UAMS Culinary Medicine

When it’s time to impress, our culinary team delivers. Last week we hosted special guests for a kitchen tour and served up these beautiful appetizers. Delicious, creative, and almost too pretty to eat.

It never hurts to have a professional chef on the team!

Happy National Veggie Burger Day! 🍔🥬

Today we’re celebrating the delicious, satisfying, planet-friendly veggie burger. Whether you’re a lifelong vegetarian, trying more plant-based meals, or just love a great burger, there’s never been a better time to take a bite

Loaded with fresh toppings, bold flavors, and plenty of goodness, veggie burgers prove that you don’t need meat to enjoy an amazing burger experience. Scroll through for a tasty chipotle black bean burger recipe.

It’s another full day with the PA students! Today, a total of 38 students are joining us in the kitchen to turn up the heat on nutrition education and culinary skills.

The menu includes quinoa lettuce wraps, cauliflower fried rice, avocados and egg salad, tomato and white bean bruschetta, strawberry and edamame crunch salad, and black bean brownies. YUM!

A sharp knife isn’t just better, it’s SAFER.

Most people think a dull knife is safer than a sharp one, but the opposite is true.

A sharp knife:
✅ Requires less force to cut
✅ Gives you more control and precision
✅ Reduces the chance of slipping while cutting
✅ Creates cleaner cuts on veggies, fruits, and meats
✅ Makes cooking faster and more enjoyable

Over time, every knife edge wears down with normal use. Regular sharpening restores the edge, helping your knife perform the way it was designed to.

Think of it like changing the oil in your car. Routine maintenance keeps everything working at its best. A few minutes of sharpening can add years of performance to your favorite kitchen knife.

Nothing beats fresh, local produce! 🥬

A big thank you to Barnhill Orchards and Growin’
Loca”L” for helping us fill our produce prescription bags with fresh turnip greens, collard greens, and kale. Together, we’re making it easier for our patients to enjoy healthy, nutritious foods every day.

May is Mental Health Awareness Month 💚

Did you know the foods we eat can play a role in how we feel mentally and emotionally? Through culinary medicine, we explore the connection between nutrition and mental wellness — because food is more than fuel.

Balanced meals filled with colorful produce, whole grains, healthy fats, and nourishing ingredients may help support mood, focus, energy, and overall well-being.

In the teaching kitchen, we’re learning that cooking is a form of self-care, stress relief, and connection. Sharing meals, trying new foods, and eating mindfully are all small ways we can care for both our bodies and our minds.

This mental health awareness month, let’s remember that taking care of ourselves can start right in the kitchen.

PA all day! That’s what we’re up to.

Today we’ve got 2 teaching kitchens back-to-back full of delightful PA students cooking up recipes like heart-healthy black bean burgers and crispy fresh fish tacos.

Snapshots from the kitchen right now. And it smells amaaaazing 😋😋

Interested in investing in your health?? Don’t miss out on this awesome FREE community event. We’ll be there and we’ll be handing out tasty food samples 🤤