As a member of the Nina Cucina Community, Nina Cucina will: 

• Teach you how to eat for healthy aging without giving up delicious food. 

• Offer you a Nina Cucina Community Forum to get support during weight loss if you are on the AMI Accelerated Weight Loss Plan. You will be able to share your successes so that you can motivate others to a journey of health success.

• Offer you a Nina Cucina Community Forum that will allow you to submit your recipes to Nina to get them Nina Approved®. The Nina Cucina team will help YOU make your favorite recipes more healthful & share them with the community with your name on them. Keep in mind that you can remain anonymous if you wish.

• Teach you how to cook delicious, satisfying dishes for better athletic performance and fitness.

• Teach you through eating healthy gourmet dishes, how to make yourself feel better on the inside & look better on the outside.

• Will show you where to buy clean, quality, organic foods & why it's important.

• Will show you where to buy the equipment you need in your kitchen to make it & keep it efficient & healthy.

• Will teach you the science behind the foods that you eat & show you why a food is nutritious.

• Will share with you in depth videos to help you learn how to cook healthy, satisfying meals in a comprehensive way. Everything will be covered: fast, midweek meals for work nights, lunches that you can bring to work, weekend prep for the week ahead, dinner party recipes & even desserts without the guilt.

• We will offer you 'how to' videos on how to save time & money in the kitchen & still turn out gorgeous, healthy dishes.

• We will provide you with regular articles about health & wellness, eating for age management, fitness & the food to get you & keep you fit.
  

 Dr. Gunderson's thoughts:

'I am convinced that the dietary and culinary expertise in the Nina Cucina program is the final piece of the puzzle for optimal health. The Age and Weight Management Medical Programs at the Age Management Institute are the perfect complement to this program. The modern diet will be cleaner, more organic, and higher in lean protein, and emphasizing the concept of low glycemic cuisine and the incorporation of healthy fats. There is a wealth of information already out there in the form of the Paleo diet, Protein Power, Sugar Busters, The Zone, or The South Beach Diet. The concept of consuming lean protein and a diet higher in carbohydrates from fruits and vegetables has been reiterated many times. What makes Nina Cucina different are the unique dishes and the dessert items that are not only fabulously delicious, but healthy. I was at a dinner party hosted by Nina where all in attendance agreed that the chocolate mousse was the best everyone had tasted. Nina asked us to guess the ingredients. We were all astounded to learn that it was totally dairy-free and made from mostly vegetarian ingredients! It had 12 grams of fiber and healthy fats! Magnificent! Nina also made me a fantastic, chocolate birthday cake topped with raspberries that was totally gluten and dairy-free - was out of this world.

Nina Cucina has developed a series of recipes that will make our Accelerated Weight Loss program even better with the development of tasty choices for patients.

Patients cannot be told to eat a Spartan diet the rest of their lives and doctors cannot expect them to adhere to tasteless food choices. The Age Management Institute and Nina Cucina will educate our patients to take control of their lives and health, while enjoying gourmet, healthy cuisine. The Nina Cucina Lifestyle Eating Plan will lower inflammation, optimize body composition, improve general health, while our patients will have the time of their lives.

The Age Management Institute and Nina Cucina will be your partners to optimize your health!'