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True Health Culinary Medicine Series: Summer Produce
Date: Thursday, July 30th
Time: 4:00- 6:00 PM
Location: True Health Deerfield – 111 S Pfingsten Suite 300 Deerfield, IL 60015
Culinary Medicine: Summer Produce
Eating for Longevity, One Plant at a Time
Join us for a hands-on culinary medicine session where cooking meets nutrition science. You’ll prepare three dishes built around ingredients that are packed with beneficial nutrients: crudité with chickpea dip, a white bean Mediterranean salad, and a strawberry basil smoothie.
While we cook, we’ll break down:
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Seasonal produce: how to choose it, why it matters for both flavor and nutrient density
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Plant bioactives: what bioactives actually do in the body, beyond the marketing language you’ve probably heard
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Beans and legumes: the mechanistic case for their role in longevity, from fiber and resistant starch to their effect on gut microbiota and metabolic markers
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Foods that fight inflammation: what is inflammation and what the impact of our dietary choices has on our bodies
You’ll leave with three recipes you can make again, and a working understanding of why they belong in a balanced diet.
No advanced cooking experience required. Come hungry to learn and to eat!
