Cooking is one of the most powerful ways in which we can optimize our enjoyment of great quality food while protecting our health. Even on a tight budget, cooking can be a cost-effective, joyful and rewarding way to love the food that will love us back for a lifetime. In this course, you’ll learn some basic recipes from a home cook and two professional chefs who prioritize healthful eating. You’ll also learn some of the fundamentals of principle-based cooking that can help you break free from the chains of having to follow recipes exactly. Better health and creative expression lie in the ability to improvise in the kitchen, using whatever is available to make tasty, simple meals. We can’t wait to welcome you into our kitchens in this mouth-watering course! Here’s to your health and the home cooking that can support it!

Cooking for Busy Healthy People
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Cooking for Busy Healthy People
This course is part of Food Sustainability, Mindful Eating, and Healthy Cooking Specialization

Instructor: Maya Adam, MD
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Learn how to cook using a principle-based approach so that you can make healthy food with whatever is available in your kitchen and in your region.
Learn how to prepare plant-forward meals that will delight you and protect your health.
Make it easier to cook regularly, by having the right ingredients on hand.
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Reviewed on Nov 14, 2022
Giving 4 stars. Love cooking and loved seeing all the new recipes. Wished they showed alternatives to replacing some of the seafood/shellfish since I have an allergy to all seafood.
Reviewed on Jan 14, 2022
I though this was a handy course. Would have liked perhaps some examples o f ad-libbing meals with core ingredients. But good reminder of why we should cook!
Reviewed on May 12, 2026
This course is amazing and helped me reconnect with food and cooking.
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