C2Life Launch at Food Matters Market - Brevard, NC

1 Market Street,Brevard NC 28712

29 January, 2022

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C2Life's plant-based meals are coming to you in Food Matters Markets. From our hearts to your belly, live better & give better together! This is the Brevard event. For Morganton events click here. Come visit us January 29 to sample a C2Life meal, get a grocery store tour, attend a nutritiously delicious plant-based snack workshop and take home goodies, meals and plant power! Our StoryC2Life builds stronger, healthier communities - starting in the kitchen. Our nutritious and delicious plant-based meals can help prevent disease caused by poor nutrition. For every meal purchased, C2Life donates a meal to a food insecure person in need. Launch Itinerary C2Life will be at Food Matters Market - Brevard from 9:30am to 6pm. 9:30am - 10am: C2Life & Food is Medicine Info Sessionled by Chasity Poteat Rice, Plant Power Provider, C2Life Interested in switching to a plant-based diet? Come learn about C2Life's Food Is Medicine Program launching in February! Food Is Medicine is a medically-supervised lifestyle medicine program that provides education, plant-based nutrition and support to participants who have been diagnosed with a chronic disease and are looking to improve their overall health. This evidence based program allows participants the opportunity to learn about scientifically proven lifestyle changes that may help prevent and reduce the risk factors for obesity, type II diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and high blood pressure. registration required (FREE) 10am - 11am: Grocery Store Tour & Food Label Reading Demoled by Lindy Bannister, CEO, Food Matters Markets & Charlie Rice, C2Life Learn the best way to navigate a grocery store for healthy living! Charlie and Lindy will share insider tips and teach us the art of how to read a food label so you can get the best bang for your buck and goods for your gut. registration required (FREE) 10:30am-3pm: C2Life Information Table & TastingStop by our table to learn about C2Life and sample some of our meals first come, first served (FREE) 12pm-1pm: Lunch-N-Learn in the Cafeterialed Dr. Brian Asbill, Plant Powered Physician, C2Life Our current healthcare system is broken. It is way too expensive, terribly inefficient and relatively ineffective, at least when it comes to treating the chronic diseases that are INCREASING in prevalence: diabetes, hypertension, obesity, dyslipidemia, cardiovascular disease, cancer, Alzheimer's disease, etc. Lifestyle is both the cause and the cure of our current medical dilemma. And optimal nutrition, focused on whole, plant-based foods, is the cornerstone health habit that can prevent, cure and even reverse these chronic medical conditions. Come learn how lifestyle medicine works and how you can incorporate lifestyle behaviors into your daily routine so that you can live longer AND better! registration required (FREE) 3pm - 4pm: Plant-Based Snack Demoled by Karen Teed, Plant Power Maker, C2Life Learn how to make a healthy, tasty snack with Karen Teed, the infamous Plant Power Maker of C2Life! During this live demonstration, you'll learn how to make plant-based energy balls and a chickpea dish. registration required (FREE) C2Life's FYI Corner For every meal purchased, C2Life donates a meal to a food insecure person in need. All meals are plant-based, gluten free, and hand-crafted with sensible sodium and organic ingredientsWomen owned & operatedMade with love in Morganton, NCShare your experience with @C2LifeMeals & @C2CommunityLearn more at www.C2Life.org