Welcome to your Culinary Medicine learning journey! The course provides comprehensive modules, tasks, articles, and reviews that you can complete at your own pace. There is no time limit, and you'll receive a certificate upon successful completion. For any assistance, the CulinaryMD team is available for support via email or Facebook. Join the Facebook Study Group for interaction and support. Get ready to explore healthy living through plant-based cooking!

What is Culinary Medicine?

• Chronic diseases are prevalent in areas with access to unhealthy food, leading to complex processes influencing dietary habits.
• Culinary Medicine (CM) bridges the gap by focusing on nutrition education, culinary knowledge, and behavior change counseling.
• Implementation of CM programs, guided by the Culinary Medicine Curriculum, is growing in healthcare and educational settings.

Main Points about Culinary Medicine:

• Merging nutrition education, behavior counseling, and cooking skills, CM aims to motivate patients to prevent and manage food-related diseases.
• CM emphasizes the pleasure of healthy food consumption over restrictions on unhealthy choices.
• Culinary Medicine Therapy involves personalized food selection patterns adapted for individual nutritional needs, supported by RDs and CMCs.
• Medically Tailored Meals are designed based on current dietary recommendations for specific medical conditions and can be a solution for those unable to cook healthy meals.
• Physician-Delivered Medical Nutrition Counseling is crucial in managing chronic conditions, yet studies show suboptimal incorporation of nutrition counseling in healthcare practices.

By enhancing nutrition education and promoting culinary medicine practices, healthcare providers can better support patients in making lasting dietary changes.