or “Soul Food”

 Style originated during American slavery in the South  African slaves were given the “leftovers” and poorest cuts of meats  After slavery..poor, hunted & grew own vegetables

 Fried chicken  Collard greens  Macaroni & cheese  Banana pudding  Cornbread  Chitterlings  Black-eyed peas  Pigs feet  Sweet tea

 1-1/2 cups yellow corn meal  1-1/2 cups general all purpose flour  4 tablespoons baking powder  2 tablespoons sugar  1 teaspoon salt  1-1/2 cups milk  2 eggs  2 tablespoons vegetable oil  2 tablespoons melted butter

 Start by greasing your cast iron skillet with a little vegetable oil. Set the oven to 425 degrees and heat your skillet.  Using a cast iron skillet or baking pan, blend corn meal, flour, baking powered and sugar in a mixing bowl.  In another bowl Whisk together your milk, eggs and melted butter. Make the cornbread batter by mixing your dry and wet ingredients together thoroughly.

 Next, using oven mitts…remove the cast iron skillet from the oven. Using a kitchen basting brush or whatever you have available coat the inside of your skillet with vegetable oil. Pour batter into the skillet and return to oven.  Bake for about half an hour or until a wooden tooth pick inserted in the center comes out clean. Top with honey if desired.

 6 cups water  3 tea bags, regular sized (such as lipton)  Sugar to taste  4 trays, ice

 Pour 6 cups of fresh cold water into your pot and add tea bags. Bring water to a boil. Remove pot from heat and let the tea bags steep in the water for minutes. Pour tea into an empty pitcher.  Add sugar to taste and stir until sugar is dissolved. I usually start off with about 4 ounces of sugar and adjust to taste.  Fill the remaining pitcher with about 4 trays of ice. This should yield about 10 cups of tea.

 Discrimination  Cultural barriers  Lack of access to healthcare  Food (the way it’s prepared)

 heart disease  cancer  stroke  diabetes  unintentional injuries  nephritis & nephrosis  chronic lower respiratory disease  homicide  septicemia  Alzheimer's disease

 2009-largest death rates of all ethnic groups (heart disease, colorectal cancer & stroke)  2010-diabetes is 2X the rate than Caucasian  2010-largest HIV rate  Largest prevalence of obesity (a lot contributed to the types of foods eaten and the way they are prepared)

 2011-life expectancy was 75.3 years compared to caucasians at 78.8 years

 Discrimination as external factor  Racial identity  How the client feels about race of counselor  Client comes from a “different place” and have different ideas about counseling  Consider counseling a “luxury”/concerned more about life necessities  Black masculinity

 Nurtured in a hostile, non-supportive environment  Many come from poverty, criminal justice, unemployment & inadequate education  Rely on family & friends for support instead of seeking help

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