Food for Life: Cancer Project

Lower your risk of developing cancer through the right dietary choices! 

In this Food for Life class, you'll learn about choosing foods with cancer-fighting compounds and why healthy weight control is essential.

Why Take This Class

Both diet and the body’s immune system are critically important in preventing and fighting cancer. Cancer-fighting compounds such as antioxidants, mainly found in fruits and vegetables, assist in halting free-radical damage, which can otherwise lead to cancer development. Healthy weight control is also essential for warding off a variety of chronic diseases. Studies have shown that slimmer people are less likely to develop cancer compared to their heavier counterparts. Trimming excess weight may also improve survival after cancer has been diagnosed. In this class, you'll learn how to choose ingredients and create healthful dishes loaded with immune-boosting nutrients such as beta-carotene, lycopene, vitamin C, and zinc as part of your naturally healthy weight maintenance and a cancer-fighting nutritional regime.

In this Food for Life class, you’ll learn how certain foods and nutrients work to promote or discourage the growth of cancers of all types, explore a variety of plant-based sources of protein, all of which are low in fat, high in fiber, and loaded with cancer-fighting nutrients, and enjoy cooking along in your own kitchen with simple recipes that we’ll make together.​

This is not your average cooking class!  You'll get valuable nutrition information and resources to help you understand the link between nutrition and disease. Then you'll put it all together in a hands-on cooking class right from your own kitchen because tasting is believing!

100% Plant-Based Menu Includes:

• Low-Fat Guacamole
• Calabacitas
• Quick Black Bean Burritos
• Mango Salsa

What to Expect:

• Cook along with a trained plant-based chef and ask all your plant-based cooking questions
• Budget-friendly recipes developed by registered dieticians and doctors
• Educational videos and resources that explain the science behind the nutrition recommendations in easy-to-understand language
• Recipes and handouts

Why Food For Life?

• It's an award-winning nutrition education and cooking class program
• The dietary recommendations provide an evidence-based approach to combat diet-related chronic diseases
• You can trust the content that's been developed by physicians, nurses, and registered dietitians