A Stirring Experience

A A A Comments By Kyle Wagner Thursday, Nov 5 1998

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Cooking for Life doesn't employ a dietitian or nutritionist, and there wasn't much health-related discussion at either class I took. Neither Hudson nor Dischner bothered to tell students that there are nutritional factors to be considered in eating low-fat; that fat is not the only factor in weight management; and that no matter how much fat you eat, consuming 3,500 calories more than you burn will add a pound of fat to your body. Such a casual approach to "healthier living" is not necessarily helpful. And Dischner is even more casual in his calculation of fat grams in the recipes, which isn't based on any system currently in use, such as the one created by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

"We've just computed the fat grams by adding up the ingredients and dividing them by the portions," says Dischner. "Our purpose is to make this user-friendly. We've never claimed to be dietitians; if you will, we're just cooks." Cooks with an eye to making a buck: Dirschner says he thought combining his personal interest in healthier living and his passion for food might be "an interesting retail concept," one he'd like to franchise.

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Denver, CO 80220

Category: Schools

Region: East Denver

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Fat chance. Cooking for Life may have its heart in the right place, but the blood isn't flowing to the brain. Taking a class there is a little like watching third-graders helping other third-graders perform surgery.

The Seasoned Chef, 999 Jasmine Street, 303-377-3222.

Cooking for Life, 8727 East Dry Creek Road, Englewood, 303-779-8671; 7150 Leetsdale Drive, 303-331-0195.

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