Deliciously Healthy

Managing Chronic Conditions Through Healthy Cooking and Eating Habits

Deliciously Healthy empowers adults to manage chronic conditions, such as diabetes, obesity, and hypertension, by teaching them how to cook and make better food choices.

Who is this program for?

This program is for nutrition educators at hospitals, clinics, and other medical facilities, corporate wellness programs for any size corporation as well as government agenciesm, and local community and faith-based organizations.

“Deliciously Healthy empowered me to do more simple things… now there are more veggies on my plate than meat.”

- BROOKLYN PATIENT

“I think the community in this class motivated me, make sure I was showing up to class -it gave me a little nudge.”

- NEVADA PATIENT

“I’m able to fit into clothes that I couldn’t before. I have one homemade meal every day and incorporate veggie-based recipes.”

- MANHATTAN PATIENT

“My A1C lowered because I can choose more wisely with take-out and make more, quick but healthy meals for myself.”

- BRONX PATIENT

Join Us in Transforming Patients’ Health

Our recipe concepts encourage use of seasonal vegetables and common household ingredients limit buying too many perishables and maintaining health with affordability. Contact us to get started now.

Deliciously Healthy Empowers Patients with Skills to Apply Nutritional Recommendations that Can Improve their Health Status.

Deliciously Healthy is more than a cooking program; it’s a transformative experience that inspires patients with the joy of cooking to better equip them to manage chronic conditions. Participants become creative food explorers by learning to cook nutritious, affordable, and delicious recipe concepts while simultaneously adapting recipes to suit their own culinary heritage.

Deliciously Healthy consists of a series of six classes with monthly follow up sessions. It is designed to accommodate all skill levels, from beginners to seasoned cooks and should be led by a dietician or nutritionist, or other health professional. The course is available in English and Spanish language versions and can be conducted virtually, in-person or as a hybrid.

Program Features

Instructor guide
Six Lesson Decks chock full of nutritional basics and guidance
Spanish language versions of all lesson plan decks and recipes
Participant handouts teaching Hunger Scale, Smart Goals, and a Daily Journal
Recipe concepts covering meals, breakfast, and snacks over 6 lessons
A dozen additional recipe concepts for monthly ‘booster’ session support
Tips and support for virtual program delivery
Customization: we can tailor the program to meet the needs of your population; unlike one-to-one consults, our cost-effective program can impact a larger number of patients
Professional development facilitates scaling across multiple locations

Measurable Benefits

Weight loss
Lessened depression
Reduced anxiety
Reduced blood pressure

Social/Emotional
Reduced A1c
Healthy food acceptance

Deliciously Healthy in Action

Learn about our Impact

Our methodologies are field-tested and evidence-based. Browse our research and documented behavior change impacts.

Deliciously Healthy News & Resources

What is a Teaching Kitchen?

A Teaching Kitchen is designed to induce a lifestyle change in eating behaviors among participants…

Recipe Concepts: A Driver of Behavior Change for Healthy Meal Patterns

In our 20+ years of developing and disseminating teaching kitchen programming, our recipes are mostly conceptual…

Skill Building: Driver of Behavior Change

Our research has shown that for adults, the process of skill building is the heart and the hook of participant success…

Demonstrating Sustained Effect

As 25 year veterans in the Teaching Kitchen space, our study published in the Health Education Journal details important insights into how and why the behaviors have continued…

Is Deliciously Healthy right for you?

Let’s get you connected with one of our nutrition specialists to discuss your goals. We can help you determine if partnering with a Deliciously Healthy program is right for your organization.