Chef Kim's Kitchen
Your everyday companion for plant-based cooking. Engage Chef Kim in recipe creation, browse and save recipes, plan your week, and build your grocery list — all in one place.
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Your 7-Day Health Immersion
Based on the scientific discoveries of Dr. T. Colin Campbell
A few simple steps before you start cooking. Take your time — there's no rush.
If you are taking medication of any kind, you should consult with your physician before transitioning to a whole-food, plant-based diet. Consuming these foods can cause rapid healing, which may reduce your medication requirements — especially if you are taking medication for diabetes and/or high blood pressure. Failure to closely monitor your blood glucose levels and/or blood pressure and to adjust your medication when necessary could cause serious harm.
Please review the ingredients used in your dry packs to make sure you or someone else in your family is not allergic to anything on this list. Some of the more common allergens are listed in bold.
Create Your Immersion Pantry
Find a shelf, a drawer, or a corner of your kitchen cabinet and clear it out. This is going to be your Immersion Pantry — a dedicated spot where all your immersion ingredients live together in one place.
One Simple Backup: Kim's Loaded Baked Potatoes
Before your immersion begins, bake some potatoes and keep them in the fridge as a back-up meal. These keep for 3-4 days, so you can do the same midway through the immersion if you like.
- 4 medium baking potatoes
- 3 cups cooked broccoli florets or other veggies
- 1 can (15 oz) black beans, drained
- 1 cup salsa
- 1 cup guacamole or 1 avocado, sliced
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Bake potatoes at 400°F for 50–60 minutes until tender. Store extras in the fridge.
- When ready to eat, reheat a potato in the microwave (2–3 min)
- Sauté or microwave broccoli until tender
- Top with beans, veggies, salsa, and guacamole
Set Up Your Meal Plan
Before you go shopping, open the Meal Plan tab and configure two things:
Set your serving size in increments of 4 — the default is 4 servings, which covers dinner for 2 people and provides leftovers for their lunch the next day. If you are cooking for more people or want additional leftovers, increase to 8 or 12 servings. Your grocery list updates automatically.
Most of these meals freeze beautifully. Store leftovers in silicone freezer containers or freezer bags — label and date each one. The exception: gluten-free noodles, such as brown rice noodles, don't hold up well after freezing.
Buy Your Fresh Ingredients
One to two days before you begin your immersion, purchase the items on your grocery list. Buying them close to when you'll cook ensures the best quality and reduces waste.
Begin Your Immersion
Your starter packs have arrived, your fresh ingredients are ready, and the meal plan is in place. Time to cook!
Your Meal Plan
Reorder meals to fit your schedule. Ingredients stay the same.
If you are taking medication of any kind, you should consult with your physician before transitioning to a whole-food, plant-based diet. Consuming these foods can cause rapid healing, which may reduce your medication requirements — especially if you are taking medication for diabetes and/or high blood pressure. Failure to closely monitor your blood glucose levels and/or blood pressure and to adjust your medication when necessary could cause serious harm.
The participant always wants leftover lunch. Family members may or may not.
Groceries
Fresh ingredients you'll need for your immersion week. Your dry pack starters are pre-assembled for you and shipped to you separately.
Fresh Ingredients
Buy these 1–2 days before your immersion starts so everything is fresh when you need it.
🥗 Sides and Breakfasts
A few additional items to plan for before you shop.
Dry Pack Assembly
Make your own starter packs at home. Each pack forms the flavor base for one or more meals — assemble what you need, when you need it.
Add Packs to Your Grocery List
Choose the packs you'd like to make and how many batches of each, then add them to your Grocery List — the ingredients you'll need show up alongside everything else, all in one place.
Once assembled, all starter packs must be kept refrigerated. They will keep for up to two weeks in the fridge, or up to three months in the freezer.
The dry ingredients settle into layers, so a finished pack isn't evenly mixed. Measuring out only half (or any portion) can leave the seasoning unbalanced and change how the dish tastes. Whenever a recipe calls for a pack, use the entire pack.
What You'll Need for Assembly
Many of these items are available through Kim's curated Amazon store, where she's gathered her favorite tools and pantry staples for plant-based cooking.
🛒 Shop Kim's Amazon Store →Sourcing Tips
Most dry pack ingredients are available at your local grocery store. A few specialty items are best ordered online — these are marked Can be ordered online in your grocery list.
Meal Preparation
Step-by-step instructions for each meal.
Sides and Breakfasts
Simple, nourishing plant-based breakfasts for each day of your immersion.
🥗 Sides & Salads
🫙 Salad Dressings
Ask Chef Kim
Executive Chef & Author
Tell me what starter packs or ingredients you have on hand and I'll create a recipe for you — in the style of whole food, plant-based cooking that's flavorful, comforting, and never sacrifices taste for health.
Select the starter pack you would like to use, or click “No Starter Pack,” then submit a question in the chat box below, like:
- Provide a recipe for a casserole that uses potatoes, garlic, onions, and mushrooms.
- Provide a recipe for an Italian-style pasta dish.
- Provide a creamy soup recipe that I can make within 10 minutes.
My Recipe Box
Recipes you've saved from Ask Chef Kim or the Community database.
