We're resurfacing this Pressure Cooker "classic" that attempts to answer the perennial parental question: Why isn’t my kid eating green beans or zucchini or, for that matter, any food that isn’t beige? One theory holds that, with the help of the right bribe, you can teach kids to like anything. And so Jane dragoons her 10-year-old daughter Lucy into an experiment to see if she can learn to accept her most dreaded food: tomatoes. Jane and Liz talk to Julie Mennella, a taste scientist at the Monell Chemical Senses Center to learn just what it takes to make kids eat their vegetables, and serve up the simplest tips and tricks for parents to win the vegetable wars without losing their minds.

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We're resurfacing this Pressure Cooker "classic" that attempts to answer the perennial parental question: Why isn’t my kid eating green beans or zucchini or, for that matter, any food that isn’t beige? One theory holds that, with the help of the right bribe, you can teach kids to like anything. And so Jane dragoons her 10-year-old daughter Lucy into an experiment to see if she can learn to accept her most dreaded food: tomatoes. Jane and Liz talk to <a href="https://twitter.com/juliemennella">Julie Mennella</a>, a taste scientist at the <a href="https://monell.org/">Monell Chemical Senses Center</a> to learn just what it takes to make kids eat their vegetables, and serve up the simplest tips and tricks for parents to win the vegetable wars without losing their minds.
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Feeding a family is among the most basic of human responsibilities. So why do we so often feel like we’re failing at it? On Pressure Cooker, veteran journalists Jane Black and Liz Dunn dish out empathy and common-sense strategies for busy parents navigating manipulative marketing messages, impossible cultural expectations, and little people with big personalities as they try to set their children on a healthy path for life.

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Feeding a family is among the most basic of human responsibilities. So why do we so often feel like we’re failing at it? On Pressure Cooker, veteran journalists Jane Black and Liz Dunn dish out empathy and common-sense strategies for busy parents navigating manipulative marketing messages, impossible cultural expectations, and little people with big personalities as they try to set their children on a healthy path for life.
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Fan Fave: Can you teach a kid to eat vegetables?

In this final installment of Pressure Cooker (at least, for now!) Jane and Liz reflect on lessons learned over the course of more than fifty episodes. From political activism to picture-perfect bento lunches, our hosts break down which habits listeners should consider leaning into – and which ones you should let go of.  

Although we’re hitting ‘pause’ on the podcast for now, we’ve got lots of ideas brewing for the future of Pressure Cooker. If you’d like to stay in the loop on news and updates, please submit your email address at pressurecook.substack.com. Thank you, listeners, for two amazing years!

Note: One of our recommendations was to get involved politically – especially about food marketing to kids. Here’s how: 
Email the Children’s Food and Beverage Advertising Initiative at programs@bbbnp.org. 
Or call (yes, you have to call!!) the Federal Trade Commission and make your voice heard: (202) 326-2222

In this final installment of Pressure Cooker (at least, for now!) Jane and Liz reflect on lessons learned over the course of more than fifty episodes. From political activism to picture-perfect bento lunches, our hosts break down which habits listeners should consider leaning into – and which ones you should let go of.  
Although we’re hitting ‘pause’ on the podcast for now, we’ve got lots of ideas brewing for the future of Pressure Cooker. If you’d like to stay in the loop on news and updates, please submit your email address at <a href="http://pressurecook.substack.com">pressurecook.substack.com</a>. Thank you, listeners, for two amazing years!
Note: One of our recommendations was to get involved politically – especially about food marketing to kids. Here’s how: 
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">Email the Children’s Food and Beverage Advertising Initiative at programs@bbbnp.org. </li>
<li aria-level="1">Or call (yes, you have to call!!) the Federal Trade Commission and make your voice heard: (202) 326-2222</li>
</ul>

Red Light, Green Light: Our Biggest Do’s and Don’ts For Feeding Kids

If you’ve had a child in America anytime in the past, oh, 80 years, there’s one message about what to feed them that has been impossible to ignore: MILK! Kids need lots of milk to grow big and strong. 

Or do they? 

