132. You Are Worthy of Good Food: Nourishing Your Body and Soul with Chef Kenny Minor

Chef Kenny Minor will make you hungry for both food and the joyful culture that can be built around cooking and eating. You will love this conversation for the sense of fun that it brings up from your past and the possibilities it brings to the meals you can enjoy with others in the future! Chef Kenny was named Top Chef by Ebony Magazine for his fresh ideas about eating and cooking, as well as the exuberant punch of personality he brings to everything he does. (00:00- 04:40) OPENING (04:41- 23:10) Chef Kenny’s childhood Black Church Culture and family Food as a sacred thing From grandmother’s comfort food to bad food There are no “bad foods,” just some food has more life in it Obligation mindset into opportunity mindset Chef Kenny’s belief Chef Kenny’s epiphany It’s not about weight, It’s more about mindset (23:11- 25:57) BREAK (25:58- 35:35) Preacher’s neck story Be healthy and happy Healthier you is personal Food is shown through love Oftentimes when you want to change your eating habits it will require you to come out of your comfort zone Flavor gap between the food you love and these new healthier items you want to cook What I really do is bring over those flavor from familiar foods and put them in a healthier preparation Online cooking classes and catering services in New York City Chef Kenny’s ministry Health belief statement “I believe...” “When nutritious food is at the center of my thoughts and my actions, life is better” Eating healthy food is expensive (35:36- 01:03:09) Social media’s influence on healthy eating The ideal body weight that we always seem to be comparing ourselves to Family night dinners and putting away the phone Tortilla Fried Chicken Worthiness Value of sugar It is not your fault but opportunity PODCAST: A Brain in Each Leg? Follow Your Curiosity to the Bottom of the Ocean with Nathan Robinson You got to keep eating well but you also need to keep it in line on what you already do You are worthy as you are right now What do I believe about this food I’m about to eat? If you continuously have the conversation “What do I believe about the food?” it opens up the mindspace and food becomes a conversation about belief not just hunger FaceBook: Kenneth Minor Instagram: kennyminor_ Website: Chef Kenny (01:03:10- 01:04:03) CLOSING