Your recipe box is empty
Tap + Add a Recipe to type in your own recipe, go to Ask Chef Kim to generate one, or explore our community recipe database and tap Save to store your favorites here.
My Planner
Add recipes from your Recipe Box to build your list — then slot recipes from that list into your weekly plan.
This Week
Community Recipes
Kitchen-tested recipes and community favorites. Rate any recipe to help others find the best ones. Tap Save to Recipe Box to keep a recipe and make it available in My Planner.
Explore
Go deeper into the science and story behind plant-based nutrition. Watch at your own pace — on your phone, computer, or TV.
PlantPure Nation
2015 · Documentary · Directed by Nelson Campbell
PlantPure Nation tells the story of three people on a quest to spread the message of one of the most important health breakthroughs of all time. After Dr. T. Colin Campbell delivers a stirring speech on the floor of the Kentucky House of Representatives, his son Nelson and Kentucky State Representative Tom Riner work together to propose a pilot program documenting the health benefits of a plant-based diet. When agribusiness lobbyists kill the legislation in committee, Nelson decides to try his own pilot project in his hometown of Mebane, North Carolina.
Search "PlantPure Nation" on any of these platforms:
Note: An account is required for TV streaming on these platforms.
From Food to Freedom
2023 · Documentary · Directed by Nelson Campbell
From the same film crew responsible for PlantPure Nation and a project of the nonprofit PlantPure Communities, From Food to Freedom tells the story of a live-in immersion program in Greensboro, NC with six participants (and two spouses) diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. As we follow them through the immersion, we hear of past struggles with the disease and watch firsthand as they shift from a standard American diet to a whole-food plant-based diet — achieving unexpected and astounding results. Their stories open the door to wider conversations about nutrition, chronic disease, immunity, and the Covid pandemic, charting a hopeful pathway for people wanting to live free of disease and costly pharmaceuticals.
Search "From Food to Freedom" on:
Note: A YouTube account is required for TV streaming.
Kickoff Video
Featuring Kim & Nelson Campbell · Watch anytime
Want to revisit the program introduction from Kim and Nelson? The full video is available here anytime.
The Science Behind the Program
Based on the research of Dr. T. Colin Campbell
Five things the science tells us about food and health — in plain language you can share with anyone who asks why you're eating this way.
Welcome to the Program
You're enrolled. Here's everything you need to know before Day 1 begins.
Facilitator Mode
For Kim and Nelson: generate a customized printed booklet for each immersion participant. Set household size, optionally swap meals for allergies, then print.
📅 Your Program Schedule
🎬 Recommended Films
We recommend watching our two documentaries as part of your immersion. Watch PlantPure Nation first, preferably before your immersion begins, then From Food to Freedom. Include any family members who'll be cooking or eating with you.
This story-driven documentary, with a dramatic political throughline, provides an accessible introduction to the science, efficacy, and politics of plant-based eating.
Available on Amazon Prime and Apple TV
This documentary tells the powerful healing stories of people with advanced type 2 diabetes and provides a nice follow up to PlantPure Nation.
Available on YouTube
🛒 Order Pantry Items From Kim's Amazon Store
A handful of pantry add-ins for the recipes you'll cook are hard to find at most grocery stores. Kim has curated a list of the exact brands she trusts. Your dry packs are made for you and handed out at kickoff, so this list covers only the extras that aren't already in them.
Order as soon as you can so everything arrives before your immersion begins.
🛒 Shop Kim's Amazon Store →📱 Phone Support
Kim and Nelson are available for calls every day from 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM — call with any question, a recipe you're unsure about, how you're feeling, or anything at all.
💬 Group Chat
A group text thread connects you with the rest of the cohort, plus Kim and Nelson. Share a photo of a meal you made, ask a quick question, or cheer someone else on — the group is meant for ongoing conversation, not scheduled check-ins.
📊 Biometric Testing
Your program includes biometric measurements (weight, blood pressure, and other measures) taken before and after the immersion. Results are confidential and shared only between you and the testing clinic — they are not stored in this app.
📅 Post-Program Meeting
Your post-program meeting is scheduled for the Wednesday following Day 7. Your clinic staff member will facilitate. You'll review results and get a demonstration of the Chef Kim app for ongoing use.
Groceries
Generated from your weekly meal plan.
No meals planned yet
Add meals in My Planner and your grocery list will appear here automatically.
📝 Other Items
Jot down anything else you need to pick up — household items, snacks, things not in the meal plan. Saves automatically.
Print Your Program
Print your program materials.
Facilitator Mode
Generate a customized printed booklet for each immersion participant.
Use this workflow once per participant: set their household size, optionally swap any meals for allergies, then print the booklet. When you're ready for the next participant, reset the plan and start again.
📦 Starter Kit Items
Ingredients you'll be providing in each participant's starter kit. These appear on the grocery list with a strikethrough and "(in your starter kit)" so participants know not to buy them. One ingredient per line; names must match the recipe ingredient names exactly (case-insensitive).
📝 Editable Booklet Content
Edit the prose intro that appears in the printed booklet's Sides and Breakfasts section, and in the standalone Sides and Breakfasts print.
