If your planning your Memorial Day parties, let me add one to your list. At Louisville Slugger Field, EarthSave is hosting Taste of Health - a "healthy people, health planet festival".
There will be several restaurants on site offering samples from $1-2. EarthSave is not an exclusively vegetarian organization but this day will provide solely vegetarian dishes. The Slugger Field concessions will be closed but don't worry there will be plenty of veggy dogs on hand.
Parents don't throw this suggestion out the door just yet. One of the speakers during the 10 - 2 outing is Dr. Antonia Demas presenting "Kids and Vegetables: Can They be Friends?" The web site notes, "Created by Dr. Demas, “Food Is Elementary” is a remarkably successful, award-winning program that teaches children about food and nutrition through dynamic multi-cultural lessons which engage all the senses. This cooking demo will focus on making healthy foods appealing to kids." Vegetables were always more appealing to my napkin than my tastebuds when I was a child.
Plus, Wayne Pacelle CEO of The Humane Society will be present to "discusses the impacts our dietary and consumer choices have on the lives of animals, from pets to animals raised on factory farms."
The goal of the whole day is to provide education so people can make educated choices for a healthier lifestyle. I'm no vegetarian but I can afford to eat healthier rather than succomb to my double cheeseburger cravings. For all those that need to hear Wayne educate them on dietary choices, have a great time. For everyone else have a great grill day this holiday.
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