Full Plate Living: A Free Program & Free Shared Medical Appointment Curriculum
⭐ A Kitchen Monk™ Recommended Resource · Ardmore Institute of Health
📋 Full Plate Living at a glance
👥 Who it helps: Adults who want to eat more fiber-rich whole foods for energy, weight, or blood sugar goals; also groups and clinics.
✅ What you can do: Take the free self-paced Core Program, use hundreds of recipes, join workshops, or lead a group; clinicians can use free shared medical appointment programs.
💲 Cost: Free (“No Upsells or Hidden Fees”), from the nonprofit Ardmore Institute of Health.
🌐 Where: 💻 Online, self-paced; groups in person or online
🔗 Our relationship: independent organization; featured, not affiliated. We receive no payment. Details checked October 14, 2026 on the official website; programs and prices can change.
🥗 Flourishing Together: A Free Program, and a Free Curriculum for Clinics
Full Plate Living is a free program from the nonprofit Ardmore Institute of Health, which has promoted lifestyle change since 1947. It helps people add more whole, unprocessed, fiber-rich foods to meals they already eat: a small-step approach, not a purity test. Ardmore says it is ad-free with no hidden fees or upsells. Full Plate Living’s online, self-paced program is certified by the American College of Lifestyle Medicine.
📡 Latest from Full Plate Living
🔄 This section updates itself. Full Plate Living’s newest videos and articles appear here automatically, straight from their public YouTube channel and blog.
📰 Newest articles, recipe ideas & workshops
🌿 Make it the Kitchen Monk way: Full Plate Living’s recipe roundups aren’t always plant-based or free of added salt, oil, and sugar. Some include oil, sweeteners, dairy, or meat. Skip the oil (sauté in a splash of water), sweeten with whole dates, and fill the “25%” side of your plate with beans, whole grains, potatoes, or a few nuts or seeds. 🫘 Every extra gram of fiber is a win worth celebrating!
Videos and headlines come directly from Full Plate Living’s public YouTube channel and blog feed and refresh automatically (new headlines can take a few hours to show up here). Nothing plays until you tap play. Full Plate Living and Ardmore Institute of Health are independent and don’t endorse Kitchen Monk.
🚀 Shared medical appointments are at the heart of Kitchen Monk’s vision for Flourishing Nursing Forward™: care, education, and peer support in one room. Full Plate Living gives clinics a free, ready-made curriculum to start with.
💡 Free curriculum is not the same as a free appointment. The program materials cost nothing. A shared medical appointment is a clinical visit, and the clinic decides whether to bill insurance, charge a self-pay fee, or offer it free. Patients: ask the clinic about cost before you join.
For clinicians · 🟢 Free curriculum · 🩺 Clinical visit: cost or insurance may apply
🏥 The Full Plate Living Shared Medical Appointment Program
- 📅 Three lengths: 1-, 4-, and 8-session programs
- 🌎 Two languages: English and Spanish (Citas Médicas Compartidas)
- 💻 In person or virtual, with all curriculum materials provided at no cost
- 🧾 A billable clinical visit: Ardmore notes clinics can bill for these visits, or offer them free or self-pay at their discretion (check your payer and local rules)
- 🎓 Free training: a Facilitator Training certification and continuing-education courses on implementing shared medical appointments
Continuing medical education credit approvals have set terms; check Full Plate Living’s site for what is currently accredited.
🚪 For Everyone Else: Three More Free Doors
🥣 Learn on Your Own
🟢 FREE WITH REGISTRATION. A self-paced online Core Program with recipes and bonus modules.
🤝 Lead a Group
An 8-session group program anyone can facilitate, at church, work, or in the community, with free facilitator training.
🏢 For Employers
Tools for wellness directors to bring the program to their workforce.
🌳 Where this fits the Flourishing Orchard: a nurse practitioner or physician leads the visit, a Nurse Coach (our Flourishing Care Connector™) helps patients carry the goals home, and community groups like Plant Based Support keep the encouragement going between visits.
🧭 Where to next?
ℹ️ Independent recommendation. Kitchen Monk™ recommends Full Plate Living and the Ardmore Institute of Health. They do not endorse, sponsor, or partner with Kitchen Monk, and Kitchen Monk does not offer shared medical appointments. The curriculum belongs to Ardmore; please download it directly from them. Free curriculum does not mean free healthcare: billing and costs for any clinical visit are set by the clinic and vary by payer and state. General education only; please consult your doctor or other healthcare provider before making any lifestyle changes. Information last reviewed: October 1, 2026 · Page last updated: October 2, 2026.
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