5:30 – 6:30pm Dinner buffet

6:15 – 6:45pm:  Rip Speaks

6:45pm:  Q&A Session

7:15 – 8:00pm: Book Signing and photographs

On the Menu: Portabella Mushroom Burgers, Hail to the Kale Salad, Spiced Iced Tea Punch, Sweet Potato Fries with Sriracha Chili Dipping Sauce and Dark Chocolate Brownies

This is your chance to meet Rip and if you’re up for the challenge, register to participate in our 5-week Engine 2 Diet Series! Rip is the Son of cardiac hero Caldwell Esselstyn and author of “The Engine 2 Diet”. For a $10 donation to the Cancer Alliance of Naples (CAN), customers will enjoy a delicious vegetarian menu that follows the principles of the Engine 2 Diet.

Immediately following dinner, Rip will discuss the benefits of a plant-strong diet and be available to customers for a book signing with Q & A.

HOW TO REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT: Pre-register online at www.acteva.com/go/LifestyleCenter or contact Julia Joiner at Julia.joiner@wholefoods.com/ 239-552-5100

About Rip: As the author of The Engine 2 Diet, Rip is teaching people the irrefutable connection between what they put in their mouths and their ability to reach their ideal weight and their ideal health. As a firefighter for the Austin Fire Department, he helped people and saved lives. As a friend to other firefighters, he transformed the way Austin’s Engine 2 firehouse ate in order to save a firefighting brother’s health.  In October 2009, Rip teamed up with Whole Foods Market as a Healthy Eating Partner to raise awareness for the company’s team members, customers, and all of America about the health benefits of eating a plant-strong diet composed of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes, nuts, and seeds.