Impact of Hands-On Cooking Experiences on Children's Food Choices

Did you know that teaching children how to cook improves their motivation and ability to eat well? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for her interview with Pam Koch, Ed.D, R.D., Mary Swartz Rose Associate Professor of Nutrition and Education, and Faculty Director at the Tisch Center for Food, Education & Policy at Teachers College, Columbia University, New York. Koch describes her decades of research working to improve children’s nutrition, defines “ultra-processed” foods, and explains the importance of the U.S. Dietary Guidelines.

Related website:  Food Systems Based Dietary Guidelines: https://openknowledge.fao.org/server/api/core/bitstreams/20b9fd77-47f5-46f0-bdd9-94f798620368/content
Tisch Center: https://www.tc.columbia.edu/tisch/
Mary Swartz Rose Memorial Lecture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkU1D-z2jXw
(Koch starts at 18:09)