Urban Report

Chew's Challenge

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Participants: Yvonne Lewis (Host), G.W. Chew, Timothy Lawson

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00:01 Are you trying to drop some extra weight?
00:02 Want a change in lifestyle to keep it off?
00:04 Well stay tuned to meet some guys that will challenge you...
00:07 My name is Yvonne Lewis
00:09 and you're watching Urban Report...
00:34 Hello and welcome to Urban Report...
00:36 My guests today are Chefs GW Chew and Timothy Lawson
00:40 from our Dare to Dream Program
00:41 Chew's Challenge... my son and assistant,
00:44 Jason Bradley, was on the set with the two chefs...
00:47 Let's take a look...
00:48 Hello and welcome to
00:50 Chew's 28-Day Challenge
00:51 my name is Jason Bradley and I'm here today
00:54 with Chefs GW Chew and Tim Lawson...
00:56 How are you doing today brothers?
00:58 We're doing good man...
00:59 we're doing great... how are you doing?
01:00 Good... I'm doing well...
01:01 I know our Viewers are anxiously awaiting the "Chew's Challenge"
01:07 what is "Chew's Challenge"
01:10 what can our Viewers expect from this Program?
01:12 Well, we actually are doing the 28-Day
01:15 Wellness Lifestyle Challenge
01:17 Okay... So we have a power-packed model
01:20 that we've created... a process that we've created
01:23 to help individuals just learn how to be healthy,
01:25 learn how to live healthy, and also learn about
01:27 Christ as well as being the foundation...
01:29 and so, it's a process that we kind of developed
01:32 in this Chew's Challenge Model...
01:34 Wow! that sounds amazing... I'm excited about it...
01:38 so, let's look in a little bit of your background...
01:41 Chef Chew, I'll start with you.
01:43 Well, I'm actually, right now,
01:45 I'm currently living in Oakland, California...
01:46 Okay... I'm working right now...
01:48 I'm about to open a Vegan Restaurant
01:49 in Oakland, California...
01:50 I actually serve as a Pastor as well...
01:53 so, I've been serving the Lord, in ministry
01:56 and I have a passion to help people to eat better,
02:00 live better, and again...
02:01 learn about the Lord Jesus Christ
02:03 just try to... just get them on a new journey
02:06 so, that's what I do...
02:07 You're starting a Vegan Restaurant...
02:11 A vegan restaurant... about 15 minutes outside of
02:13 San Francisco, right in downtown Oakland, California...
02:17 we're really excited...
02:19 That's kind of huge... we have so many people today
02:22 worried about their figure and how they look...
02:25 Exactly... and trying to...
02:26 especially in California... especially in California...
02:28 Exactly... Right...
02:30 So, let's talk about your background Chef Lawson...
02:32 Where are you from?
02:33 Well, I'm just a young man
02:35 that's trying to just take over the world for Christ... so...
02:37 I live in Sacramento, California too...
02:39 I'm working up an opening... doing the restaurant work with
02:42 Chef Chew... we have an Organization called
02:45 "Something Better Foods" and also, I'm working down in
02:47 Sacramento with an Organization called,
02:49 "Christ Frontline Operation" so we're trying to evangelize
02:52 that area... so I'm an Elder of the Church...
02:54 husband of one wife, and father of three daughters...
02:57 Amen... all right... all right
02:59 husband of one wife... that's how it's supposed to be.
03:02 I'm happy you made that decision all right... now... now...
03:06 Oh boy! how is this Program structured?
03:10 Well, we developed a concept, we call it the FORK System...
03:14 Okay... and the FORK System
03:15 is pretty much an acronym... the "F" stands for Faith,
03:19 the "O" stands for Organization, the "R" stands for Recipes,
03:23 and the "K" stands... you want to guess?
03:26 Knowledge... you got it... there you go...
03:29 it stands for knowledge... that's right... so...
03:31 it's pretty much that's kind of the model
03:33 that we're going to be using... in this whole Program...
03:36 we're going to start out with a little "Faith Tip"
03:40 you know... we want to go right from the Word
03:42 and learn... right from Christ a little principle of the Bible
03:45 we're going to go to "Organization"
03:47 and we're going to have "Organizational Tips"
03:49 we going to be talking about everything from
03:51 organizing your kitchen...
