Please join us for a potluck dinner and share a whole food, plant-based meal with us. Regardless of where you are on your health journey, everyone is welcome.

We will gather at 5pm and eat at 5:30. After the meal we will have a discussion about plant-based living.

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FOR THE POTLUCK: Please bring a whole food, plant-based dish that will serve at least 8 people. A plant-based dish can be as simple as organic cut up fruits or veggies (we have a whole list of recommendations below).

ALSO BRING: A serving utensil, your own place setting (including plate, utensils, bowl and a mug) and a recipe card listing the ingredients in your dish. (Please note on your recipe card if your dish contains common allergens, such as gluten or nuts.) We will provide organic green tea (both regular and decaf).

LOCATION: We will be meeting on the lower level at the Highlands Methodist Church, on the corner of 32nd and Osceola, between Sheridan and Federal in Denver. Enter through the east door (Osceola side) and go to the first right down the hall. Note: We are not affiliated with this church or any other religious organization.

DONATION: We request a donation of $5 per adult (or whatever you can afford) to help pay for the room. Thanks!

WHAT FOODS TO BRING:

Starches – Meals can be based around starchy vegetables, legumes, and whole grains. These are calorically dense, relatively inexpensive, fiber rich, and filling. Whole grain pastas and tofu are also easy choices to build a meal around and certain whole grain breads can be added from time to time.

Greens – It’s easy to add dark leafy greens to almost any dish.

Other veggies – Colorful veggies really round out your meal and add lots of phytonutrients and antioxidants.

Fruit – Fresh fruit is always a great addition to any meal.

Nuts and seeds – Seeds are a great source of nutrition and nuts can be used in moderation.

Organic – Conventional farming relies on all sorts of chemical pesticides and fungicides. The only practical way we know of to avoid these chemicals is to buy organically farmed produce. Also, it’s just better for the environment!

PLEASE DON’T BRING THE FOLLOWING:

Animal Products – Obviously, we ask that you bring no animal products to this meal (no meat, fish, fowl, gelatin, dairy, eggs, honey, or other animal derived products).

Highly Processed Foods – Processing removes nutrition, so we try to avoid highly processed fake meats, processed spreads,as well as refined oils and sugars.

Salt – Please leave added salt out of your recipes. For most of us, we get all the sodium we need from whole foods without needing to add any salt to our recipes. Too much salt is dangerous to our health so, as much as possible, we avoid cooking with it. We will provide salt and pepper shakers at the table (where you can control the amount and where you can really taste it).

Oil – We don’t need any added oil in our diet. All oils are highly processed and are really just empty calories. Of course, we also avoid fried foods.

Sugar – Refined sugar provides no health benefit. We recommend using dates, other fruit, or organic maple syrup to sweeten our desserts.

I know that’s a whole lot of information but we think that our health is worth it! Any questions, please let us know.