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Man and woman cooking together in kitchen

Cook with OC

Man and woman cooking together in kitchen

Cook with OC

Osteoporosis Canada is providing strategies, new ideas and recipes to help you get the bone building nutrients needed for bone health.

Nutrition is a key component for strengthening and maintaining healthy bones as well as in the prevention and management of osteoporosis. Calcium, vitamin D and protein are essential nutrients for proper bone health and whenever possible Osteoporosis Canada recommends trying to get calcium and protein through food.

Cook with OC features recipes with calcium and protein in addition to other important nutrients, virtual 1-hour interactive instructive cooking demonstrations and cook-along classes led by Emily Richards, PHEc.

Cooking Demo

These online webinars feature new recipes, tips and techniques to educate and inspire viewers to prepare meals at home helping them to keep bones strong and healthy.

Cook-Along

Participants are featured on the Cook-Along webinar and cook with Emily Richards in real time!

The registration fee is $15 per person which provides you with cooking instruction, grocery delivery and one Unbreakable Apron.


Watch Past Cooking Demos

Watch Past Cooking Demos and Get Recipe

Original Air Date: January 28, 2025

Join Emily Richards, PHEc as she shows us how to prepare Smoky Lemon, Egg and Quinoa Soup. This easy to make recipe comes together in under 20 minutes, has eggs for added protein and is full of flavour, with a zesty zip of lemon and a hint of smoked paprika for a refreshingly bright soup.

Original Air Date: February 13, 2025

Nothing says love like fresh out of the oven biscuits! Join Emily Richards, PHEc as she shows us how to bake up a batch of Homemade Biscuits – perfect to enjoy anytime or for sharing with friends, family and neighbours.

Original Air Date: September 10, 2024

Chicken Shawarma meatballs oven roasted with vegetables and served with couscous and a Greek Yogurt Garlic sauce is an easy to prepare and tasty meal you can serve up in just 40 minutes. Join Emily Richards, PHEc as she demonstrates how to prepare Chicken Shawarma Meatballs and Couscous.

Emily Richards
Professional Home Economist

Emily Richards

Emily Richards is a professional home economist, freelance food writer, chef and cookbook author who also enjoys culinary instruction for home cooks who want to learn more and have fun in the kitchen. She is the author and co-author of 11 cookbooks which include topics from Italian cuisine, weeknight dinners, glycemic index diets, 5 ingredient cooking and comfort foods.

Emily writes and develops recipes for cookbooks, print and online publications and websites that include everyday cooking and healthy eating.

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