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Eat Your Greens with Dr. Black | From nutrition to everyday habits—health made doable
Food, Medicine, and Kitchen Confidence: Chef Leah Sarris on Teaching Health Through Cooking
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Today on Eat Your Greens with Dr. Black, Chef Leah Sarris, MBA, RD, LDN, CCMS joins me to talk about the origins of culinary medicine, the creation of the Goldring Center at Tulane, and how the Health meets Food curriculum became a nationwide movement. We discuss how to build practical, equitable, food-as-medicine programs—from teaching kitchens to food banks—and how this work can help shift healthcare toward prevention.
Topics we cover:
- How Leah became both a chef and a registered dietitian
- The story behind the first culinary medicine program at Tulane
- What culinary medicine actually is—and why it matters
- Teaching kitchens, food insecurity, and equity
- Advice for clinicians and educators who want to build their own programs
- Where the movement is headed and how you can get involved
Resources & Links:
- 🌐 Culinary Medicine Consulting – Leah’s Website
- 🎥 Chef Leah’s YouTube Channel
- 🔗 Chef Leah on LinkedIn
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