03:52 everything from organizing your life
03:54 your personal life...
03:55 also, how to use various kitchen tools...
03:58 in the kitchen... a lot of times
04:00 you don't know how to use, let's say a Rice Cooker
04:03 or different tools needed to be able to cook healthy,
04:06 cook vegan-type foods... and so, then we're going to have
04:09 recipes... and that's going to be really neat...
04:11 we're going to have almost 28 different recipes
04:12 sorry, 28 times 2... what's that?
04:15 come on... 56... there we go, there you go... exactly...
04:22 we got about 56 recipes...
04:23 during this whole process as well...
04:25 at the very end... we kind of cap it off with the knowledge
04:29 we ask three questions...
04:31 that kind of re-cap what we've talked about...
04:33 in the entire Program that we've done...
04:36 and so it's power-packed man... it's intense, a lot of change,
04:40 a lot of variations so it kind of keeps you just
04:42 glued to the screen by God's grace...
04:43 yeah... yeah... That's a phenomenal concept
04:46 because not only are you getting great recipes... healthy recipes
04:51 Exactly... recipes that are good for you
04:53 but it tastes good as well...
04:54 but you're also learning how to be organized...
04:56 Exactly...
04:57 you're learning how to establish
04:59 a deeper faith... Exactly...
05:02 and you're re-capping on everything
05:04 through the knowledge section...
05:07 How did you even come up with that?
05:10 Well, Tim, do you want to take this one?
05:12 We recognize that people's lives are multi-faceted...
05:15 so we don't want to just have a cooking show
05:17 where we just cook... because that wouldn't reach
05:19 people at all facets of their lives...
05:21 and Number Two... we recognize that health
05:23 is really connected with their spirituality...
05:25 Hmmm... and so we didn't just want to
05:26 bring the people up physically,
05:28 we wanted to bring them up spiritually...
05:30 and so we thought of a Show that has different segments
05:32 where people can go on a little 28-minute journey
05:35 with this... and then a 28-day journey...
05:37 as it were... and so...
05:39 that's how we came up with the concept
05:40 Exactly... and also, we wanted to have something
05:42 that will be practical... a lot of times you can learn
05:44 how to cook but you might not know how to begin
05:46 or actually implement that lifestyle...
05:48 we wanted to give people all the...
05:50 the holistic tools...
05:52 that the individual would need
05:54 to be able to go on this journey so again, the faith,
05:57 again... it gives you the Bible tools...
05:59 if you follow me... so, again, it's found in the Word
06:01 Organizational Tools... again, we're going to go on to
06:03 the kitchen... show you how to make a different station
06:05 in your kitchen... a "Salad Station"
06:06 so, we're going to show you how to make a "Grain Station"
06:09 we're going to show you how to do a...
06:10 all your different sweeteners... how to set up your whole kitchen
06:13 so it can be organized... you know, so again...
06:15 the tools are practical...
06:16 things that you can take with you
06:18 and use... right now... starting when you learn it
06:20 and begin implementing it immediately in your life...
06:22 and so... yeah... We wanted you to...
06:25 if you didn't know anything about how to live a
06:27 vegetarian or vegan lifestyle...
06:28 we wanted you to be able to know nothing...
06:30 watch the show...
06:31 and then walk away with knowing just about everything...
06:34 every tool that you need...
06:35 Exactly... exactly...
06:36 Wow! so again, physically fed and spiritually fed...
06:39 You got it, that's it, that's it It's a Combo...
06:40 You said something earlier that kind of reminds me of
06:44 living a healthier lifestyle, God has placed some laws...
06:49 in the Bible... the Commandments
06:51 not to be a burden to us... but to help us live longer,
06:57 healthier, more fruitful lives Exactly...
07:00 and I think... that's one of the huge
07:03 or the biggest things that I've learned...
07:05 is that... it's not meant to be a burden on us...
07:08 but to keep us and protect us... Exactly... exactly...
07:12 and that's so true... you know God gives us the...
07:16 the Bible says in the book of Deuteronomy...
07:17 that His Commandments are for life...
