Cooking real, whole food is a lost art in our society. This is a group of people who meet up to teach and learn from one another various traditional food preparation techniques, including preserving the harvest, baking, fermenting, sprouting, and much more! Join us if you are enthusiastic about learning and teaching about wholesome food, whether you are a novice cook wanting to shift away from processed foods or a gourmet natural foods chef. Our bent is toward Traditional Nutrition but all view …

Maria Alexandra Bella is a registered dietitian and the founder of Top Balance nutrition located in New York City. Maria started her career in nutrition with a weight loss of over 70 lbs that she has been able to maintain since 2006. Her own experience that that of many of her patients allowed Maria to understand the importance of accountability, ongoing support as well as the most reliable and up-to-date information in order to achieve lasting weight loss. Our weekly weight loss support group …

Food. Fitness. Fun. More Food. We're looking for more Paleo New Yorkers! If you live in New York and want to meet more Paleo folks, then please join us. We love meeting people and we really love eating, so a lot of our events will focus on food (buying it, cooking it, and...yes, eating it). We'll visit Paleo-friendly markets and restaurants, and we'll host Paleo potlucks. Crossfit? Yeah, us too. Got ideas for other Paleo events? Let us know. We'll make it happen.

Our 2009-2010 series will focus on Food and Faith. Over the course of the next 8 months (October 2009 to May 2010), we will delve into how faith interprets and addresses the many issues surrounding food and water: from nutrition and hunger, access to food, to food and water security. We hope that you can join us for this exciting new series. ========================================== What's faith got to do with it? Everything! 95% of the world's population associates with one or another spiritua …

Calling all NYC area foodies interested in healthy eating, enjoying fine wine, good companionship, warm atmosphere for social and business networking, in relaxed and comfortable Manhattan (primarily) venues, with no rush to leave, all at affordable cost. We will not be going to restaurants for their regular meals, you can do that on your own. We plan frequent meet-ups in select private and unique venues, buffet or sit-down, and encourage your opinions for what you want most to enjoy. Classes, gu …

A support group open to anyone who wishes to recover their — and their family's — health using the most powerful body and mind healing protocol there is. What is GAPS? The GAPS Diet is based on the work of Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride. She discovered the SCD Diet (Specific Carbohydrate Diet) and took it a step further by describing the gut-brain connection in the book Gut and Psychology Syndrome. Her patients coined the term GAP Syndrome or simply GAPS. The diet became known as the GAPS Diet. G …

Meet local moms and dads for play dates and to talk about the awesome responsibility of being a parent. Share experiences about all things baby and parenting and have a wealth of knowledge regarding every aspect of parenting literally at your fingertips. Members share info about everything from doctor referrals, opinions about vaccinations, sleep, nutrition, entertainment, traveling with kids and more.

Bringing together the low fat raw vegan community in NYC every 2 weeks for potlucks a.k.a. "Fruitlucks" and possible dance parties! Come meet with other positive, healthy like-minded people or come just to hang out and learn more about the lifestyle. Bring your favorite low fat raw vegan dish, salad, fruit, even cut up veggies with your favorite raw vegan dip! Message me: Vegan/plant-based and raw speakers, athletes, stand-up comedians and food demo champions encouraged to share their experience …

Welcome to The New York Ayurveda Meetup Group! This Meetup Group is for anyone and everyone interested in Ayurveda and living a balanced and blissful life. Ayurveda is an ancient healing science rooted in the belief of a mind, body, spirit connection. Using food, herbs, massage, and other relaxation techniques, Ayurveda maintains and restores the body's natural balance. Please join us if: you have never heard of Ayurveda and want to learn more, have been following Ayurveda and want to share your …

Welcome! This is a fun and happy community for those interested in organics and those leading an organic lifestyle! We're a group of positive minded people that believe in organic foods and organic living for the well being of ourselves, our families, our animal companions, and the planet. There are lots of great advocacy groups aimed at building awareness and changing legislation regarding organics. While we fully support those efforts, our focus is building relationships with organic minded pe …

Join our monthly meetings for some delicious fruit and meet some new positive minded people...You don't need to be a raw-foodie to join this group, we welcome everybody who wants to learn more about healthy lifestyle, the raw-food movement, veganism, or just to hang out for a fun meeting with some awesome people ;) Just bring some of your favorite fruit, some fresh juice or a raw dish to share with everyone and make some new friends.

I want to create a group that is pretty local to Brooklyn where a group of mid 20 to mid 30 somethings can get together pretty regularly and share food, drink, laughs and our lives. I'm new to Brooklyn and have already heard of fun not mainstream vegan places and would love if a group of people new to Brooklyn could get together with seasoned Brooklyn vegans and share what makes this such an amazing place to live! Ideally, drinks or a dinner (either at a local vegan spot or a potluck at one of o …

From the professional to the home cook, this group caters to those who love to make and share authentic, home cooked meals. We gather regularly to cook for each other, share recipes and tips, and meet other good people. The group is a part of Feastly, an online marketplace that connects passionate cooks with hungry eaters to offer homemade meals prepared and served in a cook's home. We have a growing following of hundreds of cooks and thousands of eaters in D.C. and NY. Now, back to the meetup!  …

Come taste some great food and enjoy the company of new people while doing something healthy for yourself. If you want to eat healthier and would love to start cooking at home more often, this group is for you. It's a great place to learn how to cook whole foods in a way that's practical and repeatable. Most individuals who come to my classes are able to repeat the recipes at home with ease! Classes use all organic food except for items that cannot be found organic on the day of purchase. Th …

Those who practice or hold a strong interest in the many fields of alternative medicine and health.

We will meet for 45 min to 1 hour for "fitness" walks, gradually adding intervals of walking/slow jogging (1-3 min.) depending on the group. This is a BEGINNERS group but with the idea to make it FUN, gradually increasing our stamina and endurance..who knows we may even sign up for races around the city! We will meet at Columbus Circle by WHOLE FOODS and alternate our walks in Central Park, Westside Hwy., Battery Park, Brooklyn brige...who knows ??

This groups is for busy people who want to learn how to be healthy, satisfied vegetarians and for those have lost taste for frozen food, fast food, canned food, spending too much on food, etc. *People who are not strict vegetarians are welcome!