Ep. 22 - Alison Patrick, MPH. If you have Children, Please Listen to this Episode

On this episode we are grateful to have Alison Patrick. Alison is an experienced manager leading the charge for early childhood and K-12 nutrition and health. She has a passion for cultivating authentic relationships and leveraging existing community assets to improve the policies, systems, and structures that create opportunities for improvements for the health of our children. Highlights from our conversation were the Need for Healthy Corner Store Initiatives that are Profitable, Local Food IS Less Expensive, Educating Kids on Where their Food Comes from, Kids Do Understand Good Food, Seven Thousand Kids are Taste Testing Foods for Schools, Access to Good Food is a Basic Right. #eatbetterfoodtoday #longevity #health #foodismedicine #KidsWillEatGoodFood. #ConnectingKidsToTheirFood Please visit our website https://eatbetterfoodtoday.com for this week's recipe, interviews, books, research, videos. Look for information Alison shared at www.feedourfuture.org and her two recipes at Tomato Basil Pizza: https://feedourfuture.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Tomato-Basil-Pizza_HOME.pdf Asparagus Chop Salad: https://feedourfuture.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Asparagus-Chop-Salad_HOME.pdf Additional information discussed on this show can be found at: Grow Ohio https://education.ohio.gov/Topics/Student-Supports/Food-and-Nutrition/Grow-Ohio USDA Farm to School https://www.fns.usda.gov/f2s/farm-to-school Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition https://nutrition.tufts.edu/about Case Western Reserve Swetland Center https://case.edu/swetland/ 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. Disclaimer: We are sharing our experiences on this Podcast. Please be sure to consult a medical professional. Segment Notes: Breakfast 1:35 The Home Pantry 2:35 Path to Youth Health and Wellness Program 4:25 Addictive, Unhealthy Food 8:55 Benefits of Kids Eating Healthy Food and Chronic Disease 13:22 Obstacles Getting Fresh Food into Schools 16:58 Funding of Fresh Foods 24:40 Feed Our Future: Local Foods for Growing Minds (66 school districts) 28:55 Success Stories: Growing Potatoes in the Classroom 39:15 National, Local Partner Organizations 42:30 Food as Medicine Obstacles 48:30 Kids Will Eat and Deserve Good Food 52:20 Recipes: Tomato Basil Pizza, Asparagus Chopped Salad 54:15