07:20 so, the Commandments and Laws, many times we look at God
07:23 like He's Godzilla... you know, and if we don't do what God says
07:26 then we're going to get zapped, He's going to come and bite us
07:28 or we kind of look at this God as a "Zapping God"
07:31 rather than realizing that what God has given us
07:33 is for our own benefit... you know, again each Commandment
07:36 every law that God gives... even Laws that He's given
07:39 that governs our bodies... if we follow with His laws...
07:42 the body in essence... reacts... in a healthy way...
07:44 if we work out... what happens?
07:46 We start looking, getting a little buff,
07:48 you know what I'm saying... we start getting fit...
07:50 and so, everything again... the things that He's given us
07:52 the Laws of Life, the Laws of His Word,
07:54 are only for our benefit... that's the blessing...
07:57 There are real...
07:59 there are bad things in the world...
08:01 there's real evil in the world,
08:03 there are real diseases in the world,
08:05 so if God is loving, and God is a father,
08:07 then, He's going to want to protect us
08:09 from these things and like you said,
08:11 "The Commandments are that protective barrier"
08:13 the moral and the physical elements...
08:15 Amen... Amen...
08:16 Now, have you done this 28-day challenge before
08:19 have you done a challenge similar to this or...
08:22 We actually have... believe it or not...
08:25 I've actually been having restaurants
08:28 for the last 7 or 8 years... and then those experiences...
08:31 we have been able to run those Programs in our restaurant...
08:35 I've been able to do it in a personal level
08:37 to give you a success story, there was a lady
08:39 who was actually... who was on our Program...
08:42 she lived in D.C. and she didn't know anything
08:44 about eating healthy... she actually had a very
08:47 sedentary lifestyle... she was really overweight...
08:49 she had a skin disease called Eczema...
08:52 and believe it or not... she was in our Program
08:54 a little longer than 28 days but pretty much
08:57 in about 40 days... she lost almost 40 pounds...
09:00 it was amazing to see the progress that she had...
09:03 her skin began clearing up, I mean, she began to...
09:06 she was a Christian as well...
09:07 she was drawing closer to the Lord...
09:09 and I ended up moving away... so I didn't get to stay with her
09:13 longer than those 40 days... but the Lord really, really made
09:17 tremendous impact in her life... and so...
09:20 I mean, I have tons of success stories that God has done
09:22 similar to that... but it really does work, man...
09:24 it really does work...
09:25 So, you mean, you can take a person
09:27 that eats a little unhealthy maybe like steak...
09:32 maybe likes some chicken, maybe likes some French fries,
09:35 some ice cream at midnight, you know... something like that
09:38 and you can transform that diet like that
09:42 and with good food? Yes...
09:43 yes, you'd better believe it... I'll give you another story...
09:45 a lady... she was a doctor...
09:46 she was a doctor and she was a lawyer...
09:49 it's pretty interesting... she was a very educated woman
09:52 she worked also, in the DC-Maryland area...
09:54 and believe it or not... she actually had read some books
09:57 about eating a plant-based diet,
09:59 she didn't know how to make the transition, so...
10:01 she got in contact with me... we started working with her...
10:04 and amazingly, literally,
10:06 she had a disease where she was actually taking
10:08 a lot of... it's a kind of medication called Prednisone...
10:12 and the Prednisone was causing her to gain weight,
10:14 believe it or not, and within... literally...
10:16 again, it wasn't the 28 days... it was a little longer than that
10:19 she stuck with it for almost 2 or 3 months
10:21 by just changed her lifestyle within a few months...
10:23 she literally saw... she lost about 30 pounds...
10:26 she came off 90 percent of her medication...
10:28 she's found that... when she started eating...
10:31 the things that she wasn't supposed to eat...
10:33 because she would find her joints would begin
10:34 swelling again... and so she realized
10:37 as a Physician and understanding that...
10:39 she said, she saw quantitative and qualitative results...
10:42 as a result of changing her lifestyle going on a plant-based
10:45 lifestyle... and so, I say,
10:47 "Look, I've seen it... I've tasted it... it works... "
10:50 and so, God is good... man... yeah, God is good...
10:53 He is... wow! wow!
10:55 so, what tools will somebody need...
10:58 what tools will our Dare to Dream Viewers need
11:01 to take on this challenge?
11:04 You want to answer Chef Lawson?
11:06 They're going to need to buy things like
11:09 rice cookers, blenders, we're going to use a lot of
11:15 healthy and fresh food...
