Healthy Family Meals: Reimagining Spaghetti Night

Join us for a hands-on cooking workshop where kids and adults cook side-by-side, learning simple ways to transform a classic spaghetti meal into nutritious, flavorful alternatives the whole family will enjoy.

Together, you’ll prepare and taste four spaghetti sauces, from a traditional meat sauce to a hearty plant-based lentil and vegetable sauce, discovering how easy ingredient swaps can add more nutrition without sacrificing flavor.

Led by AdventHealth’s Dr. Angela Fals, Pediatric Board-Certified Obesity Medicine physician and Certified Culinary Medicine Specialist, and Allison Harrell, Registered Dietitian and Certified Culinary Medicine Specialist.

Meet your Instructors

Dr. Angela Fals 

Dr. Angela Fals is a double board-certified pediatrician and obesity medicine physician who specializes in providing medically-supervised weight management for children and adolescents.  She is the Medical Director of AdventHealth for Children's (AHFC) Pediatric Weight and Wellness Program and heads the multidisciplinary clinical team combining medical therapies, counseling, and education to teach children healthy habits and skills for life. Dr. Fals is the medical consultant to Mission:Fit Possible, AHFC’s obesity prevention / wellness branch to local schools and has been instrumental in forming over 90 local, national and international partnerships to create the most comprehensive pediatric weight management program in Central Florida. She is a published author, national/ international speaker, and educator. Due to her passion for intensive healthy lifestyle and behavioral treatment (IHLBT), Dr. Fals became a Certified Culinary Medicine Specialist and co-founded AdventHealth (AH) Culinary Medicine. She was instrumental in the formation of early interdepartmental advisory and governance boards advocating for the integration of teaching kitchens and culinary gardens as integral components of healthcare systems providing whole person care that have helped to guide the healthcare system within the Food Is Medicine arena. In addition, she developed the original AH Culinary Medicine curriculum for team members, clinical providers, and the community with an emphasis in Lifestyle Medicine, Blue Zones, and Mediterranean Eating at The Kitchen House. She continues to work closely with the American College of Culinary Medicine / Health Meets Food as a curriculum reviewer, training and leading an instructional team of dedicated volunteer physicians/ providers and staff to support student participants in confidently integrating evidence-based Culinary Medicine into their own lives and their clinics for greater impact in chronic disease prevention and treatment prenatally through adulthood. Dr. Fals’ work in Pediatric Obesity Medicine and Culinary Medicine have opened opportunities for her to be a pioneer in clinical quality initiatives, standards of care, outcomes and research, and in the formation of national/international collaborations, including participation in multi-site studies and publications with the American Academy of Pediatrics Institute for a Healthy Childhood Weight and Expert Exchange. Dr. Fals has been the recipient of several awards including the 2016 United States President's Council on Fitness, Sports, & Nutrition Community Leadership Award and The Press Ganey Top Performer 99th Percentile Award in Patient Experience.  For more than 25 years, she has been an advocate for healthy lifestyles and wellness in children, teens, and families. 

Allison Harrell, RDN

Allison Harrell is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist with over 27 years of experience helping individuals and communities improve their health through evidence-based nutrition and lifestyle strategies. She is a certified culinary medicine specialist and a plant-forward professional chef who bridges the gap between nutrition science and practical, real-life cooking. Allison specializes in medical nutrition therapy, sustainable weight management, disease prevention, and behavior change, with a passion for teaching people how to use food as a powerful tool for healing and longevity. She has worked across clinical care, private practice, corporate wellness, and hands-on culinary education, partnering with physicians, healthcare systems, and community organizations to deliver impactful “food as medicine” programs. As a culinary educator with the Culinary Health Institute at 4Roots Farm, Allison designs and leads immersive nutrition and cooking experiences that empower participants to build confidence in the kitchen and make informed, sustainable choices for lifelong health. Compassionate, practical, and research-driven, she is committed to making healthy eating both approachable and enjoyable.

What You’ll Experience

You'll leave with practical recipes, new techniques, and creative ways to bring healthy, family-friendly meals to your table!

• Learn kitchen basics including: recipe reading, knife skills, measuring, and time-saving tips.
• Harvest herbs from 4Roots raised garden beds.
• Hands-on creation and sampling of flavorful pasta sauces.
• Conversation with Dr. Fals and Allison on how food creates the foundations for health and wellness.
• Guided 4Roots Farm tour.

On the Menu

• Salad with red wine vinaigrette dressing
• Spaghetti with four different sauce combinations:
  • Classic meat sauce
  • Meat and vegetable sauce
  • Meat and vegetables with lentil sauce
  • Vegetables with lentil sauce 

Event Details

📆 Date & Time: Friday, July 31st | 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
📍 Location: 4Roots Farm Campus, 1101 N John Young Pkwy, Orlando, FL
🎟️ Ticket Price: $25 per ticket - children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult

About the Culinary Health Institute 

The Culinary Health Institute (CHI) is an initiative of 4Roots in partnership with AdventHealth, Florida Blue, and Gordon Food Service. CHI works to transform community health by advancing food as medicine and whole-person care through education, clinical innovation, and research. Learn more at 4rootsfarm.org/CHI.