Keep Calm and Cook On demonstration is Feb. 10

Join hosts Steven Wengel, MD, assistant vice chancellor for wellness at UNMC, and Metropolitan Community College’s Brian O’Malley and Sara Rogers for the last session of “Keep Calm and Cook On 2.”

The virtual cooking demonstration will be held via Zoom for the UNMC community on Feb. 10 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. See this flier about the demonstrations.

The 90-minute presentation will include nutritional information and a live question-and-answer session. In partnership with Sodexo, Sodexo chefs will feature limited menu items for purchase at their med center cafes the week following the presentation.

The demonstration will feature a dessert of apple cider granita, chickpea aquafaba and roasted cherries. Nutritional highlights will be provided by Mariah Jackson, an assistant professor of medical nutrition at UNMC.

To obtain the Zoom link, register in the Bridge platform and search for “Keep Calm and Cook On 2” in the learning library. Nebraska Medicine colleagues can register through Engage.

The event is a joint effort of UNMC Human Resources, UNMC’s wellness program and medical nutrition staff and the Metropolitan Community College Institute for the Culinary Arts’ Open Kitchen Workshops. UNMC will share names of all attendees with MCC for auditing purposes.

With questions, email Giovanni Jones.