Past Events

Learn vital information & explore delicious SIBO-friendly food   Tuesday Evenings, April 16 – May 21, 2019 | 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Location: Charlee’s Kitchen, 2220 SW First Avenue Portland, Map and directions   Join Kristy Regan, a holistic Nutritionist and author of The SIBO Diet Plan, to learn more about small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) and cook SIBO-friendly, low FODMAP recipes.  Whether you're newly diagnosed with SIBO or you want to take a fresh look at your menu choices and your digestive…

~ SOLD OUT!!  ~ The FAME Educator Training is a 3-day event: Friday - Sunday, May 3-5, 2019 | 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. each day Location: Helfgott Research Institute of NUNM, 2220 SW First Avenue Portland, Map and directions   The Food as Medicine Everyday (FAME) Educator Training will prepare qualified educators to successfully implement a 12-week community-based whole-foods nutrition program: the Food as Medicine Everyday (FAME) series.  Because a foundation in nutrition is required to teach the FAME series*, those eligible…

Summer: Thursday Evenings, July 18 – September 5, 2019 | 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. Location: Charlee’s Kitchen, 2220 SW First Avenue Portland, Map and directions The Food as Medicine Everyday series is a series of weekly workshops that demonstrate simple techniques for selecting and cooking tasty, nutritious whole foods and teach how these foods can improve health and fitness. FAME Charlee’s Kitchen is a 12 week series (8 weeks in the summer) which include 90 minutes of nutrition education and hands-on cooking. Each…

~Sold Out~ Wednesday Evenings, September 18 – December 11, 2019 | 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. No class the week of Thanksgiving Location: Charlee’s Kitchen, 2220 SW First Avenue Portland, Map and directions   The Food as Medicine Everyday series is a series of weekly workshops that demonstrate simple techniques for selecting and cooking tasty, nutritious whole foods and teach how these foods can improve health and fitness. FAME Charlee’s Kitchen is a 12-week series which includes 90 minutes of nutrition education and hands-on cooking.…

~SOLD OUT!~ Next training scheduled for April or May 2020 (Exact dates TBD by January).   The FAME Educator Training is a 3-day event: Friday - Sunday, Nov. 8-10, 2019 | 9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. each day Location: Helfgott Research Institute of NUNM, 2220 SW First Avenue Portland, Map and directions   The Food as Medicine Everyday (FAME) Educator Training will prepare qualified educators to successfully implement a 12-week community-based whole-foods nutrition program: the Food as Medicine Everyday (FAME) series.  Because…

________________________________________________________________ Desserts can be healthy, too! Improve your holidays with whole-food desserts! Saturday, December 7, 2019 | 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Location: Charlee’s Kitchen, 2220 SW First Avenue Portland, Map and directions What to expect: Join Food as Medicine Institute's Nutritionist Julie Marks. Learn how to make desserts that are full of healthy fat, fiber, and protein. All dessert recipes are free of refined sugar, dairy, and gluten, with vegan and paleo options! Learn about the nutrition found in our whole-food desserts…

SOLD OUT!   Wednesday Evenings, January 8 – March 25, 2020 | 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. *No class the week of Wednesday, February 12, 2020. Location: Charlee’s Kitchen, 2220 SW First Avenue Portland, Map and directions     The Food as Medicine Everyday series is a series of weekly workshops that demonstrate simple techniques for selecting and cooking tasty, nutritious whole foods and teach how these foods can improve health and fitness. Winter FAME at Charlee’s Kitchen will be an 11-week series which includes…

Professional Track: Saturday & Sunday, February 1-2, 2020 This year’s Food as Medicine Symposium will discuss how our relationship with food affects our health and community. Speakers will present on topics ranging from finding joy in eating while on restrictive diets, homesteading, gut health in an over-sanitized world, and broadening our children’s palates. NUNM Campus, 049 SW Porter St, Portland, OR  97201 (Map & Directions) 12 CE credits to be applied for through OBNM. 12 PDA points to be applied for…