“We each own a secret weapon that weighs only a few ounces. If this was strategically deployed for one day, we could transform our world into a better place. We could end obesity and chronic disease, revitalize our children’s health, achieve academic excellence, topple corrupt governments, restore our depleted soils, replenish our vanishing aquifers and reverse climate change.
What is this weapon? It’s your fork. It is more powerful than any other tool we can use to end most of the world’s problems.”
Being and eating healthfully in today’s world is a revolutionary act, and Dr. Mark Hyman wants to revolutionize the way America eats with an “eat-in.” On April 7, he is inviting the world to join him in a healthy meal for the first-ever eat-in. Health and food industry experts like Dr. Hyman and Michael Pollan are becoming more and more convinced that the way to solve our nation’s food and obesity problems is to get back into the kitchen, so Dr. Hyman is encouraging everyone to do just that.
(Sorry that the video auto-plays—I don’t know how to turn it off!)
Anyone can participate by simply shopping for and cooking a healthy meal—from scratch—and sharing it with family or friends on April 7, but Dr. Hyman is also providing some free tools for anyone who cares to sign up and pledge to eat in on his website.
When you do so, you will get the complete Eat-In Toolkit, which includes:
- Access to Hyman’s live video feed of his own Eat-In at 7:00 pm ET on April 7
- Access to his Twitter chat at 4:00 pm ET the same day
- Meal plan and shopping guide—your complete meal plan for the day, including two options each, whether you are on The Blood Sugar Solution Basic or Advanced Plan
- A Guide to Mindful Eating
- Prizes throughout the day, including signed copies of The Blood Sugar Solution and The Blood Sugar Solution Cookbook
While I can’t personally vouch for Dr. Hyman’s books or his diet plan (I haven’t read or tried them), I do know that he’s a big proponent of both cooking at home and eating mindfully—which are the two main ingredients that helped me get to my healthy goal weight—so I can get behind him fully for that!
So, who’s with me? Leave a comment below if you will pledge to “eat-in” on April 7th with me!
Great post! We cook healthy from scratch all the time but I will also share this post to let others know about the eat in also.
So glad that I am part of the UBC, so that I’m getting to read great blogs like this.
Thanks,
Kathy
Thanks Kathy! Sometimes we forget (or, at least, I do) that not everyone cooks and eats the way we do, so I figure the more people who are exposed to this message, the better!
OK, that's Dr. Hyman on 2 different blogs in 2 days. I think the Universe is sending me a message! LOL! I love your websie, Lacy, and will be bookmarking and coming back to explore some more! Thank you for the post about the Eat-In. I think that sounds like a grand idea. Maybe I will invite the kids and grandkids over on Sunday and make a meal from scratch. We used to do that but got out of the habit. Better yet, I can have them all bring a homemade dish and make it a big old pot-luck. No artificial, processed or science fair "food" permitted!
Melissa, that’s an EXCELLENT idea! If you have a pot luck, then everyone will get into the kitchen and then share that goodness with the whole family. LOVE IT.