We are living in stressful times. Yet, there are also many lifestyle tools available to help us destress.
Did you know that the food you eat affects your mood?
Our mental health is equally as important as our physical health, and one often affects the other. Life can be stressful but there are steps we can take to help ease the stress.
MANY OF THOSE STEPS CAN EASILY BE FOUND RIGHT ON YOUR PLATE!
Join plant-based cooking instructor, Diane Rose-Solomon, and Psychologist and author, Angela Crawford, PhD, for a Food for a Better Mood: Cook and Learn class.
š Learn from Dr. Crawford about the impact of food on our mood, and how plant-based food can positively affect mood.
š Diane will be teaching how to cook a delicious, healthy and simple meal using mood-boosting ingredients.
š Bonus #1: Additional recipes will be shared with even more mood-boosting plant ingredients.
š Bonus #2: Receive researched literature about Food and Mood and how and which plants can positively affect us.
š Bonus #3: Every participant will be entered into a raffle and two lucky winners will receive a copy of Dr. Crawfordās upcoming book: The Vegan Transformation: A Journey to Heal Yourself and the World.
We will be cooking Vegan Bulgogi! This dish is a quick and healthy weeknight meal. Bulgogi is a traditional Korean beef dish. We retain the delicious flavors, remove the detriments of beef,Ā and add in plant-based goodness to our plant-based version. It’s super easy too.Ā
Date and Time:
Wednesday May 7th 2 pm PT/ 5pm ET LIVE on Zoom
What can you expect?
š„¦You can expect to have a lot of fun learning to cook a delectable plant-based meal AND enjoy learning how an easy and tasty meal promotes better moods.
š„¦ Each class runs approximately 60-75 minutes including time for Q and A during and after.
š„¦ You are welcome to cook along with Diane or just watch and learn and cook later.
š„¦Recipe will be emailed to you a week prior to the class so you can shop for the ingredients.
š„¦ Each session will be recorded in case you canāt make it to the live (online) class or wish to rewatch later.
š„¦ If you cook along, youāll have dinner prepared and on the table the night of class.
š„¦ Get some of your mental health questions -as they relate to a plant-based lifestyle -answered by a Psychologist, Author and Vegan Lifestyle Coach.
š„¦ You will leave class with tools and ideas that you can implement right away to help foster improved mood.Ā
More about your instructors:
Diane Rose-Solomon, MA, has been vegan since 2019. She originally went vegan for the animals but other than breakfast, pasta and salads, didnāt know how to cook anything plant-based. That is, until she took a vegan cooking class which boosted her confidence in the kitchen.
She now loves teaching plant-based cooking and coaching people who want to learn how easy, healthy and delicious it is to eat more plant-based or go vegan. Her company is called Whatās Plant-Based Cooking Good Looking?
Diane has written books about animal rescue and produced short films about the human-animal bond. She earned the Plant-Based Nutrition Certification at eCornell, is a Certified Humane Education Specialist, and a certified Vegan Lifestyle Coach and Educator.
Angela Crawford, Ph.D.Ā is a psychologist, vegan educator, and author ofĀ The Vegan Transformation: A Journey to Heal Yourself and the WorldĀ (Lantern, 2025). She speaks and teaches about thriving emotionally and socially as a vegan, the connection between food and mood, overcoming barriers to lifestyle change, and values alignment and compassion.
Ā Dr. Crawford holds a doctorate in clinical psychology and previously worked as a psychotherapist forĀ 25 years, empowering clients toward greater holistic well-being. She is certified as aĀ Master Vegan Lifestyle Coach and Educator (MSVA), licensed PCRM Food for Life instructor, and Transformational Coach. She is passionate about the power of personal transformation to create a more fulfilling, healthy, and purposeful life – and a kinder, more sustainable world.
Social media:Ā @angelacrawfordphd onĀ FacebookĀ andĀ InstagramĀ andĀ LinkedIn
We are excited to share this information and hands on cooking experience with you.Ā
Pricing:
$39 Early Bird Pricing before May 1st.
$49 Regular Price begins May 1
