The Culinary Nutrition Certification program is an in-depth professional certification program in basic culinary skills and advanced culinary nutrition. This program can enhance prior training as a health professional or serve as your first introduction to the field. 

• The Basic program teaches practical, everyday cooking skills. The lessons focus on a range of skills and cooking techniques that are the foundation of what one learns in culinary school. 

• The Advanced program takes a deeper dive into a variety of culinary nutrition topics, such as diabetes, heart disease, cancer, aging, and more.

Our special launch prices close on September 6, 2021, at 11:59pm EST, so don’t delay! Once launch prices end, you can enroll at the regular prices.

The Basic course may take roughly 30 to 50 hours and the Advanced course 15 to 30 hours. This is a fairly large range that will fluctuate depending on your cooking comfort level and knife skills going into the programs. You can definitely take it at your own pace! 

For some perspective, our Masters Level course has allotted 14 weeks to complete the Basic Program and 6 weeks to complete the Advanced Program. This is a great opportunity to work along with Abbie, Julie, and other students as you make your way through the program. 

Once you enroll, you will receive information about logging into the program online. You can get started any time! And don’t forget, you have LIFETIME access to the course slides, videos, handouts, and private Facebook group. You’ll even receive access to future updates made to the programs!

The Basic and Advanced Programs are offered continuously year-round. The Masters level (launching January 2022) includes a live, virtual component which will be offered twice a year. The first Masters program kicks off in January 2022. There is a limited number of seats available for the Masters program, so sign up now!

Absolutely not! All of the add-on modules and lessons are individual, so you can take them any time regardless of enrollment in the Basic or Advanced programs. 

These programs and standalone courses have been designed with health professionals, fitness professionals, small business owners, and interested consumers in mind. If you’re a health or fitness professional, you can immediately take what you’re learning and put it into practice by helping your clients, patients, and consumers. Including culinary nutrition knowledge, a certification, and services to your offerings can help your business and its bottom line! For those of you who are not health professionals, we believe that your investment in culinary nutrition knowledge and skills will pay off in your overall health and wellbeing. 

We do! For a full listing of live virtual and in person events, please visit culinarynutritionstudio.com. If you are looking for specialized private individual or group lessons or events, please reach out to us directly at [email protected]

We are SUPER confident that you will improve your culinary skills and culinary nutrition knowledge by taking these programs and completing all the lessons and homework. 

If you ever feel stuck, please take advantage of the community and access to Abbie and Julie via the private FB group, Culinary Nutrition Gurus. You can also reach us at [email protected] with any questions or concerns.

There is! You can choose to pay in full, over 3 months, or over 6 months. Please refer to the flexible payment link button. In addition, once you check out you will see these options as well.

Absolutely! Once enrolled, you will receive access to the online portal where you will find all the lessons, videos, handouts, homework, and anything else you may need to complete the coursework.

The programs are meant to be all-inclusive and teach a variety of foods and dietary patterns. In the Basic culinary program, there are modules about many foods, such as different animal proteins, which include homework. We do offer a Basic - Vegetarian program which does not include beef, pork, poultry, or seafood lessons. However, if you are a health or fitness professional who works with people who may eat foods you personally do not, we encourage you to learn about those foods and how to cook them, so that you can better support those clients, patients, and consumers. 

If you have severe allergies or dietary restrictions, or if the above does not apply to you, please reach out to us at [email protected] to discuss options. We want to ensure the program will work for you!

No! All you need is a basic kitchen set-up, including pots, pans, knives, measuring cups and spoons, and mixing bowls. If you are looking to make a larger investment, there are a few appliances you may want to consider. These are a food processor and high speed blender or immersion blender. Please refer to our recommended list of kitchen equipment, found HERE, for more details.

You will have support from a few different areas. First, please join our private Facebook group, Culinary Nutrition Gurus, where you can access all the students as well as Abbie, Julie, and their team. You can also enroll in our Masters level of the Basic and Advanced programs, which kicks off in January 2022. Additionally, you can purchase specialized individual or group lessons or events. Please reach out to us directly at [email protected] for more information.

Absolutely! Cooking is an invaluable skill and we want to help everyone and anyone learn to cook! Personally or professionally, our courses are a great way to help ourselves and others.

We encourage all ages, from young adults all the way to senior citizens, who have a passion for delicious, nutritious food! Students of all ages are welcome to register. However, for those who are under 18 years of age, we will require a letter of confirmation from a parent or guardian. Please contact us directly at [email protected] for more information.

No worries! The Basic program is an introduction to fundamentals learned in culinary school with accompanying homework. You’ll have the opportunity to practice many cooking techniques and knife skills. If you’re very new to cooking, plan to spend extra time in the kitchen working on knife skills and cooking. One of the best parts about cooking is that practice makes improvements! The more you cook, the better you’ll get!

How fun! You can sign up at the same time, but you each need to enroll and pay separately. All our programs are individualized in that each registrant has his/her own access account and password. Please refer to our Terms of Use for more details. 

Amazing! This is absolutely possible! Please contact us directly at [email protected] to discuss your needs. We offer licensing options and group rates depending on the situation. 