On this week’s episode of Pressure Cooker, Jane and Liz journey back through history to uncover when and why milk came to be seen as an essential part of a healthy child’s diet. Then, our hosts interview Sophie Egan, the Director of the Stanford Food Institute and the author of the 2020 book How to Be a Conscious Eater, to answer the question: how much milk, if any, do kids actually need?

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Further Resources:
How To Be A Conscious Eater by Sophie Egan
Spoiled: The Myth of Milk As Superfood by Anne Mendelson
How Much Dairy Do Children and Adults Actually Need? (The Washington Post)

If you’ve had a child in America anytime in the past, oh, 80 years, there’s one message about what to feed them that has been impossible to ignore: MILK! Kids need lots of milk to grow big and strong. 
Or do they? 
On this week’s episode of Pressure Cooker, Jane and Liz journey back through history to uncover when and why milk came to be seen as an essential part of a healthy child’s diet. Then, our hosts interview <a href="http://www.sophieegan.com/">Sophie Egan</a>, the Director of the Stanford Food Institute and the author of the 2020 book How to Be a Conscious Eater, to answer the question: how much milk, if any, do kids actually need?
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Further Resources:
<ul>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Radically-Practical-Guide-Conscious-Eating/dp/1523507381/ref=asc_df_1523507381/?tag=hyprod-20&amp;linkCode=df0&amp;hvadid=693555322686&amp;hvpos=&amp;hvnetw=g&amp;hvrand=17508562782136295978&amp;hvpone=&amp;hvptwo=&amp;hvqmt=&amp;hvdev=c&amp;hvdvcmdl=&amp;hvlocint=&amp;hvlocphy=9073502&amp;hvtargid=pla-886428627969&amp;psc=1&amp;mcid=9bfae2354da239a290adaeb41694b396&amp;gad_source=1">How To Be A Conscious Eater</a> by Sophie Egan</li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Spoiled-Superfood-Traditions-Perspectives-Culinary/dp/0231188188/ref=sr_1_6?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.l1NDhDFhO8JM509iv4jx6Y2JiBvUu3LM52leMxFDJlEFAQjzSqUhu-DmpoxWHSn7eiS-HEVDN8qR7jG7fHcF7OHzZLUAsy5wWLboEzluU0L7WBI9tCKyWAixVlkPGMOgt3d_08rc0z3lztQcRhlNPcZuR11NNoUpACx9EcTnmrorGg8HtvqiSkk6cow9a5ED-KP02OU55Z7-0nw3uT1TVhv5VYtJy6TnnQMiqSOh_Ns.0-Gn2Si8d87VF6UBepJK_rlFZATEJemlI4YNX4829D4&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=Spoiled+book&amp;qid=1717008949&amp;sr=8-6">Spoiled: The Myth of Milk As Superfood</a> by Anne Mendelson</li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2024/02/20/dairy-plant-milk-strong-bones/">How Much Dairy Do Children and Adults Actually Need?</a> (The Washington Post)</li>
</ul>

The Truth About Why American Kids Drink So Much Milk

Americans spend almost a billion dollars each year on children’s dietary supplements: a category which, today, includes not just daily multivitamins but an increasingly exotic array of gummies aimed at promoting immunity, digestion, mood, and sleep. But do kids NEED vitamins? To answer, we're bringing back one of our favorite episodes: Liz and Jane unspool the history of our national obsession with vitamins with the science journalist and Vitamania author Catherine Price – then talk to pediatrician and educator Dr. Krupa Playforth, aka The Pediatrician Mom, to get to the bottom of which gummies your kids might actually need, and which they don’t. 

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Americans spend almost a billion dollars each year on children’s dietary supplements: a category which, today, includes not just daily multivitamins but an increasingly exotic array of gummies aimed at promoting immunity, digestion, mood, and sleep. But do kids NEED vitamins? To answer, we're bringing back one of our favorite episodes: Liz and Jane unspool the history of our national obsession with vitamins with the science journalist and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Vitamania-Vitamins-Revolutionized-Think-About/dp/0143108158">Vitamania</a> author Catherine Price – then talk to pediatrician and educator Dr. Krupa Playforth, aka <a href="https://www.thepediatricianmom.com/">The Pediatrician Mom</a>, to get to the bottom of which gummies your kids might actually need, and which they don’t. 
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