Educator Zone

Educator + Learner Zone

Resources

The plant-powered arenas are rapidly growing, and trends show this will only continue. There are four main areas of focus: health, fashion, food animals, and eco-systems. No matter what your unique interests are, let Cookhouse Hero - Food Education for All support your efforts to learn more and teach others about a WPF, vegan, and/or plant-based diet and lifestyle. Check out 12 selected links on Cookhouse Hero's website for grown-ups and kids (KZ), as well as 26 industry links for further study/practice. If I had a magic wand, most teachers would be millionaires. Welcome!

WHO YOU ARE

medical students
pediatricians
doctors
healthcare providers
influencers

teachers + learners + educators
home-school educators
WPF-curious vegans/vegetarians
grown-ups + kids, ages 7 to 12
fashionistas

... and anyone who wants to learn about food systems, nutrition, cooking, and plants.

ON THIS PAGE:

12 CH Learning Examples / 26 education-focused links + diplomas + certifications

Cookhouse Hero

Center for Nutrition Studies

American College Lifestyle Medicine

Food Future Institute

Forks Over Knives

Loma Linda University

MMF Master Class

Nutritarian Health Coach

Nutrition Facts

One Green Planet

PCRM - Food for Life

PETA Kids

PCRM - Physician's Committee

Plant-Based Juniors

Rouxbe

Sustainable Fashion Academy

Tiny Green Chef

TrueNorth Health Center

VegFamily

Veggie Fit Kids

Wellness Forum Health

WFPB Cooking Show

Food Revolution Network

University of Winchester, UK

Leadership Certificate @ Cornell

Public Speaking @ Dale Carnegie

12 Various Speaking Courses

12 CH Learning Examples

25 FAQs LINK
21 Hot Topics LINK
Nutrition Glossary LINK
Top Five Food Myths LINK
Plant-Powered Fitness LINK
CH's High-Low-Ox "Diet" LINK

KZ - Farming LINK
KZ - Eco-Systems LINK
KZ - Macro-Nutrients LINK
KZ - Activities + Adventures LINK
KZ - Super Foods R Super Cool LINK
KZ - Cooking is Gooey + Gross! LINK

"I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious."

- Albert Einstein, German Theoretical Physicist (died 1955)

Educator + Learner Zone

Resources

WHO YOU ARE

... and anyone who wants to learn about food systems, nutrition, cooking, and plants.

12 CH Learning Examples

26 education-focused links + diplomas + certifications

Center for Nutrition Studies

WPF food system certifications

One of the gold standards in WPF education, the T Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies via eCornell University offers courses on WPF nutrition and food systems. They also offer Living a Whole Life, a comprehensive 9-week program.

Forks Over Knives

WPF resource for kids + adults

With their hit film Forks Over Knives in 2011, this organization has grown exponentially. They now have cookbooks, classes, resources, and inspirational success stories which are focused on educating people about a WPF diet and lifestyle.

Nutritarian Health Coach

vegan home-cooking course

Dr Fuhrman's four-month program is focused on how to become "a supportive mentor who helps clients reach their health goals, transform their lifestyle, and live a disease-free life." This program also offers one-on-one encouragement for students.

PCRM - Food for Life

vegan cooking certification

Since 2001, Food for Life offers hands-on info about the direct role of plant-based nutrition in health and disease prevention. It's a nutrition education and cooking class program that provides an innovative approach to diet-related diseases.

Plant-Based Juniors

plant-based info for kids

From two registered dietician nutritionists, bloggers, and cooks for kids, PBJs is a complete guide for plant-based prenatal and pediatric nutrition. They also offer a 30-hour accredited Pediatric Nutrition for Health Professionals course.

Tiny Green Chef

plant-based cooking for kids

Tiny Green Chef Program is a unique resource that offers "an online kids cooking class full of fun and easy lessons, demos, food experiments, and interactive activities that teach your child how to cook their own whole plant-based meals."

Veggie Fit Kids

plant-based resource for families

Founded by Dr Cazorla-Lancaster, Veggie Fit Kids offers resources, a blog, and a podcast on plant-based nutrition for families. She's a board-certified pediatrician, certified lifestyle medicine physician, and a mother of two healthy boys.

College Lifestyle Medicine

WPF certifications + diplomas

American College of Lifestyle Medicine is passionate about the urgent need to transform health care through plant nutrition. They focus on quality, evidence-based education and certification in the clinical practice of lifestyle medicine.

Loma Linda University

master's in plant-based nutrition

With a focus on plant-based practices affecting human health and the environment, this online master's degree program offers advanced training in nutritional science, emphasizing plant nutrition through eye-opening content.

Nutri​tionfacts.org

comprehensive study analysis

Dr Greger's non-profit site is a truly unique resource for WPF and vegan education. He and his team analyze medical literature and produce digestible and compelling content. They also offer CME credits on plant-focused nutrition topics.

PETA Kids

ethical veganism for kids

This is from PETA, an animal rights organization that also helps kids 12 and under learn all about how to help animals. Included are tools and resources for learning about an ethical vegan lifestyle. A valuable resource for animal advocates.

Rouxbe

plant-based culinary course

This accredited, culinary school offers instruction in plant-based culinary arts. With a focus on the application of core techniques in a plant-based kitchen, the experience allows students to explore and practice a variety of global flavors.

TrueNorth Health Center

integrative medicine + fasting

Focused on health and education, this center is now the largest facility in the world which specializes in medically supervised water-only fasting. They offer learning resources as well as certification in supervised fasting for optimal health.

Wellness Forum Health

plant-based clinic + certification

InforMED™ for Consumers and Health Practitioners is the focus at Wellness Forum Health, founded by Dr Popper. They offer monthly memberships as well as programs on diet, treatments, and strategies to help people transition to plants.

Food Future Institute

vegan home-cooking course

Renowned plant-based chef, Matthew Kenney, offers a "flexible online learning environment that allows students to work at their own pace and track progress across 12 modules, with instructional videos and recipes for any skill-level."

MMF Master Class

plant-based clinical medicine

Led by Dr Klaper, this clinical nutrition series "places the healing power of plant-based nutrition into the hands of every physician, medical student, and health professional who wants to help their patients heal on the deepest levels."

One Green Planet

eight plant-based certifications

One Green Planet is an online guide for making compassionate and conscious choices that help people, animals, and the planet. The link below spotlights eight online certification programs focused on plant-based food and fitness.

Physician's Committee

vegan resource for kids + adults

The Physician's Committee for Responsible Medicine is a resource for topics such as animal welfare, nutrition for kids, public policy, and disease prevention and reversal. Plant-based cooking certification is also offered (see Food for Life).

Sustainable Apparel

online course for fashionistas

The Sustainable Fashion Academy offers Sustainability Fundamentals, the world's first course for those involved or interested in the fashion industry. This 11-week certification course tackles issues and challenges in sustainable apparel.

VegFamily

vegan family resource

VegFamily is "a comprehensive resource for raising vegan children, including pregnancy, vegan recipes, expert advice, book reviews, product reviews, message board, and everyday vegan living." Home-schooling articles are also included.

WFPB Cooking Show

online WPF cooking course

The Whole Food Plant Based Cooking Show offers a 28-day cooking course focused on oil-free, sugar-free, and often gluten-free techniques for cooks of all backgrounds. Also check out their YouTube channel and blog.

Nutritionfacts.org