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A vegan kitchen's quest to bring healthy meals to frontliners

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Anjo Bagaoisan, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/life/04/12/20200413_a.jpg"/><figcaption>Chef B Camposano at the kitchen. Photo courtesy of The Sexy Kitchen by B</figcaption></figure></div>The Sexy Kitchen by B in Sta. Mesa, Manila, like many local food services throughout Luzon, stopped commercial operations since the beginning of the enhanced community quarantine in mid-March. But owner and executive chef B Camposano and her team of less than 10 continue cooking at the home-based establishment most days and nights. The close to 300 take-out packs they produce each day are delivered to 3 hospitals in Manila, Makati and Las Pinas, as well as police checkpoints near their area. These meals for frontliners are all supported by donors. But unlike most food drives, this one emphasizes what the recipients are eating. The meals are all plant-based and made from scratch, the Sexy Kitchen being a vegan food service. Chef B said they are filling a hardly addressed need of frontliners in the fight against COVID-19--strengthening their bodies and not just giving them protective gear. <div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/life/04/12/20200413_b.jpg"/><figcaption>Medical frontliners receive the meals. Photo courtesy of The Sexy Kitchen by B</figcaption></figure></div>&quot;Hindi lang ito para sila busugin, just to pass by &#x27;yung gutom at pagod. Ang mission dito is bigyan sila ng enough nutrition para malabanan &#x27;yung paghina ng kanilang katawan. Isipin mo, pagod, puyat, &#x27;yung nerbiyos nila, &#x27;yung stress, overall stress,&quot; she said. (This is not just to make them full, to fill their hunger or fatigue. Our mission here is to give them enough nutrition to fight their weakening bodies. Think of the tiredness, lack of sleep, nervousness, and stress.)&quot;Kailangan ng mga frontliners natin ng PPEs and all this. But kailangan din nila ng magandang nutrition sa kanilang katawan. Kailangan from the inside inaalagaan din sila.&quot;(Our frontliners need personal protective equipment and all this. But they also need good nutrition for their bodies. They should also be taken care of from the inside.)The Sexy Kitchen by B currently delivers food to the Las Piñas Medical Center, the Jose Fabella Hospital, and the Makati Medical Center. Chef B herself accompanies the delivery trips and adds thank you notes to the food packs. &quot;Ito lang ang alam kong way na maipaparating ang ating pagpasalamat--sa pagserbisyo sa kanila.&quot;(This is the only way I know to extend our thanks--by serving them.)Their main challenge now is dealing with changes in the prices of vegetables, which can affect how many meals they can cook. One meal, Chef B estimates, costs around P150 to make, including the logistics, labor, and containers. The group has a waiting list of other medical teams asking for help, but Chef B says this would depend on more people pitching in to support their effort.Aside from cash donations, they are open to receiving help in kind such as rice, fresh produce, and vegan raw ingredients such as plant-based meat. Chef B hopes their effort expands its service for other people such as the elderly or inspires others to do similar things in their area. For her, it&#x27;s all about making sure health workers and law enforcers get a boost both in immunity and in morale. <div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/life/04/12/20200413_c.jpg"/><figcaption>Giving food at a checkpoint. Photo courtesy of The Sexy Kitchen by B</figcaption></figure></div>&quot;Basketball player, boksingero, lahat ng athletes in general, ang unang inaalagaan sa kanila in order for them to finish strong ay &#x27;yung nutrisyon. Kahit anong laban o hirap, but if you feed them well, kaya nilang labanan &#x27;yun.&quot; (For all athletes in general, nutrition is the first thing being taken care of so they would finish strong. Whatever their fight or hardship, they would be able to face it if you feed them well.)&quot;&#x27;Pag nalaman nila na hindi lang proteksyon panlabas ang binibigay sa kanila kundi panloob sa kanilang katawan (When they learn they are not only getting external but inner protection), they&#x27;re gonna be very confident in their duties.&quot; A long term goal the people in Chef B&#x27;s kitchen plan to achieve is one healthy meal at a time. To donate in cash or in kind to The Sexy Kitchen by B, you can reach them through their <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheSexyKitchen/">Facebook page</a> Electronic donations can also be sent through the <a href="https://www.simplygiving.com/appeal/the-sexy-kitchen-by-b-supports-the-front-line">Simply Giving website</a> which also monitors where the cash goes.

The Sexy Kitchen by B in Sta. Mesa, Manila, like many local food services throughout Luzon, stopped commercial operations since the beginning of the enhanced community quarantine in mid-March.

The Sexy Kitchen by B in Sta. Mesa, Manila, like many local food services throughout Luzon, stopped commercial operations since the beginning of the enhanced community quarantine in mid-March.

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A vegan kitchen's quest to bring healthy meals to frontliners

Anjo Bagaoisan,

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Published Apr 13, 2020 07:57 AM PHT

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Updated Apr 13, 2020 11:01 AM PHT

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