Color-blocked bento boxes? Bunny-shaped sandwiches? There are a lot of books that claim to have solutions to the tedium of packing school lunch. But are they realistic?  Jane and Liz tested them out–so you don’t have to. We review four new books and dig up the tips and tricks that actually make packing lunch less tedious and maybe–maybe?--even fun.

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Color-blocked bento boxes? Bunny-shaped sandwiches? There are a lot of books that claim to have solutions to the tedium of packing school lunch. But are they realistic?  Jane and Liz tested them out–so you don’t have to. We review four new books and dig up the tips and tricks that actually make packing lunch less tedious and maybe–maybe?--even fun.
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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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Color-blocked bento boxes? Bunny-shaped sandwiches? There are a lot of books that claim to have solutions to the tedium of packing school lunch. But are they realistic?  Jane and Liz tested them out–so you don’t have to. We review four new...

Operation Lunchbox: How to win at packing lunch without losing your mind

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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Fan Fave: The Truth About Children’s Vitamins

Headlines about the dangers of “ultra-processed” foods – a category that includes Doritos and Twinkies but also protein bars, plant-based milks, and maybe your favorite yogurt or sandwich bread – are suddenly everywhere. But what makes a food ultra-processed, and what’s driving the concern about their role in the diets of both children and adults? On this episode of Pressure Cooker, Jane and Liz break it all down with Dr. Chris Van Tulleken, a professor at University College London and the author of the 2023 bestseller Ultra-Processed People: The Science Behind Food That Isn't Food. Why are today’s foods so highly processed, and how is that impacting our health? Should the sale of ultra-processed foods be more strictly regulated? Tune in to find out!



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Headlines about the dangers of “ultra-processed” foods – a category that includes Doritos and Twinkies but also protein bars, plant-based milks, and maybe your favorite yogurt or sandwich bread – are suddenly everywhere. But what makes a food ultra-processed, and what’s driving the concern about their role in the diets of both children and adults? On this episode of Pressure Cooker, Jane and Liz break it all down with Dr. Chris Van Tulleken, a professor at University College London and the author of the 2023 bestseller <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/ultra-processed-people-the-science-behind-the-food-that-isn-t-food/18884892">Ultra-Processed People: The Science Behind Food That Isn't Food</a>. Why are today’s foods so highly processed, and how is that impacting our health? Should the sale of ultra-processed foods be more strictly regulated? Tune in to find out!
 
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