Events

PAST EVENTS:

JANUARY JUMPSTART A Class Series Focused on Sustaining a Vibrant Diet in 2011!

January 6th: Setting Intentions, Winter Detoxing, Food and Mood

  • 7pm-9pm Class topics: Foods to INCLUDE in a healthful cleansing diet, useful pantry items and specific fruits and vegetables for detoxing.  Learn winter self-care techniques, ways to nourishing the adrenal glands, and create delicious and practical recipes to balance your moods with food.  Each student takes home their culinary creations!

January 20th: Staying Inspired, Freestyle Meal Planning and Hands on Healthy Cooking

  • 7pm-9pm Class topics: Learn how to meal plan on a whim and how to turn one meal into many with ease. Each student creates a meal and walks away with recipes, menu guides, and inspiration to last all year!

 Class Series is co-taught by Katie Decker, Holistic Health Counselor and Chef Abby Fammartino.  All Classes will be held at Abby's Table at 7pm.  Registration is final; payment must be received on the date of the class.

To Be or Not To Be Gluten Free - Monday, September 21st, 2009

Being gluten-free can seem overwhelming without the right information and plan; this class will eliminate the mystery and confusion around being gluten-free.  If you are newly diagnosed, suspect that you have gluten intolerance and/or are overwhelmed with the thought of being gluten-free, this class is a valuable resource. 

What we will cover: 

Understanding gluten and how it may be adversely affecting you and/or your family's health

  • How to identify gluten and learn about the sneaky places it hides
  • What symptoms to look for and help you determine whether you will benefit from trying a gluten-free lifestyle
  • The difference between celiac disease and gluten intolerance and available testing options
  • Valuable resources to support your gluten-free lifestyle, including gluten-free substitutions, on-the-go solutions and recipes
  • Tips to helping you feel empowered when dining out, communicating with family and friends, plus surviving the holidays gluten-free style.

When: Monday, September 21st 2009 - 7:30pm-8:45pm
Where: Your Natural Chef
609 SE Ankeny, Portland, OR 97214

Tips to Loving Your Gluten Free Life - Thursday, July 24th 2008 - Free!

Have you or someone you know found out that you need to eat gluten-free?  Are you uninspired about how to embrace the gluten-free lifestyle?  This workshop is an opportunity to learn how to love your gluten-free life.  During our time together we will:

  • Learn ways to follow a gluten-free diet
  • Discuss resources that can support your wheat-free/gluten-free diet
  • Cover communication strategies so you can enjoy eating with your family and friends
  • Discover ways to promote community to increase the fun factor in your gluten-free life

When: Thursday, July 24th 2008 - 7:15pm-8:15pm
Where: Blue Sky Wellness Center
3944 N. Mississippi Avenue, Portland, OR 97227

Whole Foods Health Fair - Saturday, June 7th 2008 - 11am-3pm - Free!

Recipe: Chocolate Macaroons

3 cups coconut flakes
1.5 cups cocoa powder
1 cup agave syrup
1/3 cup coconut butter/oil (solid, in a jar like peanut butter)
1 tbsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp sea salt

Mix everything together in a bowl and form into balls.  Use an ice cream scoop and fill about half full. 
Put into dehydrator for 12-24 hours, or until crisp on outside and chewy on inside. 

This recipe modified from Raw Food Real World by Sarma Melngailis + Matthew Kenney

Tips to Loving Your Gluten Free Life - Wednesday, April 16th 2008 - Free!

Have you or someone you know found out that you need to eat gluten-free?  Are you uninspired about how to embrace the gluten-free lifestyle?  This workshop is an opportunity to learn how to love your gluten-free life.  During our time together we will:

  • Learn ways to follow a gluten-free diet
  • Discuss resources that can support your wheat-free/gluten-free diet
  • Cover communication strategies so you can enjoy eating with your family and friends
  • Discover ways to promote community to increase the fun factor in your gluten-free life

When: Wednesday, April 16th 2008 - 7:30pm-8:30pm
Where: Whole Foods Wellness Center
3535 NE 15th Avenue, upstairs in studio #1, Portland, OR 97212

Diabetes Essentials, Eating to Improve Blood Sugar Balance - Wednesday, February 20th 2008 - Free!

Do you or someone you know have DIABETES or PRE-DIABETES?  Do you want to learn about how different types of food can directly impact your ability to manage the symptoms of being diabetic?   Join Katie Decker, C.H.C. for a discussion about how making well-informed food choices can play a significant role in MAINTAINING BALANCED BLOOD SUGAR all day long.

When: Wednesday, February 20th 2008 - 7:30pm-9:00pm
Where: Whole Foods Wellness Center
3535 NE 15th Avenue, upstairs in studio #1, Portland, OR 97212

Sugar Blues - Tuesday, November 13th 2007 - Free!

If your mouth waters at the thought of chocolate or your can't imagine life without dessert, this class is for you.  Sugar is a major addiction!  Join Katie Decker, C.H.C. for a discussion on how sugar is made, its pathway through the body and reasons for your cravings, as well as delicious natural sweetener alternatives.  After this class, your relationship with sugar will be permanently changed as you will discover ways to overcome cravings that do not involve will power. 

When: Tuesday, November 13th 2007 - 7:00pm-8:00pm
Where: Blue Sky Wellness Center
3944 N. Mississippi Avenue, Portland, OR 97227

Ladies Night - Monday, October 22nd 2007 - Free!

Join us on Monday, Oct. 22 from 6-7:30 PM for a chance to to reconnect with our old friends and meet our new neighbors on Mississippi. Enjoy chair massage, foot massage, and mini-acupuncture treatments. Have tea, wine and snacks prepared by Katie Decker, certified holistic heath counselor. At 7:15 we will have a guided relaxation with Joyce Grant, CHt.

When: Tuesday, October 22nd 2007 - 6:00pm-7:30pm
Where: Blue Sky Wellness Center
3944 N. Mississippi Avenue, Portland, OR 97227