The Secret Life of Your Gut: Tasty Tips & Microbe Myths, The Gut Biome Decoded 4/16/2025 6:00PM

“Gut Check: The Science of Cooking for Your Second Brain”
A hands-on cooking experience with Chef Ernie

🥗 Blood Orange Mushroom & Greens Bowl with Creamy Bean Dressing

A hearty dish featuring sautéed mushrooms, garlicky kale/spinach, and caramelized onions over red quinoa or brown rice, drizzled with a creamy white bean and Blood Orange tahini dressing.
*Meal Prep* Cold or Hot Choice

Miso Soup from scratch with Wakame Seaweed & Tofu (I have vegan option Just ask)
The super healing powers of two lesser know super foods.  Miso paste is a anti toxin superstar!  Wakame a taste and healthy choice. Probiotic + prebiotic combo, which is excellent for gut health. Miso delivers live bacteria, and wakame gives them something to feed on. This synergy helps restore and maintain a healthy microbiome. Bonito Flake & Wakame broth.  Tofu
*Meal Prep*

🥣 Homemade Yogurt (full dairy) we could have vegan just ask.
Make your own yogurt using non-dairy milk and live cultures. Taste a finished batch and start your own to take home.
*Meal Prep*

🥐 Berry-Yogurt Parfaits (Cause everybody like Parfaits)

Layered parfaits using homemade yogurt and fresh mixed berries. Optional add-ins include granola, nuts, or chia seeds.

*Meal Prep* all of these items can be made ahead to give you a weeks’ worth of taste/healthy food

Join Chef Ernie for an exciting, hands-on culinary class that dives deep into one of the hottest topics in modern health science—your gut biome and its powerful connection to your brain.

Often called our “second brain,” the gut controls far more than digestion. In this class, you’ll learn how your microbiome affects:

• Immune system strength (why some people never get sick)

• Weight loss and control (why diets fail or succeed)

• Longevity (adding years to your lifespan and health span)

• And even your energy, mood, and mental clarity

This isn’t wellness hype—it’s backed by real studies from MDs, geneticists, and microbiome scientists. You’ll learn why most supplements and trendy advice don’t work, and how to stop falling for the social media “health gurus” selling magic pills.

Instead, Chef Ernie will show you how to cook real food that feeds your gut right—with meal-prepping tips, science-based ingredients, and delicious recipes that support optimal gut health, energy, and weight loss.

By the end of class, you’ll leave not just full—but informed, empowered, and ready to take control of your health from the inside out.