E16 - Rebecca Katz, MS: Rediscover the Power of Cooking to Nourish Mind, Body, and Soul

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We know that healthy eating is an essential part of healthy living, but so many of us get overwhelmed when it comes to making that idea a reality. Today we have a conversation with Rebecca Katz, MS that will serve as a guide for anyone looking to discover a passion in healthy cooking and transform their meals in the kitchen. 

Rebecca is a nationally recognized culinary translator and expert on the role of food in

supporting health and wellbeing. As a consultant, speaker, teacher and chef, Rebecca

works closely with patients, and wellness professionals to include the powerful tools of

flavor and nutrition in their medical arsenal.

In this episode, she'll reveal how to make healthy meals delicious, meal-prep for success, and find a love for cooking along the way.

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0:00 Intro 

3:35 How Rebecca’s Interest in Nutritional Psychiatry Began

6:26 Making Healthy Food Delicious 

11:23 The Link of Mental Health & Food

19:01 Retraining a Hijacked Palette 

25:00 Ultimate Food Topping: Pistachio Pesto

32:38 Meal Prepping Sauces to Transform Dishes

40:09 Mental Health Benefits of Cooking

44:57 Easy to Make Fermented Foods 

49:40 Rebecca’s Top Foods for Mental Health 

54:36 Addressing Nutrition Polarization 

58:29 Painting & The Joy of the Creative Process 

1:06:25 Conclusion

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Rebecca is a nationally recognized culinary translator and expert on the role of food in

supporting health and wellbeing. As a consultant, speaker, teacher and chef, Rebecca

works closely with patients, and wellness professionals to include the powerful tools of

flavor and nutrition in their medical arsenal.

Rebecca is the author of Clean Soups: Simple Nourishing Recipes for Health and

Vitality (Ten Speed Press, 2016) The Healthy Mind Cookbook: Big Flavor Recipes to

ehance Brain Function, Mood, Memory and Mental Clarity, (Ten Speed Press,

2015), The Longevity Kitchen: Satisfying Big Flavor Recipes Featuring the Top-16 Age

Busting Power Foods, (Ten Speed Press, 2013) along with the award-winning cookbook

The Cancer-Fighting Kitchen: Nourishing Big-Flavor Recipes for Cancer Treatment and

Beyond (Ten Speed Press, 2009, 2017), and One Bite at a Time: Nourishing Recipes

for Cancer Survivors and their Friends (Ten Speed Press, 2008, Second Edition).

A myriad of food related experiences, including a sojourn to Italy, where she studied

Mediterranean cuisine with chefs and signoras from Florence to Sicily, shaped

Rebecca’s philosophy that health-supportive food must taste great in order to be

nourishing and healing.

Recently her explorations have led her further into making art in her sundrenched

painting studio, which she calls her art kitchen. Visitors marvel that there’s a place for

every tool in her studio, just as there is in her kitchen. She has found them to be tools

for life.

For culinary and creative wisdom check out www.rebeccakatz.com

For recipes: https://www.rebeccakatz.com/recipe-box

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