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Monday, July 12, 2010

Healthy Snacks at Action Chapel Virginia Ministry


 A healthy snack day at Action Chapel Virginia (ACV), Ministry in Alexandria, VA.

We travel throughout the country promoting health and wellness and one of our priorities is the "Church." In fighting the war against overweight and obesity we have found that "The Church" is one of the vehicles for overweight and obesity. The church celebrates every thing with food that tends to be over cooked and served with no portion control. They also serve many of the culprits for high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and  high blood sugar.

Let me clarify, I am speaking from my personal  and work experience in attending and teaching in " The Black Church" for over twenty years.

The foods that I have witness being cooked and served are:

  • Fried chicken (greasy, over battered and cooked)

  • Fried chicken parts: livers and gizzards in excessive gravy

  • Fried fish - catfish, whitings, crokers fried extra hard served with grits and butter

  • Fried pork chops with or without gravy 

  • Fried potatoes with onions and cooked in old grease 

  • Scrapple fried extra hard, pork sausages

  • Barbecue/Bar-B-Que spare ribs (pork)  with extra sauce and over or under cooked

  • Pig feet, chitterlings, and other parts of the pig pickled with hot sauce and vinegar

  • Collard , kale, and mustard greens over cooked (mushy with chow chow, vinegar, and hot sauce)

  • Macaroni and cheese with 4-6 cheeses

  • Black eye peas with hog head and rice

  • Corn bread with excessive butter or a can of corn with sugar

  • Potato and macaroni salad with excessive mayonnaise and sugar

  • Sweet Potatoes with excessive thick syrup (with a cup of alcohol and marshmallow)  

  • Bread, banana, and rice puddings, cakes, and pies loaded with butter and sauce  

  • Home made bread rolls with extra butter and preserves/homemade jam  

  • Extra sweeten tea or kool aid
Ha!~ Ha!~ Ha!~ I have to laugh because I have just stepped back in time into my grandmothers kitchen.

The purpose of this blog statement is to show there are Churches promoting health and wellness to their congregation.  The ACV Ministry have a Health and Wellness Ministry and provide weekly health tips.  

Let us know what you think do you agree or disagree that "The Church" promotes overweight and obesity.

Live well
Doc V
Posted by Unknown at Monday, July 12, 2010

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Not sure if they "promote" unhealthy eating. I think it is a lack of knowledge...for the lack of knowledge the people parish. I believe churches are concentrating on the "Spirit" man that they sometimes don't think about the "physical man". With the knowledge that you are sharing regarding health with the body of Christ we are well on our way of living right regarding both Spiritual and Physical. Thanks for giving yourself for the body of Christ!

July 14, 2010 at 4:00 PM

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