Meals and Dietary Diplomacy In Cohousing

Saturday 3:15 – 4:15 pm
Nourishing community meals make for happy cohousing. Yet how do we manage dietary diversity when our communities include vegans, raw foods enthusiasts, lacto-ovo-vegetarians, and omnivores or carnivores? How do we take care of our food and nutrition needs when these choices may be highly charged emotionally? How do we manage food allergies and sensitivities? How do we get people to cook great meals and join the team for cleanup? This session on meals, food, and nutrition in cohousing will include a Powerpoint presentation, plus discussion time. Participants are invited to bring their questions, dilemmas, comments, solutions.

PRESENTER: Vesanto Melina is a Registered Dietitian and a member of WindSong cohousing community in Langley (near Vancouver) British Columbia. She has taught nutrition at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver and at Seattle's Bastyr University. She is an internationally known speaker and consultant, and co-author of eight books including "Food Allergy Survival Guide", "The Raw Food Revolution Diet", "The New Becoming Vegetarian", and "Becoming Vegan". Her website is www.nutrispeak.com and that of WindSong is www.windsong.bc.ca