Spa Bites and Delights
Going to a destination spa is a total body experience created to make you feel renewed. Although many people feel that a vacation may be the perfect excuse to let themselves go and indulge, more and more spas are focusing on the healthy side of cuisine, all while maintaining culinary and tasty delights. Focusing on inner well being, spas have created menus as well as programs to educate and treat patrons to delicious as well as nutritious food. You can now enjoy the healthful benefits of spa meals while you are away, and learn how to carry on those traditions and habits when you return home.
“Focusing on inner well being, spas have created menus as well as programs to educate and treat patrons to delicious as well as nutritious food.”
Rancho La Puerta Resort in beautiful Baja California boasts itself for being the birthplace of spa cuisine. The property is home to the first-ever spa cooking school, which opened its doors in September 2007. Whimsically named La Cocina Que Canta, or The Kitchen That Sings, this culinary center is set in the midst of Rancho La Puerta's own organic farm. Guests can enjoy in-depth hands-on classes or more simple demonstrations to learn, explore, discuss and create foods alongside the talented chefs from all around the world.
The Canyon Ranch Resort in Tucson, AZ is also devoted to developing healthy eating habits. The ranch is well known for their popular cookbooks which can help guests, as well as others from all around create nutritionally intelligent meals, all while maintaining the importance of flavor and appeal. All meals are included in one's stay at Canyon Ranch, so instead of prices, nutritional facts are listed on the menus. With this innovation, people can learn to make healthful choices while at the ranch and take their newly found dietary knowledge home. There are several nutritionists on hand as well, for a more one-on-one look at one's eating habits.
“…people can learn to make healthful choices while at the Canyon Ranch Resort and take their newly found dietary knowledge home.”
The Miraval Resort in Tucson, AZ offers several programs that focus on nutrition as well as cooking. Guests can learn how to prepare the delicious and healthy meals that they enjoy while dining at Miraval. One can either watch a cooking demonstration via an overhead mirror as a chef prepares the meal in the teaching kitchen, or one can collaborate in an intimate group, to create a five course meal. Either way, food enthusiasts can enjoy the art of cooking and walk away with tips, tricks and an inside look at what goes into the preparation of an elegant spa meal.
“…food enthusiasts can enjoy the art of cooking and walk away with tips, tricks and an inside look at what goes into the preparation of an elegant spa meal.”
On your next spa visit, be sure to explore the various culinary programs that may be offered, and take a closer look inside the kitchen. You can walk away with an inspirational cookbook, nutritional guidance, and an overall better understanding of the importance that food plays in the vitality of one's health. Dare to bite off more than you can chew, and sign up for a cooking class or demonstration at your next destination spa getaway.
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