week's tip is about storing berries so they stay fresher and provide more nutritional benefits. The recipes (Thai Quinoa Salad, Garden Vegetable Potato Salad, and Tomato-Corn-Green Bean relish are great ways to eat seasonally and get in more veggies!
Members Access Only Week 12: Recipes
To finish things off here are a few more staple recipes to add to your collection!
The Healthy Pantry (Dry Goods)
Eggs, Dairy, Meats, Poultry, Seafood
Selecting, Buying and Storing Produce
This section will help you make the most out of your fresh produce and help you reduce waste with helpful tips, tricks, and techniques!
About the Teacher
Cheryl Dornberg, NBC-HWC, is a national board-certified health & wellness coach and culinary nutrition expert who is passionate about using the power of food to achieve optimal health and increase longevity. She specializes in motivating and empowering individuals to create sustainable & consistent dietary and lifestyle habits that support the management and prevention of chronic health conditions, increase longevity, and improve overall quality of life.