Black History Month: The Power of Your Plate

The Power of your Plate class will introduce the concepts of plant-based eating for preventing and treating common chronic diseases.
About this Event

Are you reading to learn how the Power of the Plate can kickstart your health journey?

Heart disease and cancer are the leading causes of death in the African American culture. The Power of your Plate class will introduce the concepts of plant-based eating for preventing and treating common chronic diseases including heart disease, overweight and obesity, and diabetes. In this class we will discuss keys to successfully change one's eating patterns to achieve optimal health. We will also become familiar with the African Heritage Power Plate and explore plant-based meal planning for a week.

This class features a cooking demonstration, handouts of easy and affordable recipes you can prepare at home, and a physician led lecture and opportunity for discussion.

The cooking demo includes:
Old-Fashioned Creamy Grits
Breakfast Tofu Scramble
Sunrise Biscuits

Jane is a Plant-Based Nutrition Professional through the T. Colin Campbell, Center for Nutrition Studies, a Licensed Food for Life Instructor through PCRM, and a recent graduate of the Rouxbe Culinary School in Professional-Plant Based Cooking. Jane is on a mission to help individuals learn to incorporate practices that generate health and well-being through cooking, composting, and compassion.