11:16 and I think actually there's going to be
11:18 there's going to be up on the website...
11:19 a list of things that they need...
11:21 We have it on the website so you can learn
11:23 and kind of follow along with it...
11:24 but what we're going to do the concept of our Program
11:26 is that it's going to be progressive...
11:27 so we're going to kind of "prep" the individual...
11:30 "Prep" you and the Viewer out there...
11:31 to kind of know what to do as you keep on going...
11:34 and so, again, one of the major tools is...
11:36 kind of... not like an item to purchase...
11:37 but I think... the biggest thing that each person needs
11:40 as they go on this Program... is to have a willing heart...
11:42 that's the major one thing... again...
11:44 you can look at your heart as a tool...
11:46 if I'm working with you...
11:47 it's a tool that God wants to work on...
11:49 if I'm working with that...
11:50 and so if the willing heart is there
11:52 I believe that... again... the things that we're teaching
11:55 will be easily be able to be implemented...
11:57 and so, we're going to take it step by step...
11:59 and again, we're going to repeat a lot of the things
12:00 that we've been sharing... and so that you're going to be
12:03 able... along with the 28 days, implement these things
12:05 step by step... and that's kind of the idea
12:07 of the whole Program, you know, so... yeah...
12:09 Now, a question that our Viewers are dying to know from you...
12:13 they want to know...
12:15 "Have you all...
12:16 always been eating healthy?"
12:18 Have you always made the right decision...
12:21 We don't want to talk about that phase... come one now...
12:23 One of my favorite things used to be Burger King...
12:26 Come on now... come on now... Burger King... I like that...
12:28 It was always Burger King...
12:29 but, actually, I found out about health at a young age...
12:33 so at 17-years-old, I became a Vegan Vegetarian
12:37 and then, I went to do some things
12:39 left that lifestyle... and I got back in...
12:41 so I haven't been eating healthy always...
12:43 but as I was growing up my mom always fed us
12:46 meat protein... and she always fed us vegetarian meals
12:49 and so, one day we might have fried chicken
12:52 but then the next day we might have...
12:54 just an all vegetarian meal
12:55 and so, I had that balance,
12:57 and so it was an easy transition when I got older...
13:00 Mine was kind of similar but not exactly the same,
13:04 I grew up around a family,
13:05 my uncles and my aunts were vegetarians
13:07 but my family... man, oh man,
13:09 "give me the fried chicken"
13:12 you know what I'm saying... fried chicken... barbeque sauce
13:14 my nose is sweating... I'm dipping... I'm eating,
13:16 you know what I'm saying...
13:17 so every year we had the cookouts...
13:18 I'd be eating the ribs, eating the crabs,
13:20 you know what I'm saying, the lobster, the shrimp,
13:22 that was our delicate meal, you know what I'm saying...
13:24 so... the oodles and noodles,
13:25 got to add a little cheese in there
13:27 a little meat on the side of it, so, I grew up eating
13:30 pretty much whatever I could find... you follow me
13:33 I'm a country boy... so we ate squirrels...
13:35 not to go into all that man... so...
13:38 Squirrels? anyway I'm a country boy...
13:40 y'all might not know what I'm talking about
13:42 y'all city folk out there
13:43 might not know what I'm talking about...
13:44 I saw one of those running across the street.
13:46 That was lunch...You saw lunch running across the street
13:49 I'm a country boy,
13:51 that's how they did it,
13:53 so I ate what they gave me you know what I mean... so
13:55 I guess you never had to go to the store...
13:58 you went right outside and picked your food...
14:00 Nah man, the good Lord
14:04 started convicting me on the importance of health
14:07 as a result of learning from my uncles and my aunts
14:10 who were vegetarians they introduced to me
14:12 God's plan of healthy living and so, at a young age,
14:15 even though I was eating some things
14:17 I started implementing some of those principles in my life...
14:19 by the time I was 18, and I made the decision...
14:21 and actually it was during that time...
14:23 me and Chef Lawson met each other in college,
14:24 we were going to Howard University
14:26 and during that same time frame, I became a vegetarian...
14:28 and I remember man, giving up the chicken Bro
14:31 it was almost like... man! I was having withdrawals...
14:34 you know, people go on withdrawals from other things...
