Tips from the Clean Eating Academy

Clean eating is not a fad or buzz phrase any more. This is a real need, and just one reason the Clean Eating Academy was founded.
Clean cooking is important for so many reasons: To know what's in your food, to adjust recipes, but also how to create nutritious and tasty foods without the need for so much salt, sugar and fat.

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We rely on medications to solve our health issues now, and while medications are important in some cases for healing purposes, moving to eating a clean, nutritious diet can proactively help us enjoy longer lives and rely less on medication and more on prevention via food.

Chef James Smith believes the need for us to get back to our roots and try to be more conscious of local and sustainable ways to feed our families is extremely important. Clean eating is not a fad or buzz phrase any more. This is a real need, and just one reason the Clean Eating Academy was founded.

Chef James's passion to teach students about an ingredient, where it comes from and how it’s grown creates a real connection to food.

Listen as Chef James joins host Lisa Davis to discuss the importance of clean eating today, as well as information about the Academy.

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Additional Info

  • Segment Number: 1
  • Audio File: talk_healthy/tt165wspot.mp3
  • Featured Speaker: James Smith, Chef
  • Guest Twitter Account: @chefjamessmith
  • Guest Bio: James-Smith croppedIn November of 2014, Chef James Smith was appointed as the first-ever Chair of Culinary Programs and Operations for Centennial College.

    James adds over 26 years of culinary, academic and leadership experience to this team.

    James joins us most recently from Georgian College where he was the Associate Dean of Hospitality, Tourism and Recreation. James' primary passion has always been the Culinary Arts having worked in leadership positions at several Toronto landmark restaurants including Scaramouche, Truffles at the Four Seasons, Boba and Senator Restaurants. James also brings a wealth of experience in Food Media having worked on Food Network productions such as Cook Like a Chef, Christine Cushing Live, Martin Yan's Chinatowns Series as well as working with Canadian Living Magazine.

    James began his academic teaching career at the Calphalon Culinary Centre before he transitioned into a full-time position at George Brown College as the inaugural Research and Development Chef at the Centre for Hospitality & Culinary Arts. James went on to teach in Continuing Education and Apprenticeship before he was hired as a full-time faculty member to teach Culinary courses in the Bachelor of Applied Business in Hospitality Operations degree. Once established as an exceptional professor, James moved on to develop and launch an innovative program combining Culinary Management and Nutrition where he fostered many partnerships, participated in many applied research projects and created an active program advisory committee.

    James' personal education journey includes obtaining a Culinary Management Diploma as well as his Red Seal Certification before he completed his MBA in Hospitality and Tourism from the University of Guelph.
  • Length (mins): 19:12
  • Waiver Received: No
  • Host: Lisa Davis, MPH