The CNM Vegan Natural Chef Diploma Course
Course Overview
Length of Study: 9 – 12 months, 520 hours, part-time
How the Body Works: 60 hours
Nutrition for Every Day Living: 60 hours
Kitchen: 140 hours + 160 hours home assignments
Internship: 100 hours
CNM Diploma: Dip. Natural Chef
The CNM Vegan Natural Chef diploma course is a three-part course covering everything you need to know to become a successful CNM Vegan Natural Chef, from how the digestive system works, to building a culinary career! CNM’s Vegan Natural Chef training consists of 420 hours of life-changing education. You will then need to complete an internship of 100 hours.
CNM’s Vegan Natural Chef training has been developed to meet the growing demands of a society increasingly interested in food that supports and promotes health.
CNM Vegan Natural Chef students are taught to prepare delicious gourmet meals that focus on nutritional value. Whole, organic, fresh, and minimally-processed foods are procured in season. As no single dietary regime is appropriate for everyone, we teach how individualised food can enhance health.
Become an Experienced Vegan Natural Chef
- How the body works (anatomy & physiology)
- Nutrition and health
- Food selection, food combining, pantry essentials and food safety
- Energetics of food
- Working with plant-based proteins
- Flavour, taste, preparation and presentation
- Essential kitchen techniques
- Recipe scaling and costing
- Therapeutic menu planning and writing
- Food therapeutics
- Business and How to build a vegan culinary career
CNM Vegan Natural Chef Syllabus
Part 1 – How the Body Works
Understanding how the body functions, the digestive and immune systems and the gut brain axis. How food, environment and lifestyle affect the body on a cellular level. Knowing when to refer to a specialist.
Part 2 – Nutrition for Every Day Living
Food choices and how the nutritional values of individual foods impact our immunity, cognitive abilities and energy levels, is the focus of CNM’s classroom-based Short Course in Nutrition for Every Day Living (NEDL).
If you are already qualified in A&P or Nutrition you can seek an exemption from these parts of the course.
Part 3 – Chef Training
140 hours in the kitchen, and 160 hours home assignments
Leading Natural Chefs will teach you essential cooking techniques. You’ll also learn methods for sourcing quality ingredients, culinary business principles, and the art of healthful cooking.
Vegan natural Chef training is combined of five modules::
Fundamentals
- Food safety and sanitation
- Macro & micro nutrients
- Flavour, taste, preparation and presentation
- How to create a healthy balanced vegan diet
- Recipe writing and culinary maths
- Best sources of food and ingredients
- Energetics of food
Techniques
- Kitchen equipment, knife skills
- Cooking, grilling, steaming, dehydrating, baking
- Sprouting, juicing, fermenting
Food
- Master vegan sauces and stews
- Use seasonal ingredients in an imaginative way
- Work with tofu and tempeh
- Vegetables, salads, fruits, grains, nuts and seeds
- Raw and not so raw, culinary herbs and spices
- Beverages, superfoods, food combination
- Alternatives to sugar, table salt, dairy, gluten, soya
Food for Health
- Therapeutic menu writing and planning
- Foods that support organ systems
- Food therapeutics
- Deliciously healthy breakfast, lunch, dinner and dessert
Business
- PR/marketing strategies
- How to build a plant-based culinary career
- The law, accounts
Videos
Course Overview
How the Body Works: Sample
Accreditation
 CNM Natural Chef holds the ICSA certification from the Independent Cookery School Association |  Graduates are eligible to join the Association of Naturopathic Practitioners (ANP) upon qualification |
Career Opportunities
The CNM Vegan Natural Chef qualification can open doors to a variety of careers. Options include becoming a Vegan Natural Chef in a restaurant or spa; working as a private or retreat chef, or developing your own healthy catering or food business.
From cooking instructor, product developer, food and recipe writer, or cookbook author, to educating clients and businesses on how to prepare natural foods, the possibilities are endless.
Recent Graduates
“ I’ve joined CNM’s Natural Chef Diploma Course. I believe with the further training and credibility that comes with the qualification, I can really take my skills and opportunities to the next level.”
How to Find Us
CNM London, 25 Percy Circus, London WC1X 9EU
The College of Naturopathic Medicine is located in central London, with great Tube and train transportation links.
St Pancras: 10 minutes by foot
King’s Cross: 15 minutes by foot
Euston: 10 minutes by foot
Farringdon: 10 minutes by foot
Contact Us
Please fill in the enquiry form below and one of our Course Consultants will be in touch. They can tailor a study schedule which suits your lifestyle and commitments.
You can also call us on 01342 410 505 or email us at info@naturopathy-uk.com.
