Whole Plant-Based Cooking and Living with Gigi
MENU OF OFFERINGS

Each individual, family, community organization, group or company has unique needs, so each program is designed with any of the offerings especially for you. Please read "Taking Care of Each Other" below.

Personal 1-on-1 Cooking, Lessons or Nutritional Guidance
* - For individuals, families, new mothers and those cleansing, healing or recovering - $50/hr or 3 days to 4 weeks plans available (please inquire)
* Working in your home and/or kitchen
* Nourishing Meal Planning, specializing in focused cuisine and taste preferences, dietary needs, gluten, refined sugar free, low sodium or healthy fats and friendly, healing foods
* Nutritional Guidance (learning one’s unique food chemistry, food combining, alkalinity, balance, lifestyle, seasonal, wellness or fitness goals)
* Navigating and knowing your grocery stores and farmer markets, learning how to read labels and know your ingredients (organic and gmo). Growing or harvesting your own ingredients.
* Food preparation, cooking and baking with planned meals
* Take Home Meal Storage
* Family Clean-Up
* Virtual Support Provided
* Minimum 1 hour, ingredients additional with detailed grocery list provided, family or home garden harvests.
* Shopping available for those cleansing, healing or recovering patients.

Homecooking Kitchen Makeovers – Get organized, feel comfortable, know what to buy and feel confident in your kitchen to cook with your loved ones - $225/4 hrs*
* Kitchen Visioning and Organization
* Nutritional Guidance (learning one’s unique food chemistry, food combining, alkalinity, balance, lifestyle, seasonal, wellness or fitness goals)
* Nourishing Meal Planning (individual or family)
* Recipes
* Food preparation, cooking and baking with planned meals
* Take Home Meal Storage
* Family Clean-Up
* Minimum of 2 hours in 2 sessions

Private Cooking Gatherings/Lessons – Perfect for a retreat, get-together, fitness/wellness groups, ladies or guys night, parties or celebrations - $40-65/person*
* In your kitchen home or cooking space
* Minimum of 6-8 students, maximum of 20. More to be arranged.
* Nutritional Guidance (learning one’s unique food chemistry, food combining, alkalinity, balance, lifestyle, seasonal, wellness or fitness goals)
* Menu Planning (cuisine focused, taste preferences, dietary needs, budget)
* Lessons & Recipes
* Food preparation, cooking and baking with planned menu
* Class Tastings
* Take Home Meal Storage
* Class Clean-Up
* 2-2.5 hour class, ingredients additional and detailed grocery list provided, family or home garden harvests (with 1/2 hr to 45 min arrival for prep)_

Hands-On Cooking Classes - Become more knowledgeable and skilled as whole plant-based home cooks - $25-65/class per person* (series of classes reduced)
* Community Kitchens or Cooking Spaces
* Hands-on Group Cooking Class for 10-15 students
* Themed (Sides, Entrees, Complete Meals, Desserts, Snacks, Holiday, Potluck, Moms, Students, Home Care Providers, Fitness, Wellness, "Don't Know How To Cook", Whole Plant Based Basics Series)
* Nutritional Guidance (learning one’s unique food chemistry, food combining, alkalinity, balance, lifestyle, seasonal, wellness or fitness goals)
* Recipes
* Demo, Group Preparation and Talk Story Cooking Lesson
* Class Tasting or Full Meal
* Group Clean Up
* Take Home Meal Storage
* 1-2.5 hours, includes ingredients
* Announced as Scheduled on Whole Plant-Based Cooking with Gigi

Community Demonstrations/Talks - For your community gatherings or events, gyms, fitness events, schools (K-12), colleges, universities and classes - $50/hr*
* Nutritional Guidance (learning one’s unique food chemistry, food combining, alkalinity, balance, lifestyle, seasonal, wellness or fitness goals)
* Recipes
* Cooking Demo
* Tasting
* Clean-Up
* Minimum 1 hour, ingredients additional or detailed grocery list provided

Special Designed Cooking and Nutrition Programs – For long-term school (K-12) programs, community organizations, health care providers or health related college or university programs
* Specifically designed cooking and nutrition programs to meet class or program objectives
* Work with health or ‘āina related programs, ie. “Seed to Table”, nursing programs, ‘ohana or youth fitness and wellness programs
* Cooking and nutrition curriculum development that is cultural and ʻāina based
* Semester, summer year long programs
* 1-3 hours weekly, 4-6 week cooking or nutrition lessons, from whole plant based food basics to using ancestral foods

Menus and ingredients may change according to availability, cost and season._

I was born, raised and worked in the community where we took care of each other. I want to continue working in communities who need cooking and nutritional guidance the most. I work with various funding supported programs and budgets. I will also conduct free community cooking classes throughout the year. For those under financial hardship, programs can be designed or community classes just for you, please contact me directly at wholeplantbasedcooking@gmail.com.

Cooking class payment is made online to register.
* Full payment for service costs (private cooking lessons and nutritional guidance) due at scheduling of service. Detailed grocery list will be provided or we will shop together.
* For cooking demos and private cooking gatherings/lessons payment is due no later than 2 weeks prior to demo or cooking date. Detailed grocery list will be provided.
Travel charges outside of Pearl City to Hawaii Kai or Kaneohe, Kailua &
Waimānalo from $30-40.
* Online payment, credit card, check or cash accepted and receipt provided.
* Credit is made to re-scheduled services or classes, no full refunds.
* Lessons, demos and parties are conducted in your kitchen, community, work place or facility.
* For private lessons and parties basic tools must be provided, equipment and storage containers.

We can work with what you have. If you have a space that can fit a cutting board, we can cook! We will supplement with what you don't have, specialized tools and equipment (dehydrator, milk bags etc) needed on days of lessons, demos or parties.

Mahalo nui!