Children and Food

As public debate about childhood obesity rages, the complex relationship between children and food is in danger of being obscured by sound bites. This panel explores the importance of school meals, new approaches to children’s eating and nutrition, and the political and cultural issues that influence school meal plans. Panelists include Lynn Fredericks, founder of FamilyCook Productions; Lisa Sasson, nutrition consultant for Nickelodeon and author of two children’s cookbooks; Stefania Patinella, school garden expert; and Janet Poppendieck, Hunter College professor and author of Free for All: Fixing School Food in America. Moderated by Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, assistant professor of education studies at Eugene Lang College.

Sponsored by the Food Studies program of The New School for Public Engagement.