March 15 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
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This program is being offered in-person. To register, please click the RSVP button above or email programs@smithcenter.org.
with Chef Laura Pole
Frozen Assets: Stocking Your Freezer with Foods to Support You Through Treatment
One thing you can do to prepare for treatment is to make sure you have nourishing, easy to prepare and eat meals on hand. If others have been asking what they can do to help, bring them along to Chef Laura’s class.
You’ll all learn how to prepare nourishing meals and snacks to put in your freezer for those days when you don’t feel like cooking. You’ll learn about storing and reheating foods so they maintain their taste and pleasing texture.
We’ll be making and eating some scrumptious soups, sauces and snacks as well as protein-packed patties. Come with a good appetite and a sense of lightness knowing you will eat well during treatment.
Suggested Donation: $30
This program is offered for free or at a low cost on a pay-as-you-can basis. Contributions are not required to attend, ensuring accessibility for everyone. If you’re able to donate, we deeply appreciate your support—every contribution directly funds our cancer support programs.
About Laura Pole
Laura Pole is an Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist and Health Supportive Chef who has been providing integrative oncology clinical care, navigation, consultation and education services for over 35 years. Her interest in integrative cancer care began way before the field was well-known. She has spent years learning about complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) so that she could help both patients and clinicians become aware of safe and effective therapies to weave into conventional cancer care. She is also helping shape the practice of culinary translation—helping people with practical ways to translate a diet prescription into delicious healthy food. Laura’s earliest passion in oncology care has been helping people manage pain and other distressing symptoms. Along with that, she helps people talk about and choose care that aligns with their goals, wishes, and values.
Laura is Director of Nourishment Education Programs and retreat head chef for Smith Center. She is the Co-Creator and Co-Coordinator of Smith Center for Healing and the Arts’ national training in integrative oncology patient navigation. She is Senior Researcher for Commonweal’s “Beyond Conventional Cancer Therapies” project to provide patients, clinicians and researchers with the best available resources for integrating conventional and integrative cancer therapies. Laura also manages the “Media Watch Cancer News That You Can Use” Listserv for Smith Center. For most of her career, Laura has also been consulting with and educating patients and professionals in palliative care and advance care planning.
Laura is also the senior clinical consultant for CancerChoices, a free online web resource that gives information and guidance in integrative Cancer Care.
