Mountain Lakes Organic Coop is a small local co-operative for buying organic fruits, vegetables, dairy and some meats at below supermarket prices. Through this MeetUp site, Coop members and our friends explore possibilities with healthy organic foods. Our MeetUps help us with healthy food preparation secrets, classic kitchen practices like canning and preserving, organic vegetable gardening, as well as movie events, and connecting us with like-minded people. If you are interested in joining the …

This group is perfect for everyone who craves better nutrition, whole foods, primary foods, spiritual foods, eating intuitively, organically, locally and seasonally, discovering foods that are best for your body type, learning when and how to do a cleanse, and much more. Warning: Joining this group may cause you to experience joyfully healthy transformations!

Raw Food Central became a vision of founder Curtis Griffing over 30 years ago when he overcame a severe case of rheumatoid arthritis by adopting a 100% raw food diet and lifestyle. Doctors gave him no hope for a cure and promised him a future with artificial joints. "A lot of suffering was endured until I came across the truth about raw food along with a healthful lifestyle". Curtis continues to enjoy a 100% raw food diet and wouldn't have it any other way. Curtis was mentored by some of the bes …

This is a group for people who want to learn and share their knowledge about holistic lifestyles, healthy eating, and food preperation. The Organizer, Gail Zikri, has trained with some of the most notable chefs/health pros in the tri-state area and throughout the country . She is a great vegan, vegetarian and raw-living food chef and educator and has been teaching Yoga for over 15 years. She currently conducts various classes in the Hoboken and NYC area, and will even give classes in your own ki …

Raw / living foods retain are nutrient and enzyme rich, and have been effective in promoting wellness as well as reversing disease. I have been enjoying raw / living foods for several years, and want to share the delicious lifestyle with others. I will be hosting dinner parties in various Long Island locations where I will demo the preparation of a full gourmet raw vegan gluten-free dinner. We will then dine together and enjoy delicious food and delightful conversations. Everyone will go home wi …

JUSTFOOD was conceived with the purpose of sharing awareness about the forms of nourishment we process through our mental, physical, spiritual, and energetic selves and promotes looking at how each layer of our being plays a role in supporting sustainable environments as a whole. JUSTFOOD is more than just about food; it’s about creating a lifestyle that loves you back. By asking the question “what nourishes me?” we can begin to align ourselves with practices that support our highest Nature and …

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 …

This group is a forum to share knowledge and discover the joys and benefits of eating whole, nutrient-dense foods made the way nature intended. Learn about the Nourishing Traditions and Weston A. Price methods of nourishing the mind and body through real, whole, traditional foods and an omnivorous diet. What are traditional foods? Traditional foods include organic fruits and vegetables, high quality fats (butter, ghee, coconut oil, etc) grass-fed and pastured meats, free-range eggs, organic dai …

If you always wanted to KNOW: how to buy food how to read product labels how to save on your grocery bills how to eat for better health and energy, then this place is just for you. Join me!

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 …

We are born with genetic tendencies of succumbing to chronic, degenerative diseases that we inherit from our parents. We grow up being told that how our health goes as we age is mostly dictated by our genes. In my case, my father died from a heart attack at the age of 52. Heart attacks also claimed the lives of both of my grandfathers. It looks like the odds are against me. What if the foods we eat have more to do with the expression of our genetic tendencies than our genes? Over the last 12 y …

We are interested in gathering like minded individuals who want to become more conscious of integrating holistic nutrition with appropriate exercise and the facilitation of the mind body connection. by collaborating as a group, we believe we can creatively take on bigger ideas and accomplish more Our mission is to expand our circle of influence, teach, and learn from as many people as possible about proper exercise, eating, and mind body practices.                                                 …

A group for those interested in leading a healthy and enjoyable life! Real whole food is delicious and good for you, and it should be fun to prepare and eat with friends and family. Learn about what "real food" is and why it is so important for our health. We are focused on helping people eat fresh whole foods on a local and sustainable scale as much as possible. We will help you to avoid foods that are not good for you such as highly-processed foods, sugary foods, refined carbohydrates, and bad …

The effects of whole foods

High brow, low brow arts and culture. Whether we visit & experience vicariously, or create it ourselves. Dining experiences involving Real Food -- not processed -- (out at some place, or perhaps we will even meet and cook our own Real Food). Hikes undertaken at leisure, so we can see scenery without racing through it. Geographic location will include upper Fairfield County and probably all of Litchfield County. Some events should simply be just healthy crazy FUN. Because getting crazy is definit …

