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Whole Foods Market in cooperation with the Toronto Vegetarian Association present “Health Starts Here” cooking series: Join health coach Nimisha Raja of Evolving Appetites (evolvingappetites.com) as she takes your taste buds on an exotic journey of flavours from around the world. Nimisha is a Heart Health Speaker for the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (pcrm.org) and an Education Alliance Member of The Cancer Project (cancerproject.org).

All menus are 100% plant based, low fat and full of fibre – important in preventing disease and maintaining optimum health. You’ll receive copies of the recipes to take home, and sample everything we make in class. Nimisha’s teaching style is fun and relaxed, and she always provides additional resources for you to explore after class. She’ll explain the nutrient value of the ingredients in each recipe and answer your nutrition related questions.

Thursday, June 17, 2010

7 – 9 pm

Plant-based cooking 101

Don’t know what to do with tofu? What’s a legume? Never heard of quinoa? Then this is the veggie beginner’s class for you. Learn quick (under 30 minutes from prep to table!), easy and nutritious recipes. We’ll start with a creamy cucumber dip (no cream of course), followed by a healthy red lentil & roasted pepper soup. We’ll whip up a quick eggless egg salad to use in sandwiches or wraps, followed by a quinoa asparagus salad. You’ll get a “Vegetarian Starter Kit” published by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, and lots of recipe ideas to take home.

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

7 – 9 pm

Demystifying tofu

Learn how to have fun with this versatile ingredient from appetizer to dessert. You’ll get the goods on the different types of tofu, how to store it and its nutritional profile. Sample the great recipes we’ll make in class, plus additional recipes to try at home. Tonight’s class features tofu fingers (forget about chicken fingers!), a quick & easy tofu scramble, tofu sour cream (to use as a base for a variety of dressings), and a lemon tofu “tease cake” (cheesecake without the cheese). You’ll get a bonus recipe for eggless crust-less quiche, and other great tofu ideas to take home.

Where? Whole Foods teaching kitchen, located at 87 Avenue Rd, Toronto, ON M5R 3R9

How Much? $30 each, $100 for any four - includes sample tastes of all recipes prepared and copies of recipes to take home.

Registration? Please call 416.944.0500 for more information or to register for any of these unique classes. Please register by phone or in person at the customer service desk.

Most classes require advanced registration of 48 hours. Payment in full is required upon registration and payable by cash, debit or credit. Whole Foods Market reserves the right to cancel or reschedule classes with insufficient enrollment. Students will be notified if the class is cancelled at least 24 hours in advance. Please notify us at least 24 hours in advance if you are unable to attend in order to receive store credit. Class value can be applied to another class or redeemed as store credit.

July Classes

Health Starts Here cooking series continues at Whole Foods

Sunday, July 11 – Healthy Vegan Indian - $30/pp

2 – 4 pm

Instructor Nimisha Raja grew up with traditional Indian food. She has recreated the recipes with reduced oil and fats, but kept the flavour in tact. We’ll start our exotic Indian journey with a red lentil dhal (soup) served over brown basmati rice. A main course of hearty “Aloo Chole” (potato/chickpea stew) served with whole wheat pita and a sides of kachumber (traditional Indian salad of cabbage/tomato/cucumber with a cumin/lime dressing) and papadums will be finished off with a sweet treat of vegan mango shake.

Tuesday, July 27– Eat More, Weigh Less - $30/pp

1 - 2 pm
Forest Hill Loblaws Market - Must register for this class with Loblaws/Real Canadian Superstore - call 1-800-296-2332, ext. 3 to register

396 St. Clair Avenue West (just east of Bathurst)
Toronto, ON
(416) 651-5166 (call customer service at this number to register)

Want to learn how to eat to your heart’s content, and still lose weight? Join health coach Nimisha Raja of Evolving Appetites, who’ll show you how to choose foods that make you feel full, but won’t add to the waistline. Based on Dr. Dean Ornish’s book of the same title, “Eat More, Weigh Less”, tonight’s tasty menu starts with a Middle Eastern Fatoush Salad that will tingle your taste buds. We’ll follow that up with roasted pepper and red lentil soup. The centerpiece features a Moroccan Bean & Vegetable Stew (served over quinoa), followed by a sweet treat of date & nut rolls.


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