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What is a Noble Food Makeover?

An opportunity for Nashvillians to participate in a wonderful community food project. Princess Know it All (alter ego of Mee Tracy McCormick) will teach the Corinthian Baptist Church community how to make tasty, healthy, whole food. Check out our video:

Not yet 40, Mee has struggled with digestive disease since birth.  Two years ago, a shocking diagnosis changed her life – according to doctors she had a large hole in her intestine and little time left to live. Scared and exhausted, Mee decided to take one last shot at survival by healing her body from the inside – out. She adopted an ancestral basic diet for six months, consuming only whole grains such as brown rice and quinoa, adzuki beans, vegetables and miso soup. She recreated her perspective of food based upon those that help and nurture the body and its functions. Through her journey, Mee discovered that what matters most is cultivating a relationship with our food and truly understanding how food works to improve our health.

Two years later, Mee is a strong and inspiring woman, determined to use her experience to help others in the community. This past fall, she began a partnership with Corinthian Baptist Church on Batavia and 33^rd in North Nashville to teach the community the importance that whole grains bring to the body and the dangers of ultra-processed food. Mee and Reverend Enoch Fuzz are working to improve the congregation’s understanding of how foods interact with the body. Mee’s philosophy is founded on the principle that we have the power to choose foods that enter our body and work for our well being, rather than accumulating on our sides and perpetuating health problems. Mee’s research has improved her own health dramatically and is a testament to her determination to choose a path towards a better life. Now, with a rice cooker in one hand and her daughter in the other, Mee is determined to teach members of the North Nashville community how to incorporate an affordable ancestral diet into anyone’s lifestyle. In March, Mee will begin this effort by offering cooking classes at Corinthian Baptist with the simple goal that one day members of the church will be able to cook “A Meal that Heals” for the entire congregation all by themselves.

Unfortunately, the church’s kitchen is currently little more than a stove and paper plates. To improve the church’s ability to nourish the nutrient-poor North Nashville community, Mee is holding a drive for kitchen items including food processers, bake ware, and Teflon-free pots and pans. On Saturday, February 26^th at the Integrative Life Center on 1104 16th Ave South, Mee will be hosting a fundraising event in which donations – from food to appliances, gift cards to Target or monetary contributions – will be graciously accepted.

To learn more about our efforts and see how you can help, visit www.PrincessKnowItAll.com/noble-food-makeover.