Healthful Meals Take Advantage of the Healing Power of Food

Healing Foods Cooking Classes teach participants how to prepare easy and healthy recipes using foods that promote health and help fight disease. Classes taught by Susan Faerber and other members of the Prevention Program include demonstration, discussion about ingredients and cooking methods, tasting, and recipes.  View the class Dates and Topics. Classes are free-of-charge thanks to the generous support of Charmaine & Maurice Kaplan, but advance registration is required. Download a copy of the Registration Form and the Waiver Form. Mail these to the address below or fax to 858-822-6896.

Monthly Lectures Two classes are offered each month on nutrition by Vicky Newman, MS, RD, Associate Clinical Professor, UCSD Department of Family and Preventive Medicine and a member of the Cancer Center’s Prevention and Control Program.  “Fighting Cancer with Your Fork” provides a practical overview of nourishing foods essential for health and healing with tips on how to incorporate these easily into your life. “Nutrition Solution for Common Challenges During Treatment” focuses on managing treatment-related challenges that can occur, such as appetite loss, nausea, constipation, gas-formation, taste changes, and weight loss. For more information view this video with Vicky Newman, MS, RD. News 8 (CBS). and CW5.

All classes are held at the Moores UCSD Cancer Center, 3855 Health Sciences Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093-0901. For more information see link to Contact Us or call 858-822-2236 or 858-822-2673.