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Who it's for

A family cooking together in the kitchen

For Cooking Schools, Community & Teaching Kitchens

Nine classes. One cook who never looks back.

A one-night class fills a room once. A series fills it nine times. WPU gives your kitchen a plant-forward cooking series with a story that builds week to week, so students sign up for the whole arc and bring friends to the next one.

Bring the series to my kitchen → See the 9 weeks

The problem with one-off classes

Single classes are fun, but students rarely change how they cook at home after one night. A series gives them time to practice, come back with questions, and build a few go-to meals.

Writing a nine-week series that hangs together takes weeks of instructor time. WPU's sequence is already written: start with a week of meals that win people over, then build the pantry, the plate, the greens, and the beans and grains.

What your kitchen gets

  • Nine class plans in order, each with a theme, a demo dish, and a hands-on recipe.
  • Printable recipe cards and a weekly shopping list students take home.
  • An instructor guide with talking points on why each week matters, in plain language.
  • Budget notes for every recipe, so the series works for community kitchens as well as paid classes.
  • Co-branding: your kitchen runs the class, WPU supplies the program.

WPU is in pre-launch. Materials are in draft, and founding partners help shape them before they open to everyone.

How a series runs

  1. 01

    Week 1: Taste the power

    Students cook and eat a full plant-forward meal before any theory. The goal is "I didn't miss the meat."

  2. 02

    Weeks 2–6: Build the kitchen

    The pantry reset, the plate template, greens every day, then beans, grains, and the power foods.

  3. 03

    Weeks 7–8: Make it last

    Cooking for family, holidays, and restaurants, plus the habits outside the kitchen.

  4. 04

    Week 9: The ripple

    A shared potluck where students bring their best dish and invite someone new.

The nine weekly steps: Taste the Power · The Why · The Pantry Reset · Build the Plate · Master the Greens · Beans, Grains & the Power Foods · Less Meat, More Life · Move, Rest, Renew · The Ripple. See the full program.

The evidence

What the research says

  • A systematic review of 28 cooking and home food preparation programs for adults found results that suggest a positive influence on eating behavior, with a call for longer-term studies.

    Reicks et al., J Nutr Educ Behav, 2014

Questions

Do instructors need nutrition credentials?

No. The series teaches cooking and simple food habits, not clinical nutrition. Instructors use the guide's plain-language talking points. If a student asks a medical question, the guide tells you to send them to their doctor or a registered dietitian.

Does it work in a teaching kitchen at a hospital or clinic?

Yes. The format fits teaching kitchens and produce-prescription programs well. See our page for health systems for details.

What equipment do we need?

A standard teaching kitchen is plenty. Every recipe works with a stovetop, an oven, knives, cutting boards, and pots and pans.

Cover of the free guide Your First Plant-Forward Week

Free guide

Your First Plant-Forward Week

Seven days of simple meals, a one-hour Sunday prep plan, nine easy recipes and one shopping list. Print it, stick it on the fridge, and taste the difference.

Free. We'll only email you about WPU, and never share your details.

Become a founding partner

Let's plan your first cohort.

Tell us about your group and we'll be in touch about the founding-partner kit, launch dates, and a quick call.

  • First access to the founding cohort
  • A welcome kit and the first taste-the-power week
  • Partner track open for churches, clinics, kitchens and more
  • We never sell or share your details

We'll only use your details to contact you about Wellness Peace University. We never sell or share your information.

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