Giving Compass' Take:

• Food Tank discusses how education in mindful eating can help rebuild the health in communities of color. 

• In what other ways can we help communities of color boost their health? How can schools help educate on nutritious and sustainable eating? 

• Here's another article about how racial equality and health are interrelated. 


There is a health crisis in low-income communities of color caused partly by poor nutrition. Many traditional and healthy eating habits have been abandoned due to migration, immigration, and high poverty. The predominance of fast food chains and poorly stocked corner stores in low-income neighborhoods limits the food choices people can make easily.

What’s the solution to rebuilding the health of these communities? The first step should be a strong focus on mindful eating, according to a group of black chefs, a pastor, food activists, and changemakers. The roundtable discussion was organized by Kellogg Fellows Leadership Alliance (KFLA) in late-November during the KFLA Global Summit in Atlanta, which was supported by W.K. Kellogg Foundation with media sponsorship by Food Tank.

Four roundtable participants shared their thoughts on mindful eating, food equity and community resilience in the Beloved Community, which is a society that Dr. Martin Luther King envisioned would be based on justice, equal opportunity, and love of one’s fellow human beings.

Read the full article on rebuilding health for communities of color through mindful eating by Teresa O'Connor at Food Tank.