Mindful Eating for the Beloved Community in Atlanta with C.H.O.I.C.E.S. Community Teaching Kitchen and Aetna

Thursday, Mar 21, 2019 at 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM EST

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Thursday, Mar 21, 2019 at 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM EST

Join us in Atlanta as BCAGlobal presents Mindful Eating for the Beloved Community and supports the Grand Opening of Choices (Center Helping Obesity in Children End Successfully). This event will highlight the importance of health equity in the community and bring exposure to the importance of community health involvement, interactive learning and sharing a Mindful Meal.


ABOUT MINDFUL EATING FOR THE BELOVED COMMUNITY

Mindful eating for the beloved community (belovedmindfuleating.net): Is a national platform to discover conversations about the past and present impact on food in our individual lives as well as our families with a sense of awareness.

Mindful Eating for the Beloved Community also empower individuals and communities to address the health crisis in communities across America that have their root cause in poor nutrition.

ABOUT CHOICES

The mission of the Center Helping Obesity In Children End Successfully, Inc. (C.H.O.I.C.E.S.) is to be a parent and child resource center for the clinically diagnosed and at risk children of obesity. Over the last 17 years, C.H.O.I.C.E.S. has delivered it's message of fitness and nutrition education to children and adults through cooking classes, workshops, summer camps and health expos.

Our new Community Teaching Kitchen will serve as the second location for our year-round Cooking with C.H.O.I.C.E.S. program. This new teaching hub will enable us to improve our approach to attacking childhood and adult obesity and the chronic diseases related to obesity.

ABOUT BCAGlobal

BCAGlobal empowers people of color across diverse cultures through education, training and mentoring within a mindfulness approach to food, coupled with practical skills in the hospitality & culinary industries, leading to meaningful connections that further a vision of a beloved community.

BCA Global

https://bcaglobal.org/

BCA Global is a non-profit culinary, foodservice and educational membership organization. Our mission is to create awareness, exposure and career advancing opportunities for people of color within the culinary industry. We are the only organization that advocates equity in the largest industry in America. We connect young culinary, hospitality and aspiring foodservice professionals with a network of career opportunities within the industry. We also provide much-needed advocacy for equity within all aspects of foodservice. This not only includes career opportunities but also the conversations around the standards necessary for someone of color to be successful in the largest industry in America. The end goal is supporting diversity from a social-economic perspective. We encourage young people to explore the world of culinary arts and hospitality through formal training, professional networking and mentoring. We encourage open discussions about diversity and cultural awareness with hiring managers with the objective of starting engaging conversations through a racial equity lens.

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