Rediscover the Power of Cooking to Nourish Mind, Body, and Soul | Rebecca Katz, MS

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We know that healthy eating is an essential part of healthy living, but so many of us get overwhelmed when it comes to making that idea a reality. Today we have a conversation with Rebecca Katz, MS that will serve as a guide for anyone looking to discover a passion in healthy cooking and transform their meals in the kitchen.
Rebecca is a nationally recognized culinary translator and expert on the role of food in
supporting health and wellbeing. As a consultant, speaker, teacher and chef, Rebecca
works closely with patients, and wellness professionals to include the powerful tools of
flavor and nutrition in their medical arsenal.
In this episode, she'll reveal how to make healthy meals delicious, meal-prep for success, and find a love for cooking along the way.
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0:00 Intro
3:35 How Rebecca’s Interest in Nutritional Psychiatry Began
6:26 Making Healthy Food Delicious
11:23 The Link of Mental Health & Food
19:01 Retraining a Hijacked Palette
25:00 Ultimate Food Topping: Pistachio Pesto
32:38 Meal Prepping Sauces to Transform Dishes
40:09 Mental Health Benefits of Cooking
44:57 Easy to Make Fermented Foods
49:40 Rebecca’s Top Foods for Mental Health
54:36 Addressing Nutrition Polarization
58:29 Painting & The Joy of the Creative Process
1:06:25 Conclusion
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Rebecca is a nationally recognized culinary translator and expert on the role of food in
supporting health and wellbeing. As a consultant, speaker, teacher and chef, Rebecca
works closely with patients, and wellness professionals to include the powerful tools of
flavor and nutrition in their medical arsenal.
Rebecca is the author of Clean Soups: Simple Nourishing Recipes for Health and
Vitality (Ten Speed Press, 2016) The Healthy Mind Cookbook: Big Flavor Recipes to
ehance Brain Function, Mood, Memory and Mental Clarity, (Ten Speed Press,
2015), The Longevity Kitchen: Satisfying Big Flavor Recipes Featuring the Top-16 Age
Busting Power Foods, (Ten Speed Press, 2013) along with the award-winning cookbook
The Cancer-Fighting Kitchen: Nourishing Big-Flavor Recipes for Cancer Treatment and
Beyond (Ten Speed Press, 2009, 2017), and One Bite at a Time: Nourishing Recipes
for Cancer Survivors and their Friends (Ten Speed Press, 2008, Second Edition).
A myriad of food related experiences, including a sojourn to Italy, where she studied
Mediterranean cuisine with chefs and signoras from Florence to Sicily, shaped
Rebecca’s philosophy that health-supportive food must taste great in order to be
nourishing and healing.
Recently her explorations have led her further into making art in her sundrenched
painting studio, which she calls her art kitchen. Visitors marvel that there’s a place for
every tool in her studio, just as there is in her kitchen. She has found them to be tools
for life.
For culinary and creative wisdom check out www.rebeccakatz.com
For recipes: www.rebeccakatz.com/recipe-box
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