Video Cooking Lessons
Here you’ll find a growing collection of cooking videos created especially for health educators and the audiences they serve. Each video features delicious, healthful recipes that are budget-minded, practical, and enjoyable, from quick snacks and fresh salads to comforting soups, satisfying entrées, simple desserts, and refreshing beverages. Beyond the recipes themselves, our focus is on building real-world cooking skills—the kind that help people gain confidence in the kitchen, cook more often at home, and make nourishing choices that last a lifetime. The Food and Health Communications Culinary Nutrition Video Library — professional cooking lessons and client education videos created by CIA-trained chef and nutrition educator Judy Doherty. Browse by topic below, or use the search box above to find videos for professional training, cooking demonstrations, or sharing directly with your patients and clients. Have a request? Let us know!
- beans
- beverage
- bowl
- Breakfast
- breakfast
- chicken
- coffee
- dash diet
- dinner
- eggs
- entree
- farmers market
- fish
- fruit
- global
- healthy plate
- holiday
- instapot
- knife skills
- low sodium
- mocktail
- Muffins
- myplate
- one pot
- one pot meal
- pasta
- pizza
- salad
- seafood
- shopping lessons
- snack
- soup
- stir fry
- summer
- tacos
- vegetable
- vegetarian
Lower Your Sodium Basics - 90 Seconds
Think most of your sodium comes from the salt shaker? Think again. In under 2 minutes, discover where the sodium in your diet really comes from — and it might surprise you. Most people consume 2 to 3 times more sodium than they need each day. Over time, this can raise blood pressure, leading to heart disease, stroke, kidney failure, and even dementia.
