Vegan Families and Friends
12:00pm - 3:00pm
Falmer Village Hall, Brighton
Previous Event: Vegan Friends & Families
This month's speaker - Dr Doug Graham
This first in an ongoing series of vegan nutrition presentations will examine some of the key concerns brought up by vegans and non-vegans when it comes to nutrition for children. What is optimum nutrition? Are children naturally vegan, or is dairy and meat essential? Dr. Graham will examine several specific nutrients known to be issues in vegan nutrition such as calcium, iron, and protein, and will leave plenty of time for questions and answers.
About Doug Graham
Dr. Douglas Graham, a lifetime athlete and raw fooder since 1978, is an advisor to world-class athletes and trainers from around the globe. He has worked professionally with top performers from almost every sport and every field of entertainment, including such notables as tennis legend Martina Navratilova, NBA pro basketball player Ronnie Grandison, track Olympic sprinter Doug Dickinson, pro women's soccer player Callie Withers, championship bodybuilder Kenneth G. Williams, Chicken Soup for the Soul co author Mark Victor Hansen, and actress Demi Moore.
Dr. Graham is the author of many books on health and raw food including The 80/10/10 Diet, The High Energy Diet Recipe Guide, Nutrition and Athletic Performance, Grain Damage, and the forthcoming book, Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries.
Dr. Graham is the raw foods and fitness advisor for VegSource.com, the largest vegetarian website on the internet. He taught the Health Educator program at Hippocrates Institute, served as the "source authority" for Harmonious Living, and authors a column for the magazines Get Fresh! and Vibrance (previously known as Living Nutrition).
Dr. Graham is the creator of "Simply Delicious" cuisine and director of Health and Fitness Week, which provides Olympic-class training and nutrition for people of all fitness levels in beautiful settings around the world. He will inspire, motivate, educate, and entertain you like no one else in the health movement can.
About Vegan Families and Friends
We are proud to bring you the very best in vegan friendly support and education, aimed at families and individuals alike. Each month there will be a guest speaker sharing their cutting edge knowledge and research on all aspects and areas of the vegan lifestyle.
Relax and make friends whilst your children enjoy a range of activities aimed at unlocking their creativity.
Pot Luck Lunch
Please bring a vegan friendly or raw vegan friendly dish to share as part of a buffet style lunch!
There will be a pot luck style lunch at each meet up presented on two tables; a standard vegan food spread and a raw vegan spread. We ask that ALL dishes are clearly labelled with ALL food ingredients. This is an essential requirement in respect of allergy sufferers, health seekers and those that are curious as to what they are eating.
The Day's timings
We aim to eat together at 12.30 and the talk will start at 1.15pm and then there will be time for dessert/cake eating etc and more socialising until 3pm.
Ticket prices
The cost will be £2.50 per adult (£5 per couple) plus £1 per child over 2yrs old, and for single parent families it will be £3 (adult & children included).
What should I bring?
Here are a list of raw food ideas to help you decide:
- Fresh, dried, dehydreated fruits
- Fresh, dehydrated vegetables
- Nuts and seeds - in their natural state, as butters, oils, or milks
- Superfoods - such as Spirulina, Maca, Aloe etc
- Raw cakes - Fruit based, raw cacao, mequite etc
Location and Directions
We are proud to be hosting this special event at the heart of Falmer, a beautfiful village 3 miles outside Brighton.
During the summer months there will be the option to be outside amongst a lovely duck pond.
It's very easy to get to by car or bus from Brighton - the University bus No.25 goes to Falmer and is very regular. Falmer train station is close by too. Falmer itself is located off the A27 coming from either Eastbourne or the A23/M23 south (if travelling from London). Simply exit on the B2123 and take the second exit if coming from the A23 and the first exit if coming from Eastbourne direction.
Then it is the first left opposite the University entrance (also the new build football stadium). Simply drive until you see Falmer Village Hall on the right.
June's event and the forum
May's event will involve a trip to an Animal Sanctuary on the 22nd.
Hugletts Wood Farm Animal Sanctuary & Working Vegan Farm, Dallington, E.Sussex
Open day 11-5.30pm
Please contact us for lift share info.
We also have an online forum where you can chat with other members in the group.
The group URL is http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/veganfamiliesbrighton/
We look forward to seeing you on there!