Get healthy! Eat to prevent and reverse chronic diseases affecting African Americans with healthy and delicious foods

About this event

The African Heritage Power Plate is based on Oldways’ African Heritage Diet Pyramid and programming and the Physicians Committee’s Power Plate. This plant-based way of eating is inspired by healthful food traditions from across the African diaspora. This Power Plate relies on four major food groups that were staples in traditional African diets: fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and beans, with the addition of a source of vitamin B12. It is free of animal products, including meat, dairy, and eggs, and it minimizes added salt, sugar, and fats.

There are multiple socioeconomic factors that can play into these health disparities among African Americans. It’s commonly assumed that chronic diseases are genetic. However, lifestyle factors, like eating a whole foods, plant-based diet, have been shown to prevent and treat many chronic diseases and influence genes.