Willunga
11.00am – 3pm
Did you know that almost 7 out of 10 Australians aged over 50 have poor bone health, putting them at high risk of fractures? More than half of women over 50 have osteopenia: lower than normal bone density, making bones are weaker and more prone to fractures than healthy bones, but not yet as severe as osteoporosis. And roughly one-quarter of women over 50 have osteoporosis: where reduced bone density and mass makes bones thin, weak, and fragile, causing them to break easily, often from minor bumps or falls.
We’re often told that keeping our bones healthy and strong is all about building bone mass through diet and exercise before we are 30. While it’s true that the greater the bone mass we build in our youth, the better, there is still a lot you can do to maintain optimal bone density no matter what your age and current bone health status.
Cooking and eating for bone health isn’t something we’re generally taught - there are many myths about the best foods to eat, and it’s about so much more than getting enough calcium. The right balance of many bone-building nutrients from foods where these nutrients are easy for the body to absorb is the key to strong, healthy bones at any age (which, by happy coincidence, are the same nutrients that help to keep your brain and heart healthy).
In this brand new and very special workshop, we’ll take The Green Gourmet’s learnings about bone health over the last five years and explore how to prepare and combine foods into naturally delicious meals and snacks that will support bone health at any age. You’ll learn which foods are bone’s best friends, and the foods that bind to and remove bone-strengthening minerals from your food. We’ll even provide you with a cheat-sheet to help you select the most bone-supportive foods when you’re shopping.
Then we’ll roll up our sleeves and make a selection bone-strengthening snacks, salads, main meals and sweet treats that you’ll be able to weave into your everyday eating to support healthy bones, before sitting down to enjoy these as a shared lunch and have a relaxed chat about all the wonderful ways we can use wholefoods (and the right exercise) for better bone health.
Look out for sneak-peaks of our final menu on socials closer to the date. But I can guarantee there’ll be plenty of Asian greens, pasture-raised eggs, fermented dairy and tahini, plus activated legumes, grains and nuts - and sardines!
Note: This workshop will include one dish with sardines (for their incredible bone health benefits). All other dishes will be vegetarian, so there will be plenty of food for vegetarians to enjoy.
Your workshop includes:
a tasty snack to get you started
coffee, tea, herbal teas and filtered water throughout the workshop
a mix of demonstration and hands-on cooking
printed copy of all recipes and bone health notes to take home
lots of opportunities to chat and ask questions about wholefood cooking and nutrition
shared lunch with a glass of local wine or premium alcohol-free drinks.
How to book and other bits and bobs
Please select the number of tickets you wish to book. Then click on the ‘Book me in!’ button.
The number of tickets you have selected will appear in your shopping cart in the top right hand corner of your screen.
Click on the shopping cart to review your order and to checkout. To complete your checkout, click on the ‘Checkout!’ button.
Once you have checked out, you’ll be asked to add your email address - this is how we confirm your booking. You’ll also be asked to note any dietary requirements. If you are booking on behalf of anyone else, please let us know their email addresses too.
Once you have booked, you will receive a confirmation email.
During the week before the workshop, we’ll send you a reminder with the location and parking details, and let you know if there’s anything you need to bring on the day.
Our Willunga venue has a flight of stairs and is therefore not wheelchair accessible.
You can read our full terms and conditions here.
Willunga
11.00am – 3pm
Did you know that almost 7 out of 10 Australians aged over 50 have poor bone health, putting them at high risk of fractures? More than half of women over 50 have osteopenia: lower than normal bone density, making bones are weaker and more prone to fractures than healthy bones, but not yet as severe as osteoporosis. And roughly one-quarter of women over 50 have osteoporosis: where reduced bone density and mass makes bones thin, weak, and fragile, causing them to break easily, often from minor bumps or falls.
We’re often told that keeping our bones healthy and strong is all about building bone mass through diet and exercise before we are 30. While it’s true that the greater the bone mass we build in our youth, the better, there is still a lot you can do to maintain optimal bone density no matter what your age and current bone health status.
Cooking and eating for bone health isn’t something we’re generally taught - there are many myths about the best foods to eat, and it’s about so much more than getting enough calcium. The right balance of many bone-building nutrients from foods where these nutrients are easy for the body to absorb is the key to strong, healthy bones at any age (which, by happy coincidence, are the same nutrients that help to keep your brain and heart healthy).
In this brand new and very special workshop, we’ll take The Green Gourmet’s learnings about bone health over the last five years and explore how to prepare and combine foods into naturally delicious meals and snacks that will support bone health at any age. You’ll learn which foods are bone’s best friends, and the foods that bind to and remove bone-strengthening minerals from your food. We’ll even provide you with a cheat-sheet to help you select the most bone-supportive foods when you’re shopping.
Then we’ll roll up our sleeves and make a selection bone-strengthening snacks, salads, main meals and sweet treats that you’ll be able to weave into your everyday eating to support healthy bones, before sitting down to enjoy these as a shared lunch and have a relaxed chat about all the wonderful ways we can use wholefoods (and the right exercise) for better bone health.
Look out for sneak-peaks of our final menu on socials closer to the date. But I can guarantee there’ll be plenty of Asian greens, pasture-raised eggs, fermented dairy and tahini, plus activated legumes, grains and nuts - and sardines!
Note: This workshop will include one dish with sardines (for their incredible bone health benefits). All other dishes will be vegetarian, so there will be plenty of food for vegetarians to enjoy.
Your workshop includes:
a tasty snack to get you started
coffee, tea, herbal teas and filtered water throughout the workshop
a mix of demonstration and hands-on cooking
printed copy of all recipes and bone health notes to take home
lots of opportunities to chat and ask questions about wholefood cooking and nutrition
shared lunch with a glass of local wine or premium alcohol-free drinks.
How to book and other bits and bobs
Please select the number of tickets you wish to book. Then click on the ‘Book me in!’ button.
The number of tickets you have selected will appear in your shopping cart in the top right hand corner of your screen.
Click on the shopping cart to review your order and to checkout. To complete your checkout, click on the ‘Checkout!’ button.
Once you have checked out, you’ll be asked to add your email address - this is how we confirm your booking. You’ll also be asked to note any dietary requirements. If you are booking on behalf of anyone else, please let us know their email addresses too.
Once you have booked, you will receive a confirmation email.
During the week before the workshop, we’ll send you a reminder with the location and parking details, and let you know if there’s anything you need to bring on the day.
Our Willunga venue has a flight of stairs and is therefore not wheelchair accessible.
You can read our full terms and conditions here.