14:37 I went on withdrawal from chicken...
14:40 It's like Kryptonite... come on now...
14:42 I remember the second day, when I stopped eating the
14:45 chicken... my body was just craving...
14:47 it was almost like I was going into convulsions
14:49 I remember there was a Jamaican guy outside of the school...
14:52 he was selling chicken hot dogs...
14:54 chicken hot dogs... that doesn't even sound good
14:57 so I'm just eating the fried chicken
14:59 with the barbeque sauce
15:00 and I go outside... and I'm going to get me
15:02 a chicken hot dog... and I ate that chicken hot dog
15:05 and it was nasty... I was so upset because
15:07 I didn't go to KFC or go to some other place
15:09 and get the real chicken,
15:11 I got chicken hot dogs...
15:14 and I was so upset that I got a chicken hot dog...
15:16 that was the last time I had chicken...
15:18 so, I'll tell you... Number One...
15:20 when you ask God to change your taste buds...
15:23 He's able to do it...
15:24 and sometimes again... it doesn't come... overnight
15:26 I still kind of... as I was still transitioning
15:29 I might have eaten something that I didn't want to eat...
15:31 but eventually, within a year or so...
15:33 I was eating a plant-based diet and a lot of it...
15:35 the one thing I want to stress, is that... as you learn...
15:39 you can implement this lifestyle Hmmm... hmmm...
15:41 You know, you can't just go at times and say,
15:43 "I'm going to go cold turkey" Overnight...
15:44 because if you don't have the education...
15:46 you don't really know what to eat...
15:47 you follow where I'm coming from Oh yeah...
15:49 so there's a balance of having the desire to change
15:52 but also getting the knowledge and the education...
15:55 to implement the lifestyle... and so that's the way to do it.
15:58 You have to apply it... Exactly...
16:00 Exactly... And it has an effect...
16:01 it has an effect... I can remember... growing up
16:04 I had a horrible temper... it went from one to one path
16:07 there was no middle game...
16:10 I was either "Not mad" or I was "ready to burn the house down"
16:14 and so... it was that bad...
16:17 and I can remember... I didn't know about the effects
16:20 on your temperament... your mood
16:22 but as soon as I stopped eating meat
16:24 and started eating more plant-based...
16:25 I was able to control my temper...
16:27 I was able to feel it rise, and was able to calm myself down
16:31 and I wasn't perfect, but I was able to control it
16:34 so I saw benefits immediately by switching my diet...
16:36 and it's very true what they say... "You are what you eat"
16:41 you can tell by when you eat certain meals...
16:44 you feel sluggish after you eat,
16:46 you feel tired... you feel like you just need to go and lie down
16:49 and things like that... Exactly... exactly...
16:50 we all know about that and how it feels...
16:53 We know exactly what I'm talking about...
16:55 and also, going back to what you said earlier about it...
16:58 you can transform your diet
17:00 I've said this before, it's great that we serve a God
17:04 that is in the business of restoration
17:07 and transformation... That's right... that's it...
17:08 we've all had different walks in life...
17:10 we've all made different decisions
17:12 whether it's diet based or real-life based...
17:16 Exactly... Hmmm... hmmm...
17:18 and God has seen us
17:20 through those times...
17:22 and put us in a better position. Exactly...
17:23 as long as we seek Him, so... Exactly...
17:26 I mean, that's amazing... and what you guys are doing
17:29 with this FORK System... is great...
17:31 Yeah, exactly... that's the whole model...
17:33 it's a practical way to transform someone's life...
17:37 you know, so again, it has to be something that people can touch,
17:40 and is tangible to them...
17:42 you know, again, having theories and concepts
17:44 is not God's answer... God wants it to be something
17:47 that you can again... apply to your everyday life...
17:49 that's what it's all about... that's the gospel...
17:52 And it has to be something that's not difficult...
17:54 Exactly...
17:55 some people might hear vegan vegetarian...
17:57 they're ready to put it here they wonder,
17:58 "What do I do, what do I eat,
18:00 how am I going to get this, and how am I going to get that?"
18:01 and we go through all that stuff doing the FORK System
18:04 and they're going to see just how easy it is...
18:06 to transition...
18:08 and just how good the food actually tastes...
18:10 That's right... And we love good-tasting food...
