This event will be an immersive farm experience that helps RDs to learn more about how food is grown & harvested. Farmer & RDN Sarah Waybright will lead the farm tour, harvest and preparation demo while Allison Tepper will share the Intuitive Eating framework she uses with clients in her Leesburg Private practice. Participants should come wearing clothes appropriate for being outside on uneven terrain and expect to get up close and personal with the plants that feed us! Lunch will be a fully engaged eating experience to help participants understand how the intuitive eating approach can work to help introduction to their clients and patients. Contributes 3 CEUs.
From farm to gut: a 5-senses approach to food harvest, prep, and intuitive eating
Detailed Timing Outline/Agenda: June 2, 2024
10:00 – 10:15
Check-in and registration
10:15 – 11:15
Session I
Farm Tour: Harvesting with your senses - how to rediscover your innate knowledge about food
Speaker: Sarah Waybright, MS, RDN
- Produce procurement from the field
- Nutrient density as a function of ripeness: when does it matter?
- Understanding principles of farm work and expertise that make food production possible
11:15 – 12:15
Session II
Cooking demo: supercharging MyPlate recommendations to help clients and patients visualize balance
Speaker: Sarah Waybright, MS, RDN
- Easy prep skills to make fresh food less intimidating
- Gadgets that “hack” food prep
- Food plating to make preparation appealing (and even photo-worthy!)
12:15-1:15
Session III
Eating with your Intuition: a guided meal experience
Speaker: Allison Tepper, MS, RDN, RYT
- Enjoying a meal through the Intuitive Eating lens
- Using your body as your guide to making food choices
- Mindful eating techniques to enhance meal satisfaction
