Learn more about how the Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute, in partnership with UCI Health, is promoting nutritional education.
Healthy Recipes
Jessica VanRoo, CCMP, NBC-HWC, executive chef at the Samueli Institute, has developed over 130 original recipes that feature healthy and delicious ingredients. Browse the collection in our Learning Library. And don’t miss her recipes for Black Bean Truffles and Healthier Chocolate Truffles!
Mussallem Nutritional Education Center
Our state-of-the-art teaching kitchen is the Samueli Institute’s home for culinary medicine education, which blends the art of food and cooking with evidence-informed medical practices. Learn more about how the space enhances learning, promotes engagement, and encourages healthy lifestyle changes.
Community Classes
Nutritional health and education are critical to obtain optimal health. We are proud to offer culinary programs that inspire integrative, whole-person health and teach participants to create healthy and delicious recipes they can make at home.
Culinary Medicine Elective
The Culinary Medicine Elective teaches UCI medical students hands-on, practical healthy cooking skills paired with evidence-informed whole food nutritional concepts that will be applicable to their own health, as well as to many future patients they will see with diet-related illness. Lectures, readings and case studies examine the significant role that food choices and nutrition play in preventing and managing several common chronic diseases including obesity, diabetes, hyperlipidemia and hypertension.
Custom Classes
We offer specialized nutritional education courses for teams big and small. Our programs can be customized to meet the needs of your organization. Fill out the form below to request a custom class inside our Mussallem Nutritional Education Center for your team.