18:13 But... touch on the subject
18:17 of Organization
18:19 and why that is so important in the kitchen...
18:21 Why is it important to be organized?
18:23 Let's go... I want to re-cap on the 4 points
18:26 So the Organizational point... we're going to be talking about,
18:29 again, we're talking about the Kitchen Organization
18:31 and I believe that that's one of the foundational
18:33 things that has to be done... your kitchen has to be organized
18:36 so what we do... the reason why we do this is
18:38 because, again, when it comes to cooking healthy...
18:40 you have to be in sync,
18:42 you have to have things set up properly
18:43 you have to know which ingredients to even use...
18:46 Hmmm... hmmm... so we go step by step...
18:48 showing you exactly which ingredients to purchase...
18:51 we show you step by step
18:52 showing you how to organize your kitchen
18:55 how to put this cabinet and set up these ingredients...
18:57 so for example... in the morning time...
18:59 you're going to eat simple... let's say... a breakfast meal...
19:02 all of us love oatmeal, right? Hmmm... hmmm...
19:04 So we set up an Oatmeal Station
19:05 you follow where I'm coming from?
19:07 You got your grains... your oatmeal
19:09 and even other grains you can have for breakfast...
19:11 but how to actually have your different seasonings...
19:13 such as your cinnamon, or your coriander,
19:17 or your raisins and your nuts and your almonds
19:20 and your walnuts and your pecans and your craisins,
19:22 the apricots... all that... you can put it in a nice station
19:24 and then in the morning time, Brother... when you wake up...
19:27 you just put that oatmeal on, put it inside that bowl...
19:30 I'm talking about some good old-fashioned eating, man...
19:32 So, again, we go over that kind of stuff...
19:35 we also talk about personal organization...
19:38 Okay... meaning that my life
19:40 has to be organized... Oh yeah...
19:42 meaning again if everything is all over the place
19:44 in our lives... are we going to even have
19:46 the time to even think about... eating healthy...
19:49 if the priorities in our lives aren't in the right place...
19:52 it's difficult to get them to make transitions
19:54 on different things... so we talk about personal organization
19:58 we also talk about...
19:59 what I think is very important also...
20:00 about different tools... some of the most important tools
20:03 that you need in your kitchen...
20:05 to again, automate the process of cooking healthy as well...
20:09 so we go over things such as... how to use a knife...
20:12 people say, "I know how to use a knife"
20:14 but many times we don't know the different knives
20:16 and what their names are,
20:17 or even how to use those different knives...
20:18 And their functions exactly...
20:20 we talk about, as well, we go over the rice cooker...
20:23 we talk about the griddle... and just how you use those tools
20:26 and the blender, you know, again a key tool for the kitchen
20:31 so, organization dealing with all of that...
20:33 and so it's power packed really power packed...
20:35 so it's really good...
20:37 Okay, also, one thing you said, it's fast too...
20:42 you can eat healthy but you can make it fast...
20:45 which is so, so, so important in this Society...
20:49 because... let's face it... we live in a microwave society,
20:51 and we want it now... Exactly...
20:54 so, for it to be fast, easy,
20:57 people are more likely to make that transition...
21:00 Exactly... they're more likely to use it...
21:01 And we emphasize that... that's why the Organizational
21:05 component is so critical...
21:06 because the more organized you are...
21:08 the more "system" you have...
21:10 for any business... when you have systems
21:12 and operations in place...
21:13 everything kind of goes automated...
21:15 so, again, our lifestyles can become like that
21:18 we can have things such in a way
21:20 that when we get up it's just kind of like clockwork
21:22 again, you put the beans on at night... in the crockpot...
21:24 when you wake up in the morning, guess what?
21:26 The beans are done... you got soup for the next day
21:28 for dinner or even... take it for lunch...
21:30 and so, again we talk about all those little simple tips
21:33 how to make it easy... and quick...
21:35 for you to do... right at home
21:36 Well, okay... well, you know what
21:38 let's go to the "Faith Section"
21:40 Come on now... so, why is "Faith" important?
21:43 Why is it important to have Faith...
21:45 I want you to answer this...
21:46 I want you to come on in and answer this one...
21:50 Anybody who studies health and diet...
21:52 we know that out there in the world
21:54 that diet and spirituality are connected...
