Food for Life Classes

Food for Life, Plant-Based Nutrition and Cooking Series:

Diabetes Prevention & Treatment

Food for Life is an award-winning Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) program designed by physicians, nurses, and registered dietitians that offers cancer, diabetes, weight management, employee wellness, and kids classes that focus on the lifesaving effects of healthful eating.

Each class includes information about how certain foods and nutrients work to promote health, along with cooking demonstrations of simple and nutritious recipes that can be recreated easily at home.

Designed by Physicians, Nutrition Experts, and Registered Dietitians and Sponsored by:

Classes are normally offered in 1 to 4 class series, meeting once a week. Sessions are flexible and can be adjusted to meet each venue’s needs, even down to a onetime 1-2 hour class.

Each class includes a short 15-minute nutrition video lecture by Dr. Neal Barnard, educational handouts, a cooking demo of 3-4 new recipes, and all within a supportive setting.

Fee Schedule

Fixed-rate fee: up to 20 registered students per 2-hour class: $500.00 per class.

Variable costs: add $20.00 per student after the first 20 students up to a maximum of 40 students.

For even more information on Food for Life classes this LINK will offer help.

Instructor, Terri Edwards, earned her Plant-Based Nutrition Certification through eCornell’s, T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies and is licensed through the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine as a Food for Life instructor.

Terri also offers other services such as public speaking. Contact Terri.

Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine is a non-profit organization that began in 1985 with only a handful of physicians but has grown to have more than 12,000 physician members. PCRM has been advancing healthcare through preventative medicine–especially through good nutrition–and through clinical research for over 3 decades.