Healthy Treats for Your Sweeties

Sara is a Nutrition Educator, Research Writer, and Cookbook Author. She attended Nursing school as an undergraduate, passionate to help and serve others, and stumbled upon a healing journey with food and long-term health outcomes that has now lasted well over a decade. During her educational career she specialized in the fields of Neuroscience, Yoga, Meditation, Medical Biochemistry, Food Science, and Nutrition, eventually achieving a Master's of Science in Clinical Nutrition. Completed through Stonybrook University School of Medicine, this degree focused on utilizing evidence-based natural medicine practices in Western medicine settings while providing an understanding of clinical practice and management.

During her college education, she trained and worked professionally as a Plant-Based Chef and culinary teacher. She has personally graduated over 1000 plant-based chefs worldwide, designed dozens of courses, and published 2 cookbooks.

She lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan with precious Onyx Ivory. They write most of their cookbooks together. She creates recipes and menus, distributing herbal tonics and other plant medicines, works one-on-one with clients, and enjoys writing and producing meditation music.

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Class Description

• Valentine’s Day is a day to show affection and appreciation for those who make life a little sweeter. We’ll cover healthy sweetener alternatives to cane sugar, glycemic index of different flours and sweeteners, and how they affect blood sugar, and share a few easy recipes that will change how you do dessert. You won’t even believe how luscious and decadent We’ll even make a decadent raw brownie with rose frosting you can feel great about eating or gifting!

Objectives

• Identify how dietary choices impact daily functioning and long-term health outcomes
• Discuss common beliefs and evidence-based research about plant-based diets, and create comfortable steps for natural integration
• Identify key nutrients and develop strategies to implement into positive dietary choices and practical solutions for long-term success and happiness