10:45 AM to 12:15 PM Central Skillsbuilding Sessions - MORNING Group

During this period you will either attend one of the Breakout Sessions below or attend the opposing session. Note that you will choose either a morning or afternoon Breakout Session for this date during registration.

Roots and Tubers: Unsung Heroes
Dig in and go underground to uncover the secrets of roots and tubers—the quiet champions of the culinary world! This interactive demo will showcase how ingredients like sweet potatoes, rutabaga, parsnips, turnips, yuca, and beets can be transformed into colorful, delicious, and nutritious dishes.

All About Fats - Chef Track Recommended
Fats aren’t just flavor—they’re science, culture, and creativity on a plate! In this interactive cooking class, we’ll dive into the many sides of fats: functionality in cooking, taste and texture, and impact on health. Experiment with air frying, explore fat-reduction strategies and smart substitutions, and understand how different oils behave in recipes.

Cooking with Fish: From Sea to Skillet
After a step-by-step fabrication demo, participants will practice filleting a fish. With fresh fillets in hand, we’ll explore a variety of classic and flavorful techniques: en papillote, steaming, oven poaching, and grilling.

Salt, Spices, and Herbs: Mastering Flavor with Spice Blends
Turn everyday dishes into flavor explosions! Participants will learn how to balance flavors and discover tips for combining spices and herbs to suit different cuisines and cooking styles all while reducing reliance on salt. With demonstrations and tasting to expand herb and spice familiarity, participants will create a salt free spice blend to take home. The session will also explore dry vs fresh herbs, different salts, and the use of MSG.

Breaking Down Protein Needs
Confused about how much protein is really needed? Learn the facts, compare sources, and discover simple strategies to meet protein needs with food. Participants will taste protein powders, calculate protein needs, build a menu, and whip up a delicious protein-packed smoothie.

Nutrition Label to Plate - Chef Track Recommended
Turn nutrition knowledge into hands-on practice! In this interactive session, participants will move from reading nutrition labels to applying what they learn in real-life serving and portion scenarios. Test your skills at free pouring foods to meet serving sizes.

Cookie Challenge
How much sugar should a chef cut if a chef could cut sugar? In this interactive demo and tasting session, participants will evaluate a range of sugar concentrations and non-nutritive and artificial sweeteners on the taste, texture, and color of a basic sugar cookie.

10:45 AM to 12:15 PM Central - Skillsbuilding Sessions - AFTERNOON Group

10:45am - 11:30am - Opposing Session
Building a Culinary Medicine Program: Health Systems: Angela Fals, MD, FAAP, DABOM, CCMS

11:30 am - 12:15pm Exhibitor/ Networking Time

1:15 PM to 2:30 PM Central - Skillsbuilding Sessions - AFTERNOON Group

During this period you will either attend one of the Breakout Sessions below or attend the opposing session. Note that you will choose either a morning or afternoon Breakout Session for this date during registration.

Roots and Tubers: Unsung Heroes
Dig in and go underground to uncover the secrets of roots and tubers—the quiet champions of the culinary world! In this interactive demo will showcase how ingredients like sweet potatoes, rutabaga, parsnips, turnips, yuca, and beets can be transformed into colorful, delicious, and nutritious dishes.

All About Fats
Fats aren’t just flavor—they’re science, culture, and creativity on a plate! In this interactive cooking class, we’ll dive into the many sides of fats: functionality in cooking, taste and texture, and impact on health. Experiment with air frying, explore fat-reduction strategies and smart substitutions, and understand how different oils behave in recipes.

Cooking with Fish: From Sea to Skillet
After a step-by-step fabrication demo, participants will practice filleting a fish. With fresh fillets in hand, we’ll explore a variety of classic and flavorful techniques: en papillote, steaming, oven poaching, and grilling.

Salt, Spices, and Herbs: Mastering Flavor with Spice Blends
Turn everyday dishes into flavor explosions! Participants will learn how to balance flavors and discover tips for combining spices and herbs to suit different cuisines and cooking styles all while reducing reliance on salt. With demonstrations and tasting to expand herb and spice familiarity, participants will create a salt free spice blend to take home.  The session will also explore dry vs fresh herbs, different salts, and the use of MSG.

Breaking Down Protein Needs
Confused about how much protein is really needed? Learn the facts, compare sources, and discover simple strategies to meet protein needs with food. Participants will taste protein powders, calculate protein needs, build a menu, and whip up delicious protein-packed smoothie.

Nutrition Label to Plate
Turn nutrition knowledge into hands-on practice! In this interactive session, participants will move from reading nutrition labels to applying what they learn in real-life serving and portion scenarios. Test your skills at free pouring foods to meet serving sizes.

Cookie Challenge
How much sugar should a chef cut if a chef could cut sugar? In this interactive demo and tasting session participants will evaluate a range of sugar concentrations, non-nutritive and artificial sweeteners on the taste, texture and color of a basic sugar cookie.

Skillsbuilding Sessions - MORNING Group - 1:15 PM to 2:45 PM Central

1:15 PM - 2:00 PM - Opposing Session
Building a Culinary Medicine Program: Health Systems: Angela Fals, MD, FAAP, DABOM, CCMS

2:00 PM - 2:45 PM - Exhibitor/ Networking Time

10:45 AM to 12:15 PM Central Skillsbuilding Sessions - MORNING Group

Mystery Box Challenge
The Mystery Box Challenge will put your culinary medicine knowledge and skills into practice with the reality of barriers one faces when trying to cook and eat healthfully such as time constraints, access to food and equipment, physical abilities/ medical conditions, and more. Working in teams, participants will be tasked with creating a dish that incorporates culinary medicine principles using only the ingredients and equipment provided. This challenge is not about perfection but understanding how patients must balance the realities of everyday stressors and challenges with the goals they strive for.

Skillsbuilding Sessions - AFTERNOON Group - 10:45 AM to 12:15 PM Central

10:45 AM - 11:30 AM - Opposing Session

Culinary Medicine: A Resident’s Perspective: Hamza Uddin

11:30 AM - 12:15 PM - Exhibitor/ Networking Time

1:15 PM to 2:30 PM Central - Skillsbuilding Sessions - AFTERNOON group

Mystery Box Challenge
The Mystery Box Challenge will put your culinary medicine knowledge and skills into practice with the reality of barriers one faces when trying to cook and eat healthfully such as time constraints, access to food and equipment, physical abilities/ medical conditions, and more. Working in teams, participants will be tasked with creating a dish that incorporates culinary medicine principles using only the ingredients and equipment provided. This challenge is not about perfection but understanding how patients must balance the realities of everyday stressors and challenges with the goals they strive for.

1:15 PM to 2:45 PM Central - Skillsbuilding Sessions - MORNING Group

1:15 PM - 2:00 PM - Opposing Session

Building a Culinary Medicine Program: Health Systems: Angela Fals, MD, FAAP, DABOM, CCMS

2:00 PM - 2:45 PM - Exhibitor/Networking Time