Eating Matters

Host Jenna Liut is joined by food writer and historian, Bee Wilson, to discuss her most recent book "First Bite: How We Learn To Eat". Through extensive research, Bee describes how parents can develop healthy eating habits in their children as well as how adults – regardless of their age – can change their own eating preferences.

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This week, host Jenna Liut and associate producer Taylor Lanzet talk with Darryl Benjamin and Lyndon Virkler about their newly published book "Farm to Table: The Essential Guide to Food Systems for Students, Professionals and Consumers."

Later on the show, they are joined by Birgit Cameron, Senior Director of Patagonia Provisions, a brand extension of the outdoor clothing and gear company, founded in 2012.

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In this episode of Eating Matters, host Jenna Liut talks with Dr. Brian Wansink, founder and director of Cornell University’s Food & Brand Lab about his 25 year career in food psychology and consumer behavior research. Dr. Wansink unpacks key findings from his previous books, Mindless Eating, and Slim by Design, with a particular focus on his article, “'Don’t Eat So Much:' How Parent Comments Relate to Female Weight Satisfaction” published this past June in Eating & Weight Disorders. Later in the show, Jenna speaks with Megan Mokri, Founder & CEO of Byte Foods, an innovative, healthy vending machine company operating in San Francisco.

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On this episode of Eating Matters host Jenna Liut and associate producer Taylor Lanzet discuss the prevalence and repercussions of antibiotic use in our food system. Emilie Aguirre, an Academic Fellow at the Resnick Center for Food Law and Policy at UCLA’s School of Law, provides an overview of the current regulatory landscape and what conscious consumers need to know.

Later on the show, we speak with Ben Simon, co-founder & CEO of Imperfect Produce, an innovative ugly produce company based in San Francisco.

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Join host Jenna Liut and associate producer Taylor Lanzet in their discussion about the perception of healthy food, unpacking what types of food dieticians consider to be healthy compared with what the general public believes. Where is the alignment between these two, and disagreement within the dietetic community itself? And what is the role of both industry and government in helping consumers navigate the food landscape? Jenna and Taylor speak with Margot Sanger-Katz – a health care correspondent writing for the Upshot section at the New York Times – and Ashley Lederer, a registered dietician and founder of Thoughtful Food Nutrition.

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Eating Matters kicks the fall season off by speaking with Drive Change, an organization operating at the intersection of criminal justice and food system reform. Host Jenna Liut is joined by Executive Director Jordyn Lexton and former Drive Change fellow Fred Coleman.

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Today on Eating Matters, host Jenna Liut speaks with Dr. Urvashi Rangan about Consumer Report's “Crop to Table: Pesticide Report” detailing pesticide use in the US. Dr. Rangan oversaw the drafting of the report during her time as the Executive Director of Consumer Report’s Food Safety and Sustainability Center.

Later on the show, Jenna speaks with Ben Turley, co-founder of the Meat Hook – a Brooklyn-based whole animal butcher shop.

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With the Rio Olympics 2016 underway, host Jenna Liut and associate producer Taylor Lanzet dive into Brazil's food system – unpacking how Brazil is combating obesity while improving farmer livelihoods through progressive policy changes.

Joined by Bridget Huber, a journalist at the Food & Environment Reporting Network, Jenna and Taylor examine how Brazil is working to shift purchases of ultra-processed foods through a sweeping national policy that advocates for the pleasure of eating.

Later on the show we are joined by David Foster, Co-Founder of Everytable, an LA-based restaurant chain on a mission to make good food available to everyone.

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On this episode of Eating Matters, host Jenna Liut speaks with Ricardo Salvador, senior scientist and director of the Food and Environment program at the Union of Concerned Scientists, and Allison Aubrey, food and health correspondent for NPR news, about the connection between crop subsidies and public health.

Later in the show, Jenna is joined by Mike Winik, Co-Founder of OurHarvest, our featured startup of the week.

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On this episode of Eating Matters, host Jenna Liut discusses the Global Food Security Act, which fights worldwide food insecurity through the empowerment of local communities. Liz Marcey, Senior Policy Advisor at CARE USA – a humanitarian organization that fights global poverty and was instrumental in the passing of this legislation – joins the show to explain exactly what the act entails, who it impacts, and why it's significant. Later on the show we're joined by Greg Sewitz, Co-Founder of Exo, maker of the food bars that use cricket flour.

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