21:57 in a bunch of all other religions
22:00 that are in the world... they connect these two things...
22:02 but most of the time you don't find it
22:03 connected in Christianity and and we want to show people that
22:06 all these principles of health
22:08 all these principles of healthy eating and living
22:10 are directly from the Bible... and so what we've pulled out
22:13 is 28... I like to call them "Power Promises"
22:15 and we go through these promises
22:17 and how you can get closer to Christ...
22:19 and how... getting closer to Christ
22:21 physically... by eating good foods...
22:23 also is proportionate to what God wants to do for you
22:26 spiritually... in your life... and so, you can't separate
22:29 the two because you could eat healthy...
22:31 and not get closer to Christ... and really miss
22:33 the everlasting blessing... that you really should achieve
22:36 and you could get closer to Christ and not know that
22:38 maybe your relationship could be different...
22:40 if your mind was more clear,
22:41 or if your body was functioning better...
22:43 and you could enjoy optimal health
22:45 not only in this life... but in the next life to come.
22:47 Hmmm... amen...
22:48 We're about to have Church here Brother...
22:51 with a big "Praise the Lord" right... right...
22:53 We get all excited... we get all excited...
22:56 So, faith is extremely important and we know that
23:00 faith is very important...
23:01 we just wanted to break it down for our Viewers a little bit...
23:03 but what about recipes... why can't I just pour this in
23:07 and pour that in... and pour this in...
23:10 and just pray and hope for a good meal...
23:13 That's a good question, man... because recipes obviously...
23:16 we need to have knowledge of how to cook this way...
23:17 we're getting used to eating again,
23:19 we're talking about vegan... we're talking about
23:20 cutting out the dairy...
23:22 we're talking about not eating the meat...
23:24 and so, a lot of the things that we're used to eating...
23:27 we have to replace...
23:28 and so, again, we want to make it practical where
23:31 as you can learn how to replace those things...
23:34 and what we find is that, again, once we learn those ingredients
23:37 that can replace the things that we're used to eating...
23:40 we find that it's really the same thing...
23:42 I would like to tell people who eat chicken,
23:44 I used to eat a lot of fried chicken...
23:46 again, so, when you make fried chicken,
23:49 if it's not seasoned good...
23:50 it doesn't taste good... absolutely not...
23:52 Have you ever had a bland piece of fried chicken?
23:55 Yeah... Exactly...
23:56 and so, obviously again...
23:57 if you don't season it properly, it's not going to taste good...
23:59 the same is true when you make your
24:01 Vegan Chicken... if you follow where I'm coming from...
24:03 you understand where I'm coming from... so,
24:04 and we talk about all of that and so, again, the recipes
24:08 are for people to see practically
24:10 how it can actually be done...
24:12 and then we want to empower the Viewer
24:14 to be able to actually do it... at home...
24:17 and so we make it really simple, we're not doing complex recipes
24:20 these recipes can be learned in a matter of minutes...
24:22 and then they can go right in the kitchen
24:24 and do it right at home, man... and they start it immediately
24:26 which is our goal... and so, that's what we're looking for...
24:29 That's great... and what the knowledge...
24:32 I mean, it's so important to impart knowledge on others
24:37 and share knowledge among others...
24:39 so, what do you hope that our Viewers take...
24:44 from the whole System?
24:46 Well, it's kind of like "sitting in class"
24:51 and if there's never any quiz, never any test...
24:54 or anything like that... then you're just listening...
24:57 but you won't retain anything, and so, we hope the
24:59 knowledge part will make you pay more attention,
25:01 it will make you catch those fine points
25:04 that we're were trying to go over in the show...
25:05 so that you actually
25:06 are paying attention to what you're doing,
25:08 you're actually retaining the information...
25:10 and if you don't retain it...
25:11 you won't be able to use it afterwards...
25:13 it might be a nice show, it might be fun,
25:15 it might entertain you, but then after the TV is off
25:17 or the camera is off... you're not left with anything
25:20 but a feeling... and we want you to be left with
25:22 not just a feeling... but tools to empower you...
25:25 and live this lifestyle... Amen... amen...
25:27 I'm spiritually hungry, I'm physically hungry,
25:30 I'm hoping that you're all preaching
25:31 and we're eating... that's it... That's it...