Welcome to "Delicious Living". My reason for starting this group was to meet like minded-health conscious people in the area and to support and empower those trying to get healthier. I know that it can get really confusing navigating through conflicting and always changing health philosophies out there.  The BIG secret is that there is NO SECRET.  We just have to eat the way nature intended us to, which is real food, unprocessed, unrefined, and food that nourishes us on a cellular level. I belie …

Have you heard of a CSA? This is a program where a group of individuals (consumers in the local community) pledge their support to a nearby farming operation. With this support comes the sharing of the risks and benefits of food production. The system is simple: shareholders stop by the farm on a designated day to pick up their weekly rations. The final step is to enjoy the produce and to try new recipes that unlock the delicious flavors and benefits of local produce! Ort Farms has created a sys …

The Eat Well Club® is here for you. We are a community of people that believe that eating well and feeling great is an attainable goal for everyone! We all have the inner ability to control what we eat and how we live. Sometimes it is easy to lose sight of that inherent power. This group is here to provide support for anyone who is looking to eat well and improve their health. It doesn't matter what style of eating you follow. It doesn't matter if you have been improving your health your whole l …

Let's meet up to share raw/live food meals, exchange recipes, and talk about all things raw!  Anyone interested in the raw/live food diet and lifestyle is welcome!

Join us for cooking classes, tours of farms and farmers markets, ethnic neighborhoods and eateries, nutrition events, hikes, walks, yoga, movie nights and more. Events will be in Northern NJ, Hoboken, Weehawken, NYC and the Hudson Valley.

This is a group for anyone interested in learning more about plant based nutrition. Whether you are a full-fledged vegan, an aspiring vegetarian, or just dipping your nose into the wonderful world of plants. We offer monthly workshops to learn about this type of eating. Often we will have cooking demonstrations, many samples, recipes, question and answer and discussion. More than anything we want to help each other to lead healthy lifestyles and treat our bodies as temples.

Ditch the salt and Season to Taste! Do you cringe when you see the label on foods but aren't sure how to make them from scratch? Do you ever want a treat, but if you buy them at the store you know you'll sit down and eat the whole box? Perhaps you want a salad but you ran out of dressing. Join me and learn how to whip up nutritious options from ingredients you probably already have in your house. Come to learn how to deconstruct popular foods and make affordable healthier versions that are suita …

This group is for anyone looking to learn more about whole raw foods, cleansing, detoxing and simply learning more about ways to improve their health.

We're thrilled that you're joining us on our journey to wellness by eating wholesome foods and becoming environmentally aware.  We believe that food is medicine and that if our food is sick with GMO's, chemicals, artificial ingredients, etc. then as a country we'll continue to be sick.  We're hoping to create a vibrant community of people who are excited about evolving to a healthy lifestyle that is nourishing, non-toxic and family-friendly. We will have hands-on fermentation workshops, farm vis …

Here are the facts as discrete as possible (reference links on the bottom): We believe our everyday food is inefficient. Energy production/cost efficiency ---e.g. less than 1% of the consumed energy in production of beef is actually produces the final product) ---This also applies to most most farm plant foods. Time consumption ---It takes more than a year for one cow to mature for consumption. Social norms should be reevaluated. -- Anything can be eaten as long as its benefit/harm is scient …

The focus of this group: To enhance our physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health through a regular practice of communing in nature, moving our bodies, quieting our minds, and/or finding ourselves in fits of laughter and spirited connection with other women and friends.  To cultivate feelings of inner peace, well being and joy by pursuing activities that nourish, inspire, educate, and motivate us, with the fundamental goal of feeling GOOD -- in the moment, and beyond -- and to bring some …

Building a community that is interested in organic, natural, vegan, vegetarian, and macrobiotic foods by hosting pot lucks and meet ups! We all want to be healthy and in addition to our lifestyle choice, it all starts with what we put in our body. No matter what your food preference is, there is a way to make it healthy and delicious! Let's come together as a community and eat natural foods free of chemicals and potentially toxic ingredients so we can start feeling better one bite at a time.

Are you interested in transforming your health and weight through a nutritious eating plan and healthy lifestyle? The Processed-Free Living support group can greatly increase your chances for success. Dee McCaffrey, founder of Processed-Free America and author of The Science of Skinny, lost 100 pounds and has kept the weight off for over 20 years by staying away from processed foods—and through giving and receiving support to others who are on the same path. The Science of Skinny details her jou …