The short prose panel that appears under the grocery list on screen and at the end of the Fresh Ingredients section in the printed booklet.
1 Set this participant's household size
How many people in this participant's household will be eating each meal? Dinner is the main count; lunch may differ if not everyone eats leftovers.
2 Review and swap meals (optional)
If this participant has allergies or strong preferences, open the meal plan to swap individual meals. Skip this step if no changes are needed.
Tip: Use "Reset Plan to Defaults" between participants to clear the previous participant's swaps before starting fresh.
3 Generate the participant's booklet
Opens the full program booklet — welcome pack, meal plan, grocery list, recipes, and more — sized to this participant's household. Print to PDF or paper from the print dialog.
Settings
Configure your experience.
Save Chef Kim to Your Home Screen or Dock
Access Chef Kim instantly like a native app — no browser needed.
Ask Chef Kim — API Key
Ask Chef Kim requires an Anthropic API key. Your key is stored only on your device.
sk-ant-. Get a key at console.anthropic.com. To replace your key, simply paste the new one and tap Save.Default Servings
Set your household size so recipes and grocery lists default to the right amount.
About Chef Kim
Your digital companion for the 7-Day Health Immersion.
Admin Panel
Admin Access
Enter your password to manage recipes and meal plans.
Set the default dinner recipe for each day of the immersion plan. Day 1 (Monday) has an additional lunch slot since there are no leftovers from a prior dinner.
These are the pantry add-ins participants order from Kim's Amazon store for the recipes they'll cook. Items that go into the dry packs are produced by you and bought in bulk on the production grocery list, so the participant pre-order automatically leaves those out.
Toggle the "Order from Kim's Amazon store" badge for any pantry ingredient. Changes save when you click Save Changes and flow immediately to the participant grocery list.
Data Management
🚀 Publish recipe changes to everyone
Push your current recipe edits live to every user, on every device — including your phone. Your edits stay private to you until you publish. Only approved admin accounts can publish.
Export Recipe Data
Download all recipes and meal plan data as a JSON file for backup or transfer.
Import Recipe Data
Replace current data with a previously exported JSON file.
Reset to Defaults
Restore all recipes and the meal plan to the original seed data.
Settings
The admin password is set in the app source and rotated at deploy time.
Chef Kim AI Prompt
This is the system prompt that shapes how Chef Kim's AI generates recipes — the philosophy, rules, format, and voice. Edit it freely and save to update the live behavior. Changes take effect immediately for every user on their next Ask Chef Kim message.
Quick test
Test the prompt currently in the editor (saved or not) by asking Chef Kim a sample question.
Manage Recipes
Set a recipe's meal category, Edit it (when it matches a built-in recipe), or Remove it from the browse library — handy for clearing out duplicates. Removing a recipe here won't change your meal plan. To make an edit or removal reach everyone, use Publish to everyone on the Data tab afterward.
Community Submissions
Recipes shared by users via the 🌿 Share to Community button. Review, edit, or remove them here.
Participants
Enroll participants here with their name, phone number, and household size. Household size drives how their labeled booklet is scaled (recipe batches and grocery quantities). Your roster is saved securely to your account — only your approved admin logins can see it — and syncs across your devices.
Messaging
Send SMS messages to your cohort. Messages are sent individually from your program phone number — participants receive a standard text and can reply directly to you.
Starter Kit Items
Edit the list of items shipped in the participant kit. Items on this list are marked "(in your starter kit)" on the grocery list and struck through to indicate they don't need to be purchased.
Dry Pack Production
Plan and print everything you need to produce the immersion's dry packs in your own kitchen ahead of time, then deliver them at kickoff. Set how many households you're serving, and this scales the bulk grocery list, the count of each pack to make, and the per-pack recipes — all printable for production day.
Cohort Configuration
Set the dates and contact details for this cohort. This information appears in the participant booklet you generate from the Generate Booklet tab.
Identifier for this cohort (e.g. "Spring 2026 — Hendersonville"). Appears in the booklet generator summary.
Name of the clinic referring participants for this cohort.
Address or specific room where participants will gather to watch the kickoff video.
Paste an invite link to the group text thread (WhatsApp, Signal, GroupMe, or iMessage). Participants use it to join the ongoing conversation with Kim, Nelson, and the rest of the cohort. Leave blank if you're not using a group chat for this cohort.
These events appear in the Program Schedule table of the participant booklet. Edit the label, add or remove rows, or drag to reorder. Dates auto-calculate from the Program Start Date above where possible; enter manually for fixed dates.
These rows appear in the Support During the Program table of the participant booklet. Edit, reorder, or add new rows. Changes save automatically. If a row's label contains the word "phone" and the Phone Support Number field above is set, the booklet will append that number to the details.
Download a single file with this cohort's configuration and its full participant roster. The roster is stored only on this device, so keep a backup — restoring it on a new browser or machine brings everything back.
Check-In Dashboard
Daily check-in data from all participants. Participants who have not checked in for 2+ consecutive days are flagged.
Note: In this pilot, check-in data is stored on each participant's own device. This dashboard shows data from the device you are currently using. A shared dashboard will be available in a future update.