Cooking Bootcamp: 30-Day Paleo Challenge

I am a Certified Health Coach.  In working with my individual health coaching clients, I have learned that the most important step that anyone can take to improve and maintain his or her health is to eat whole, unprocessed foods, and that in order to do this successfully, one must meal plan, grocery shop, and spend between 1-2 hours cooking and preparing meals EVERY WEEK.

And so I was inspired to begin my Cooking Bootcamp to create an environment where my clients are able to cultivate the habit of spending 2 hours every week to prepare their healthy meals and snacks for the week, and in so doing, to foster the habit of eating whole, unprocessed foods, the benefits of which are truly immeasurable.

THE CHALLENGE:

COMMIT TO EATING (AND DRINKING) PALEO FOR 30 DAYS.

SHOW UP FOR GROUP COOKING CLASSES 2 HOURS EACH WEEK FOR 4 CONSECUTIVE WEEKS.

THE RESULTS:

WEIGHT LOSS (UP TO 20#).

LOWERED BLOOD SUGARS.

INCREASED HAPPINESS.

MORE ENERGY.

IMPROVED MENTAL CLARITY.

LESS STRESS.

CLEARER SKIN.

IMPROVED SLEEP.

REDUCED SUGAR CRAVINGS.

IMPROVED DIGESTION.

REDUCED INFLAMMATION.

Class Specifics:

We will start with an orientation where you will meet your classmates and learn about all things Paleo. 

Your class will meet at the same time each week for 2 hours: Sundays from 2:30pm to 4:30am, Sundays from 5:30pm to 7:30pm, or Tuesdays from 6:00pm to 8:00pm.

Classes will be held at the picturesque commercial kitchen: KitchenTown in San Mateo.

Groceries and cooking supplies will be provided. You just show up ready to cook! You will take home all of the food that you prepare; the recipes we prepare will provide you with breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert and snack options to get you through the week!

At the end of the challenge, we will have a Paleo potluck to celebrate!

You will receive copies of all recipes, as well as meal plans each week, and a final meal plan that incorporates all of your recipes.

Are you ready to change your life?

BY COMMITTING TO THIS 30-DAY PALEO CHALLENGE, YOU WILL CHANGE YOUR HABITS, WHICH WILL CHANGE YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH FOOD; YOU WILL CHANGE YOUR PALATE, WHICH WILL CHANGE YOUR CRAVINGS (FOR FOODS LIKE STRAWBERRIES INSTEAD OF CANDY BARS OR SODA), AND ULTIMATELY THIS EXPERIENCE WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE!

SPACE IS LIMITED SO DON’T WAIT TO GET STARTED! CLICK HERE TO REGISTER.

FOR QUESTIONS, CONTACT KATIE KUITER: KATIEKUITER@GMAIL.COM.

CLASSES START THE SECOND FULL WEEK OF EACH MONTH.

From Litigation Attorney to Health Coach – My Call to Action

Last fall I was watching the TEDTalks series “Chew on This”.  The short, 18-minute presentation of chef, Jamie Oliver, had the most unforeseen and dramatic impact on my life.  At the time, I was finishing up my 5^th year of practice as a litigation attorney.  I had graduated from the very prestigious University of California, College of the Law in San Francisco, California and after 5 years of practice, I was very proud of the attorney I had become and of my professional successes and accolades.  And yet, less than one year later, I quit my job as a Senior Associate Attorney to become a Certified Health and Wellness Coach. 

Mr. Oliver’s words, which were nothing more than statistical facts about the dismal state of our country’s health, called me to action to start a Health Coaching practice which focuses on getting people back in the kitchen cooking more healthy meals for themselves and their families and to help inspire a social culture around real food and home-cooked meals.  My vision led my husband and I to create the business name Earthivore.  Earthivore describes people who only eat “real food” (food that grows in or on the earth) and who recognize that their food choices have a significant impact on our earth.

Here are Jamie Oliver’s life-changing words:

“The adults of the last four generations have blessed our children with the destiny of a shorter lifespan than their own parents.  Your child will live a life ten years younger than you because of the landscape of food that we have built around them.”

“I want to show a picture of my friend Brittany.  She’s 16 years old.  She’s got 6 years to live because of the food she’s eaten.  She’s the third generation of Americans that hasn’t grown up in a food environment where they have been taught to cook at home or in school or her mum or her mum’s mum.” 

I literally could not fathom the idea that there are three generations of American families who have never learned how to cook so that all of their meals are pre-made, processed or from restaurants, including fast food restaurants. 

For me, 95% of my meals and snacks are home-cooked, and it was this way even when I was a busy, overly stressed attorney.  Over the years I have created a wide variety of recipes for healthy meals and snacks.  Many of my recipes are focused on accommodating our busy lives, including recipes where I cook meals and snacks in bulk so that I only have to cook once to have food for the entire week, and simple, quick meals that can be prepared in less than 30 minutes.  It is also my personal philosophy that healthy food should taste great. 

Since the moment that I realized that my passion for healthy home-cooked meals is a scarcity in our modern American food culture, I have been on a mission to bring my knowledge and passion to others.  I truly believe that cooking delicious, healthy foods is something that everyone can have for their lives. 

The vision of my health coaching practice is to get people back in the kitchen cooking more healthy meals for themselves and their families and to help inspire a social culture around home-cooked meals.