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Walnut Creek Vitality Bowls’ #FreshStart Fundraiser

Walnut Creek Vitality Bowls’ #FreshStart Fundraiser

BY NEWS 24/680 – With 2017 officially underway, more than 100 million Americans are currently working towards fulfilling their New Years resolutions. One local business decided to join the bandwagon. Its resolution? Improving the health and wellness of the Walnut Creek community in 2017.

Vitality Bowls in Walnut Creek has launched #FreshStart, an initiative to promote a healthy and fresh start to 2017 by empowering local residents to make simple, healthier choices – such as choosing to eat a more nutritious breakfast – to empower their ability to lead healthier mindsets and lives.

To demonstrate its commitment to building a healthier Walnut Creek in 2017, the superfood café will donate a portion of its January proceeds from its “Resolution Bowl” to Action for Healthy Kids, a nonprofit organization that supports schools’ efforts to boost physical activity and nutritious foods.

Vitality Bowls is also hosting a #FreshStart social media photo contest to encourage local residents to participate in the empowerment. Share a picture of your Resolution Bowl using #FreshStart for the chance to win a $100 gift card to Vitality Bowls! Enter here: http://bit.ly/2irDzVp

For more information, contact info@vitalitybowls.com.

Couple’s tragic loss helps their fight for those with food allergies

Couple’s tragic loss helps their fight for those with food allergies

BY KTVU-TV – They’re planning to open two cafes, Vitality Bowls in San Jose in memory of their son BJ who died from his allergy to peanuts.

Opening this cafe on Cottle Road was a dream that BJ shared with his parents. They wanted a family-owned business.

The teenager died eight years ago. Now, the Homs plan to open the first of their two cafes February 2nd.

“By doing this, it’s a way to honor my son and help him save other lives,” says Brain Hom, BJ’S father.

In 2008, BJ had just turned 18 and graduated from high school. The family was on vacation in Mexico. A short while after arriving, BJ ate a dessert that had peanuts in it.

His parents say his previous reactions had never been severe. He would suffer hives. This time, he had an anaphylactic reaction. It was deadly. He stopped breathing.

His parents say his previous reactions had never been severe. He would suffer hives. This time, he had an anaphylactic reaction. It was deadly. He stopped breathing.

“We were in shock. We didn’t know what to do,” says Brian.

Their youngest son Steven also suffers from a peanut allergy. The couple has turned their grief into action.
The Homs helped get federal and state legislation passed to prevent other families from losing a loved one to a food allergy.

“Losing a child a parent’s worst nightmare. You never think about burying your own kid,” says Brian.

The most recent legislation the couple worked on is a state law that went into effect January 1 allowing epinephrine to be stocked at restaurants and other public venues. The medication is injected.

The Homs hope to set an example by stocking the epinephrine in their cafe. Every customer will be asked whether they have a food allergy. If they do, their food will be prepared with separate appliances and utensils to prevent cross contamination.

Should anything unforeseen happen, the Homs have installed a special alarm system that has a special button to call for an ambulance and another for the fire department.

Kathy, Brian’s mom, says she copes with BJ’s loss by opening this cafe, cherishing the memory of his daily phone calls. read more

Thinking big: Operators plan expansion and engagement in 2017

Where to dine healthy in 2017

Where to dine healthy in 2017

BY THE SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE – Joining locations in Chula Vista and Carlsbad is the latest Vitality Bowls Superfood Café in the UTC area. Organic antioxidant darling açaí berries are the base for multi-ingredient bowls that read like a nutritionist’s dream menu (flax, hemp and chia seeds, blueberries, Goji berries, broccoli, kale, almond milk, etc.). Ten kinds of smoothies and nine juices with names such The Powernator and The Detoxifier sound like vitality in a glass. 8935 Towne Centre Drive, La Jolla. (858) 412-4891 or vitalitybowls.com