Two Ted Talks
If you are familiar with Ted Talks, you’ll know that they’re almost unfailingly informative, interesting, and well put-together. Sofía and I watched two today that I’d like to share with you.
If you’re at all interested in the intersection of food, government, food corporation profits and American health, please watch and share these talks. They’re not too long, and the information in them really needs to be disseminated and made common knowledge.
Ann Cooper on School Lunches:
The Toxic Tangle of Food, Government, and Culture:
June 3rd, 2013 at 11:10 am
I didn’t watch the videos, but I have no idea why a mom would actually let their kids eat the crapy school lunches, unless they are on the, “My kids gets to eat for free” list.
June 5th, 2013 at 2:39 pm
I used to work with kids in downtown DC at one of the approved free-lunch facilities. Almost every day, lunch was a single slice of american cheese between two (dry) pieces of wonderbread. There was a baggie with carrot sticks (which the kids threw away) and a bag of Cheetos. And this is what we expect kids to thrive on?