One Prep, Three Meals: A Flexible Approach to Meal Prep | November 05, 2026

This webinar has been approved to provide 1 CPEU for RDs/DTRs, for both those who attended live and those who watch the video recording.

Let’s rethink the traditional meal prep class. Instead of teaching isolated recipes, how can we teach an adaptable system?

In this session, Margo Ackman, Teaching Kitchen Chef with Google’s KitchenSync program in Kirkland, WA, will share an approach to meal prep that starts with  one versatile base ingredient and transforms it into three distinct, culturally diverse meals throughout the week.Through a live culinary demonstration, Chef Margo will show how a single foundational preparation can become three completely different meals while encouraging confidence, creativity, and flexibility in the kitchen.

Building on this practical example, Lauren Beckwith (Program Manager, Food Experiences, Guckenheimer at Google) will provide a broader look at Google’s Teaching Kitchen programs and how they use culinary education to engage participants, build practical skills, and support confidence in the kitchen. Together, Chef Margo and Lauren will share insights for designing engaging, adaptable culinary programming and discuss how elements of Google’s approach can be applied across a variety of teaching kitchen settings and audiences.

Speakers:

Margo Ackman, Teaching Kitchen Chef, Google (Kirkland, WA)
Lauren Beckwith, Program Manager, Food Experiences, Guckenheimer at Google