About this Event
PLANT-BASED POTLUCK in-person in Fergus, Ontario, Canada
Are you in the Elora/Fergus area and would like to join us for a healthy potluck?
Let's meet up at Fountain Head Health Store and the Red Door Restaurant!
Bring your favourite plant-based dish to share with other health-conscious, like-minded individuals. And bring dishes for eating!
If you don't know what to bring or won't have time to make something, come anyway! Just let us know in advance so we can purchase extra food. (And please let us know if you'd prefer to just pay for dinner in future rather than have a potluck!)
Do you have a chronic health concern, such as high blood pressure or cholesterol, diabetes, autoimmune disease, arthritis, extra weight that you need to lose, low energy, etc?
Or are you a seasoned whole plant foodie and would like to meet others who eat this way?
Or are you just curious what all the buzz is about plant-based eating for better health?
Then this is for you!
Dr. Vivian Polak will give a brief presentation on the healing power of whole plant foods to reverse chronic diseases. In 2023, she founded the nonprofit Benessere North [Ben-ess-say-ray] - meaning wellness or well-being in Italian - so she helps women reverse chronic diseases and improve their health and well-being.
Bring any Whole Food Plant-Based dish to share - it can be an appetiser, main, side, or dessert. We just ask that it be made of whole plant foods - so that means vegetables, fruits, legumes (beans, chick peas, split peas, lentils, tofu, tempeh), whole grains, nuts or seeds, spices, and ideally no salt, oil, or sugar (but don't worry too much - just do your best:)).
Please no animal products (obviously!), so no meat of any kind (beef, chicken, lamb, pork etc), no dairy (ie no milk or milk product from any animal - yogurt, cheese etc), no eggs, no fish, and no processed items please.
What dish can I bring? Some ideas...: hummus and vegetables and/or Mary's oil-free seedy crackers to dip; guacamole and vegetables and/or whole grain pita, salads with leafy greens and other raw vegetables, roasted vegetables, roasted or steamed potatoes or sweet potatoes, barley or quinoa, whole grain or legume pasta with tomato sauce and vegan parmesan, a vegetable/tofu curry, fruit plate, whole food plant-based cookies or squares.
If you have any questions, feel free to .
PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN PLATES, CUTLERY AND CUPS - WE WILL NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THE KITCHEN!
Let's enjoy good food in good company. See you there!
. (Sorry, we can't give tax receipts, as it is a nonprofit but not a registered charity).
If anyone is interested in reversing diseases with nutrition, Dr. Polak will talk about the Women's Health Hub Community membership for women worldwide. For anyone who joins at the event, there will be a discount PLUS Benessere will donate a portion of the proceeds to the foodbank.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Fountain Head Health Store and the Red Door Restaurant, 212 Saint Andrew Street West, Fergus, Canada
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