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lecture series gives students information about the to prepare and share meals with their classmates
main aspects of nutrition science and lifestyle during each Nutrition in Medicine lecture. These
determinants of health. student leaders were determined to model what food
preparation looks like so
“The students began that all involved could
cooking food many enjoy a nourishing meal

years ago to serve at the end of their
during the Nutrition shared work. They are
in Medicine lectures collectively learning
in order to nourish how to care for
themselves and their themselves through
classmates while nutrition while learning
they were learning how to care for and
about the important share this information
connection between with future patients.

nutrition and human
health,” Dreibelbis “With the generous
explained. “This evolved to become something more donation from Bob’s Red Mill, the food continues to be
than just eating a delicious, nourishing meal. It became made and enjoyed by the students, but the process is
a way for students to support Nutrition in Medicine in so much more streamlined and efficient,” Dreibelbis
a tangible way, and allowed students to learn and said. “Everyone in the building knows that the kitchen
improve their own cooking skills.” equipment in the student center was donated by Bob’s

Red Mill. It seems that there is an unwritten allegiance
Up until the donation, medical students were bringing and affinity for Bob’s Red Mill because they cared
in borrowed slow cookers and dull knives from home enough about our students and what they are doing

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