73: Kid Food: How to Make It Better! with Bettina Elias Siegel

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today’s guest, Bettina Elias Siegel, explains why kids are bombarded with unhealthy foods and messages about unhealthy foods all day long, why it's hard to raise healthy eaters, and why the notion that kids are inherently picky is a myth. Join us to find out how you can advocate in your community for healthier kid foods in schools, restaurants, and on the playing field. Become an advocate for change and learn valuable lessons from Bettina's book,</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Kid Food.</span></em></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Bettina is the mother of two teenagers, and they make their home in Houston. Bettina recently appeared on Episode 5 of the new MSNBC series,</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">What’s Eating America</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, where she spoke with chef and host Andrew Zimmern about the role of processed food in school meals.  </span></p> <p><strong>Show Highlights:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Bettina’s back story of her varied careers as a lawyer, freelance writer, food advocate, and food policy writer</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Why family dinner is a priority at Bettina’s home, where they eat healthy, tasty, and quickly prepared meals</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The lack of cooking skills and home economics education in schools today</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How Bettina made the leap from lawyer to kid-food advocate</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Bettina’s blog, The Lunch Tray, which is a 10-year-old platform for food advocacy</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The bombardment of unhealthy food choices on today’s kids</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Why Bettina’s book, Kid Food, is her attempt t