“The Biggest Loser” winner Patrick House will host a healthy cooking workshop June 13 in Vicksburg. He will share the tips that helped him lose more than 200 pounds. Photo by Courtesy NBC
Who better to get people motivated to lose weight, than someone who has lost weight--a lot of a weight and on national television? Vicksburg native Patrick House was the first person from Mississippi to win the "The Biggest Loser" television competition in 2010. He lost a total of 181 pounds or 45.3 percent of his total body weight. He walked away with $250,000, a better quality of life for him and his family, and the pride of his home state.
Since returning home, House has authored a self-help book, "As Big as a House" (2012, C-Squared Publishing, $18.95) and taken his message about childhood obesity and other weight - related issues around the United States. NBC recently selected him to be a Biggest Loser Ambassador, working on the "Biggest Loser Community" website to motivate and inspire members. To date, House has lost a total of 202 pounds.
On Thursday, June 13, at 5:30 p.m., the Southern Cultural Heritage Foundation will host "Healthy Cooking Workshop with Patrick House" (1302 Adams St., Vicksburg). House will demonstrate how to prepare a quick and healthy dinner and dessert. On the menu is steamed fish, chicken and vegetables, ground turkey and steamed cabbage soup and a strawberry short waffle, which is a healthier version of strawberry shortcake.
Southern Cultural Heritage Foundation Executive Director Annette Kirklin asked House to teach the workshop after seeing him around town. "We do various workshops here, a lot of culinary classes. I see him at the YMCA, and he is such an inspiration to so many people in Vicksburg and beyond. I felt that it would be a great addition to our programming here at the Cultural Center," she said.
Signed copies of his book will be available for purchase, and he will post for photos with his fans. The price is $30 for SCHF members and $35 for non-members and includes all supplies needed for the workshop. Space is limited, and reservations are required. For more information, call 601-631-2997 or email [email protected]. Additional information is available on the SCHF website.
The Southern Cultural Heritage Foundation is a Mississippi landmark and on the National Register of Historic Places.
The foundation offers a variety of cultural programming including art workshops, ballroom dances lessons, concerts, lectures, cooking workshops, exhibits, free after school art programs and photography workshops.
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