Our Programs
PERSONALIZED PANTRY MAKEOVER WORKSHOP - 1 WORKSHOP/ 3 HOURS
I will give your pantry and fridge a complete makeover by efficiently identifying undesirable items that are holding you back from reaching your optimal health and wellness goals. Whether you are ready to make the transition to a 100% real foods household, going gluten free, or navigating a newly diagnosed food allergy, this service is designed to remove the guesswork.
Monica will personally come to your home with you :determine whether it is helping or inhibiting your individual goals. Additionally, I will teach you how to expertly read and interpret a nutrition facts label so you will feel confident when grocery shopping. You will also receive operational advice on storing and organizing your pantry and a personalized grocery list carefully designed to re-stock your pantry with more healthful, nourishing items better aligned to optimize your health and body. At the end of this in-home consultation, you will feel empowered and at ease knowing that your pantry is stocked with wholesome foods and ingredients designed to make eating well simply delicious!
INCLUDES:
· 1 hour in-home pantry assessment and makeover (includes refrigerated staple items, i.e. condiments, dairy, etc.)
· 1 hour in-home kitchen operations evaluation and suggestions (includes: kitchen equipment review, storage and food labeling, kitchen operations and HACCP)
· Pantry Re-Stock Shopping List
· Pantry Re-Stock 1-Week Meal Plan & Recipes
· Label Reading 101 Tipsheet
The workshop costs USD$180
Local clients must reside at an address within 30 miles of Guayaquil. For clients residing outside the 30-mile radius, please reserve the “Virtual Pantry Makeover” package’
Availability
Monday – Saturday
Morning, Afternoon
PERSONALIZED SUPER MARKET TOUR - 1 WORKSHOP – 2 HOURS
Do your eyes cross when reading food labels? How do you know which cereal to buy? Gain the confidence you need to walk the grocery aisles with relaxed ease. We will meet at the store and target your specific questions and goals - read labels and filling the cart with the foods that will nourish your family. Among many other things, you will:
Learn how to evaluate a food label
Identify “(un)healthy” foods
Reduce anxiety about what to buy
Get tips on meal planning
Find foods that are truly nourishing
INCLUDES:
· 1.5 hour in-home Supermarket Tour
· Shopping List
· 1-Week Meal Plan & Recipes
· Label Reading 101 Tipsheet
Group Tour $45 Private Tour $120
Availability
Monday – Saturday
Morning, Afternoon
COOCKING TECHNIQUE WORKSHOPS: BASIC KNIFE SKILLSCLASS 1 WORKSHOP / 2 HOURS
In this fun workshop you’re going to learn the best ways to choose knives, take care of them, and cut almost anything (without cutting yourself). You will learn professional chef knife skills that aspiring chefs learn at cooking school; these are the skills that we, as home cooks, are the easiest and quickest rout to cooking fantastic food and respecting the products.
INCLUDES:
How to hold a knife
Chopping
Dicing
Slicing and cutting
Chiffonade & Julienne
What to have in your Knife Drawer
Sharpening and storage
Group Class $45 Private Class $120
Availability
Monday – Saturday
Morning, Afternoon
COOKING TECHNIQUE WORKSHOPS: Basic Cooking Skills Class
Learn the basics and cooking becomes easy. One of the biggest reasons I created MONA Wellness was so I could share my passion for quality food and its connection to wellness. Food is so much love than what you eat and learning to cook is basis for wellbeing. Learning to cook, like building any structure, you start at the foundation and build up.
Workshops are personalized for each client, current classes and may include:
How to read recipes and prepare your mise en place
How to season
How to boil
How to roast
How to sauté & alternatives to frying
How to make salads and vinaigrettes
Wholesome Soups
Delicious 30 min healthy dinners
Group Class $45 Private Class $120
Availability
Monday – Saturday
Morning, Afternoon
COOCKING TECHNIQUE WORKSHOPS: INTERMEDIATe & ADVANCED COOKING CLASS
Ones you have learned the basics we are ready to move to more challenging stuff!
Workshops are personalized for each client, current classes and may include:
Gluten free pasta class
Gluten free superfood bread class
Mona Wellness take on your favorite dessert!
Mona Wellness Pizza Party
Hearty Tuscan Menu
Thai Spa Cuisine Menu
Vietnamese Light Lunch
Mediterranean healthy spreads & meze
Peruvian tiraditos & ceviches
Group Class $45 Private Class $120.
Availability
Monday – Saturday
Morning, Afternoon
