From Massachusetts to Mexico and beyond, the Physicians Committee’s Food for Life plant-based nutrition and cooking class program is celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month (Mes de la Hispanidad), Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, with classes that honor the rich tapestry of Latin American flavors and traditions and help fight diseases including type 2 diabetes and obesity...
Food for Life classes being offered during Black History Month include the African American Culinary Heritage class series, which honors the ancestral ties of West African foodways that were brought to the United States through the Middle Passage and the culinary traditions, such as soul food, developed by African Americans throughout their history in the United...
New series and classes will be added throughout the spring to provide faith communities with nutrition education and practical cooking tips and recipes to help prevent or overcome heart disease, type 2 diabetes, certain cancers, and other chronic health conditions with a plant-based diet. Food for Life instructor Charles Smith, a pastor at New Horizon Church...