Sure thing! You would just need to pay the tuition difference between the Basic and Advanced programs to upgrade. Please contact us at [email protected] for additional information and to help facilitate the process. 

Immediately after enrollment, you receive personalized access to the online course platform. Once you have started the course, no refunds will be allowed unless specifically detailed in our Terms of Use. For more information, please review our Terms of Use, preview the course materials, and send us any questions before enrolling.

These programs grant you a certification by Culinary Nutrition Studio. You must complete all content to be eligible to receive the Certificate of Completion. Upon completion, you may state that you have been Certified by Culinary Nutrition Studio in the specific program that you completed. There are no government certifying bodies or regulation boards of any kind in the U.S. that govern culinary nutrition education. There is only government regulation on university degree-level dietetics programs.

Certain programs and add-on modules may be eligible for credit for continuing education for certain professionals, including RDs and DTRs. It is your responsibility to submit all requests to the applicable professional academy to have the Products applied toward your required continuing education units.

Certain programs and standalone modules may be eligible for credit for continuing education for certain professionals, including RDs and DTRs. It is your responsibility to submit all requests to the applicable professional association to have the Products applied toward your required continuing education units. Please refer to each program or course for detailed information regarding the amount of continuing education credits that are available. Please note that the programs should be documented as activity type 740: Self-Study Web-Based for RDs/DTRs. 

Please contact us at [email protected] if you have any questions or recommendations regarding professional organizations that may recognize our programs for continuing education credit. 

We cannot speak to other courses or your unique backgrounds. However, our programs use a food-first approach. The Basic program is entirely centered on food and culinary skills, while the Advanced program covers culinary nutrition topics using a food-focused approach. As with most courses and programs, especially when cooking is involved, the more you put into it, the more you will get out of it! There is an expectation that you will spend time in the kitchen on your own, however, you can always reach out to Abbie, Julie, and their team with any questions. We’re here to help!

The homework can be found in the introduction section of each course as well as within each lesson. We recommend that you download it all ahead of time and review it prior to starting the program.

Yes, slides can be downloaded. Some students may find that helpful when taking notes. Please refer to our Terms of Use for details around use of our copyrighted material.

No. The recipes are listed as a suggestion, and for convenience. You can use any recipe you like as long as it meets the requirements as described for the homework assignment. In addition, if you are using the suggested recipes, you can also swap out ingredients for others you may have on hand (ex. white potato for sweet potato). The recipes are only a guide!

We recommend that you choose whichever method may work best for you. Both provide access to Abbie, Julie, and the Culinary Nutrition Studio team via email and the private Facebook group, Culinary Nutrition Gurus. The self-guided programs do not contain a live, interactive component. The Masters level provides more individualized training and feedback via 10 live, virtual events, which many find invaluable. 

In general, the only costs beyond the fee to enroll in a program should be related to food purchases. The amount you pay for food/groceries depends in part on where you live, where you purchase groceries, and types of food. For example, organic produce generally costs more than conventional produce. Depending on the lesson, some food costs may be higher than others. For example, working on lessons that include items such as beef, fish, or tofu may be more expensive than the lessons where you are cooking a variety of grains. 

While we cannot tell you an exact amount you will spend on groceries, we do recommend that you estimate an average of $30 to $50 per homework assignment. Remember, the completion of the program is 100% up to you and self-paced, so you are in full control of the timeline, when you cook, and what you cook. The great thing about our homework is that you can eat it! Many students find incorporating the homework cooking into meal planning to be helpful.

Most should work, but please be sure to keep your cache clear so that homework submits properly through the system. 

Since these are primarily culinary-based courses, there is a significant amount of cooking. This is particularly true for the Basic Culinary Certification Program, which focuses on cooking and culinary skills. The Advanced Culinary Nutrition Certification Program has cooking, but is based on a case study homework model and has less compared to the Basic program. Please note that there is repetition since the more you cook, the better you get! 

The standalone courses have cooking components, if appropriate.

Please note that we have purposely not included shopping lists or a detailed list of groceries you will need. Part of learning how to cook and be efficient in the kitchen is learning how to organize our pantries, groceries, and planning process. In addition, in many homework assignments we have provided choices so every student has the opportunity to pick recipes and foods that appeal to them.

Yes, there is homework for the Basic and Advanced Culinary Nutrition Certification Programs. For the Basic program, all of the homework is cooking-based and related to the lesson. Students will practice a variety of cooking techniques with a range of foods as they make their way through the lessons. For the Advanced program, homework consists of readings and case studies. The case studies have some cooking as well as critical thinking regarding culinary nutrition and a disease state or nutrition topic. 

We recommend that you download and review all the homework prior to starting each program. It can be helpful to strategize each week’s cooking to make it work best for you. For example, spread out lengthier homework over two weeks’ time or choose recipes that you can freeze.

The length of time to complete the Basic and Advanced Culinary Nutrition Certification Programs depends in part on the student. The more you cook, the better you will get! Those who start the course with minimal knife skills or cooking skills may take longer than someone with more advanced kitchen skills. However, you get out what you put into it! We recommend at least 30 to 50 hours for the Basic and at least 15 to 30 hours for the Advanced. 

The standalone courses are each generally two hours of time.