Nutrition Education Program
Most Wellspring campers have sat through nutrition classes, met with dietitians and are sick and tired of reviewing the food pyramid and discussing vitamins, minerals and the importance of moderation.
Instead, Wellspring’s unique nutrition education program focuses on what’s crucial for weight loss and weight control. Wellspring’s nutrition curriculum was developed by staff and top students at Wellspring Academies.
Topics covered in Wellspring’s nutrition education program include:
- Understanding when a diet does and does not have a scientific basis
- Understanding scientific credentials – when to trust someone, and when someone is taking undue advantage of their doctor’s coat
- Science of weight gain – why it’s so easy to gain, and so hard to lose
- What scientific research shows about weight loss
- What scientific research shows about successful long-term weight control
- Dissecting fad diets – finding some kernels of science, but mostly empty promises
- Restaurant training – training on ordering in restaurants followed by a trip to a restaurant
- Grocery store training – activities and exercises in grocery stores
Culinary Education Program
Wellspring Weight Loss Camps don’t stop with nutrition education. Our campers also must learn how to cook the same very low-fat, low calorie-density foods we eat.
Culinary education takes on different forms depending on the camp setting. At Wellspring New York, we take advantage of the state-of-the-art demonstration kitchens at Paul Smith’s College and learn from professional chefs. At the Adventure Camps and Wellspring Hawaii, we cook in the field, preparing simpler items that will become meal and snack staples once campers return home. At Wellspring Texas and Wellspring UK, we do a little bit of both, while at Wellspring Family Camp, we prepare a family meal together.
Whichever program you choose, be assured that the objective for Wellspring Campers is to return home and take some responsibility for the shopping and cooking to help the entire family make a change for better health.