25:34 As I'd like to say... we're going to give you
25:36 "Something to Chew on" That's right...
25:37 something to chew on... yeah... yeah... that's right...
25:39 So we're going to make some bread...
25:40 and then we're going to break some bread...
25:41 That's it... that's right... that's right... yeah...
25:43 That's deep... so, what are your final thoughts
25:47 for our Viewers?
25:48 I think the last point I would say... I think that...
25:53 God has something special for all of us in this journey...
25:56 it's not just another...
25:58 I guess you can say... "cooking program"
25:59 you can watch all kinds of networks with cooking programs
26:03 Hmmm... hmmm... this, I believe, is going to be
26:04 if you're looking for revival... not only in your health,
26:07 but spiritually...
26:08 one of the things that we want to really uplift
26:10 in this Program is... is Christ
26:12 because He's the one that gives us the power to
26:14 to do all of these things...
26:16 He's the one that's going to teach us along this journey
26:19 and so, we're learning... Chef Lawson and I...
26:21 we're learning... as we're sharing
26:22 the Viewers are going to be learning... so...
26:25 I'm just really...
26:26 my prayer, most importantly is that...
26:27 if you're looking for revival in your experience...
26:30 we're going to be reading through the book of Matthew...
26:31 that's going to be something special
26:33 that we're going to be doing... we got 28 days...
26:35 the book of Matthew has 28 chapters...
26:37 and so we're going to be looking at the book of Matthew
26:40 and we're learning all about Christ... and how He worked.
26:43 Anything... did we leave out Chef Lawson?
26:45 Well, I just have one thing to take away...
26:46 if anybody is looking for a change...
26:48 they're tired of the way they're living... physically...
26:51 tired of the way they're living spiritually...
26:52 then this is the show... for them
26:54 it's a faith-based show...
26:56 and we really wanted to incorporate... spirituality...
26:59 and something most people don't see... like cooking...
27:01 most cooking shows... all they do is cook...
27:03 we wanted to
27:05 "cook in the kitchen and cook outside the kitchen"
27:07 Come on now... I like that...
27:08 and so if anybody that's looking for a change...
27:10 and if you're watching this show...
27:12 you found the right show... Exactly... exactly... exactly...
27:17 Is there a scripture of encouragement
27:19 that you can offer for these next 28 days?
27:21 I got one... I think the one that comes
27:24 to mind is in Psalms... it says that
27:27 "O taste and see that the Lord is good:
27:31 blessed is the man that trusteth in Him. "
27:34 And so I would say... as the Viewers go on this
27:37 28-day Challenge... we have to realize that
27:39 when we taste God's way... it's good...
27:41 and at the same time...
27:43 even though at times we're going through change and
27:45 or maybe letting go of some things that we're used to...
27:47 some of the food that we might be used to eating...
27:49 that God is going to say,
27:50 "Guess what, if you trust in me I'm going to give you the power,
27:53 I'm going to give you the strength...
27:55 I'm going to give us... "
27:56 He's going to give us everything that we need
27:58 to be able to endure... all the way unto the end...
28:00 and so, I say, "Listen, God is good... "
28:02 I like to say... God is going to say...
28:03 "Oh taste and Chew that God is good" amen...
28:06 You all know what I mean...
28:07 Yeah, yeah, you're taking us to Church...
28:09 That's right... that's it... and so that's what I would say
28:11 that's what I would leave with everybody with...
28:13 Okay... wonderful... wonderful...
28:15 thank you so much for joining us...
28:16 I am looking forward to "Chew's 28-Day Challenge"
28:20 and I know our Viewers are too...
28:22 the ability to lead a healthy lifestyle
28:25 while being organized and spiritually fed
28:27 is truly a blessing if you have a health concern,
28:30 make sure to check with your physician first...
28:32 and let him know what you're doing...
28:34 if approved, make the commitment
28:36 to join us every day on this 28-day journey...
28:39 Chew's Challenge is for you...
28:41 Chew's Challenge is so well done...
28:44 go to our website d2dnetwork. TV
28:47 to see what days and times it airs...
28:49 and then get prepared to be challenged...
28:51 Well, that's the end of our Program for today...
28:54 thanks for tuning in...
28:55 join us next time...
28:56 it just wouldn't be the same... without you!


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