Ep. 11 - Nutritionists Bob Gorman with Rebecca Rodriguez on Why Students Deserve Local Foods

On this episode we are grateful to have Bob Gorman and Rebecca Rodriguez from the Cleveland Metropolitan School District, which is responsible for 35,000 students in 82 schools. Bob is the Executive Director of Nutrition Services at CMSD. Rebecca is the Program Manager of Farm to School at CMSD. Bob was previously at Parma City Schools where he worked with Chef Ben Bebenroth to educate and feed over 8500 children on Ben's farm. A focus of Bob and Rebecca at CMSD is to expose, encourage, and educate students about nutrient-dense foods (i.e. No More Blue Applesauce). They have now, in just over a year, created partnerships with Spice Field Kitchen (https://www.spicefieldkitchen.org/), Food Strong (https://www.foodstrong.org/), the local Food Bank (https://www.greaterclevelandfoodbank.org/), Food Corp (https://foodcorps.org/), and the National Farm to School Network (https://www.farmtoschool.org/). More information on their efforts can be found at https://www.clevelandmetroschools.org/school-nutrition  This Podcast is a production of Sante Strategies, LLC. Sante translated is - Health Means Everything. This is the company I have started to begin this health and longevity journey, focused on food. Please visit our website https://eatbetterfoodtoday.com for this week's recipe, interviews, books, videos.  Disclaimer: We are sharing our experiences on this Podcast. Please be sure to consult a medical professional. Segment Notes: Breakfast 1:35 The Pantry 2:12 The Scope of CMSD 3:45 Why CMSD? 4:45 Where Do You Start? 6:15 - Engage with students in the cafeteria - Prove change is possible - See kids expressions when they eat watermelon - Educate Staff on healthy produce Partnerships 13:25 - See websites above Parent Education 23:20 - Cooking demos, Food access, Recipes Other Partners 28:15 - Support the local food economy - Local tastes better Food as Medicine 34:30 Cleveland Roots 41:20 What's Next 43:45 Recipe: One Pan Paella 47:55