6:00 – 7:45 AM

Let’s Get Moving!

We’ll start the day off with a wide range of fun movement options, including different yoga classes, golfing at the Playa Dorada Golf Course, a walk on the beach, a swim in the ocean, water aerobics, or just a simple run around the Grand Ventana complex.

8:00 – 9:00 AM

Breakfast - Delicious, Hearty, and Oh So Good!

“What is there to eat if not meat, dairy products, and oil? How can I prepare tasty food?” In our buffets, you’ll learn and enjoy a wide selection of healthy, delicious plant-based options: fresh fruit, baked goods, smoothies, fresh juices, hot foods, cereals (muesli and oatmeal), and Dominican breakfast staples. Favorites include Caribbean pumpkin spice muffins, passion fruit smoothies, pineapple cereal bars, breakfast bowls with fiesta cornbread, black beans, salsa, and guacamole, baked cassava fries with savory greens, crepes filled with fresh fruit and pancakes.

9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Presentations: Optimal Health and How to Achieve It!

Our series of morning presentations are crafted and sequenced to have the greatest impact, with topics building on each other: No More Diseases: How diet and lifestyle can reverse and prevent chronic diseases; Body Literacy I and II: What do our bodies need?; Cancer, Heart Disease, and Diabetes: What’s the latest science?; Successes and Challenges in Transitioning to a Healthy Lifestyle; The Pillars of Lifestyle Health; Setting up Your Kitchen for Success; and Active Hope: Stewardship and Community Engagement.

12:15 – 1:30 PM

Savory Lunches

Once again, enjoy a wide selection of delicious plant-based options with a salad bar, fresh fruits, juices, side salads, warm sides, and main entrees. Some of our favorites include Sweet Potato Enchiladas, Masala’s Chickpeas, Fiesta potato salad, Ensalada Azteca with Mango Vinaigrette, Lentil Loaf with Gravy, Peanutty Noodles and Vegetables, Stuffed Cabbage Rolls, Polenta Bake, Curried Potatoes and Eggplant, Dominican Rice and Beans, Plantain Maduros and Creamy Alfredo.

1:30 – 4:30 PM

Siesta and Excursions: Relax and Have Fun!

This is the time to lounge on the beach, swim in the ocean, read by the pool, enjoy a beachside massage, visit the boutique spa, play a round of golf, or make new friends, talking and getting to know each other over a refreshing passion fruit juice! During this time, we’ll also host two excursions included in your registration fee, allowing you to leave the resort, visit local farms, and learn about the rich food history of the Dominican Republic, while also visiting a local school and making chocolate from cacao trees!

4:30 – 5:45 PM

Q&A with Presenters and Cooking Team

This is the time to ask questions, engage with our dynamic group of presenters, and learn from those who have been developing and preparing WFPB meals for over 30 years.

5:45 – 7:00 PM

Dinner

In addition to a salad bar, fresh fruits, and juices, dinners will include a range of tasty dishes. Some of our favorites include Nutty Potato Kale Soup, Italian Eggplant soup, Quick Three Bean Soup, The Dominican national dish of Sancocho, Vegetable Fajitas with Guacamole, Twice Baked Potatoes, Hearty Kale Salad, Macaroni and Squash, Lentil Burgers, Mock-Tuna Wraps. We’ll also serve a delicious plant-based dessert, including passion fruit cheese (less) cake, frozen chocolate cream, coconut mango pudding, pineapple sorbet, and more.

7:15 PM

Community Connections and Dialogues

Our goal in this session is to explore how transitioning to a whole food plant-based diet is a lifestyle choice – not merely a diet! In exploring this, we’ll enjoy several movies and documentaries – followed by lively group discussions – allowing you to network, get to know each other, and develop friendships and a community of support.