Black Kids Eat.
Celebrating, promoting, and creating positive experiences between Black kids and food.
KIDS
&FOOD
Kids need positive relationships with food BECAUSE food...
- Builds smart minds and strong bodies
-- Fuels their days at school and at play
- Leads to positive food behaviors in adulthood
KIDS ARE PERFECT...
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Learn faster than adults
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Flexible and creative thinkers
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Receptive to change
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Like new things
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Habits are not set
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Adventurous- naturally intrigued, curious
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Think out the box
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Absorb new information easily
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Quickly learn by example
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Preferences are still being set
KIDS BECOME ADULTS...
Not So Fun Facts
In 2018,...
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Black adults were twice as likely as white adults to die from diabetes.1
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Black adults were 60 percent more likely than white adults to be diagnosed with diabetes by a physician.2
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Black adults were 30 percent more likely to die from heart disease than whites adults.3
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Black adults were 1.3 times more likely to be obese as compared to whites adults.4
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Black adults were 1.7 times more likely to have high blood pressure as compared to white adults.5
1 CDC 2021. National Vital Statistics Report, Vol. 69, No. 13. Table 10.
2 CDC 2021. Summary Health Statistics: National Health Interview Survey: 2018. Table A-4a.
3 CDC 2021. National Vital Statistics Report, Vol. 69, No. 13. Table 10.
4 CDC 2019. Health United States, 2018. Table 26.
5 CDC 2021. Summary Health Statistics: National Health Interview Survey: 2018. Table A-1a.
Black adults suffer at high rates because...
of various reasons; some can be changed more easily than others, and others will take longer to change. Some require a societal change.
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Stress
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Discrimination
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Access
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Behaviors (Eating, Being Active, Smoking, & Alcohol)
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and more
Our goal at Black Kids Eat is to tackle one's relationship and experience with...FOOD.
PART OF THE SOLUTION
Why Black Kids?
The awful illnesses Black adults experience did not develop overnight. These chronic diseases develop over time. The beginning stages are often traced back to childhood... at times from behaviors like eating habits- what we eat, how we eat it, where it comes from and more.
Food, more specifically, healthful food helps kids grow and develop properly and reduces their risk of chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, and some cancers. Food is an important part of the solution in reducing illness and death caused from chronic diseases among the Black community.
Contact Us
We would love to hear from you. Do you want us to host an event in your area? Interested in being a Black Kids Eat (BKE) partner? Hit us up!
