Plant-Based Cooking in the Outdoors

Location

Booker T. Washington State Park | Oaks Group Camp | Education Zone

About

You’ve prioritized your health by spending time exploring outdoors now let’s take it a bit further by prioritizing what you put on your plate! Plant Based in The Outdoors Workshop will offer healthful ways to incorporate a plant based way of eating for the outdoor enthusiasts. We’ll discuss the health benefits of a plant based way of eating, how to maximize healthful calories to fuel your outdoor adventures, one pot wonders to make your outdoor cooking a breeze, and practical tips for choosing plant based foods and cooking equipment that will be most suitable for the outdoors.

Instructor Bio

Having practiced a plant based diet for numerous years, Dr. Shayla Toombs-Withers has strived to incorporate her lifestyle into educating her patients in how to improve and overcome their chronic diseases as a Family Physician. She founded Essence of Health Wellness Clinic & Coaching in Chattanooga, TN in 2019 so that she could combine her deep knowledge of medicine, plant based nutrition, and athletic training to provide Preventative and Chronic Care to her patients using a unique concierge model of care. Dr. Toombs-Withers earned a Doctorate Degree in Osteopathic Medicine from the Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed Residency training in Family Medicine at The University of Cincinnati and Christ Hospital. She has also completed additional Fellowship Training in Obesity Medicine and holds a Certificate of Plant Based Nutrition. Her basis for health are in line with two of her favorite quotes “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” and “let food be thy medicine.”

What is provided

• Food/Recipe Items
• Handout with tips 

What to Bring

• Eating utensils
• Camp bowl/plate

Note: This workshop is only for those with a weekend festival ticket.