Kid Eating News Today

An anthropologist slices through myths about “picky” eating and the biological necessity of kids’ foods, and reimagines ways to feed future generations.

Roast not beef tips, cost, $1,500. thats all she could find for redland elementary to serve. are you sometimes surprised by what you have for lunch. >> yes. >> reporter: is it a good or bad surprise? >> in the middle. >> reporter: to help americas school systems struggling to serve meals, the usda announced its pumping in a billion and a half dollars. the agency reimburses elmore county for davis grocery runs. you look at a kid eating and think to yourself, you have no idea how hard that was to ...

And the girls. their teacher had gone down. he was in the door way. theyre taught to barricade themselves in. lock the classroom. and didnt know if they should risk their life and run to the door and pull the teacher inside. he hadnt moved. and possibly the shooter would see them. it was putting thepss at risk. the door was wide open. the shooter was right outside. >> for the children to see that. >> just horrific. broward county mayor he joins us. i spoke to you last night. i appreciate speak...

Connections. >> you do. its kind of your job has a teacher when you see a kid, say you go out to the cafeteria and see a kid eating by himself or the playground, the kid is over by themselves. part of being a good teacher is to try to bring them into the fold. try to bring them into find a buddy for them. find out something they can have some interest where you can bring them, bring people together. thats what teachers do. thats what good teachers do. >> when you hear about this person and how d...

If its not schools, its the government. >> but, overeating doesnt lead to suicide. a kid eating at burger king instead of vegetables doesnt lead to kids killing themselves because they are being bullied. this is dangerous. >> it is a serious problem. david, what do you think? >> look, you have to have standards of acceptable behavior, be it at home or school. cyber bullying or any bullying, whatever the form of it should not be acceptable either at school or at home. i dont think one has to be t...

Become the biggest importer of oil this year. europes long recession is officially over. the economy grew by 0.3% in the second quarter, the first growth since 2011. paula deen might be winning in court but not the empire. after admitting to using a racial slur, she lost the contracts with the food network, big named sponsors and her cookbook publisher. now that a judge tossed out racial bias claims, sponsors are still steering clear. only 74% of american women are in the workforce and trails be...

Mens warehouse released its first commercial without the i guarantee it go. the company dropped zimmer this summer. another ad from jcpenney has moms up in arms. parents say it promotes bullying because it features a kid eating alone thanks to the clothes hes wearing. >> this is why i call them my last cost centers. pefer year the u.s. department of agricultural breaks out what it costs to raise a child from birth to age 18. in 2012 that total cost, $2,410. $2,410.80. that includes food, healt...

Attention, all right? >> thats what it is. my dumbest things of the weak are number one a little kid tasting root beer for the first time. go. >> this is noah, enjoying the taste of root beer. [ laughter ] >> is that good? >> bill: the pinheads watch this on the net. well done introducing him to sugary drinks. that must have been from mayor bloomberg. this is where obesity begins. i mean, are just crazy. the kid cant even have a sip of soda and a theyre all over the parent for this. >> by the wa...

Attention, all right? >> thats what it is. my dumbest things of the weak are number one a little kid tasting root beer for the first time. go. >> this is noah, enjoying the taste of root beer. [ laughter ] >> is that good? >> bill: the pinheads watch this on the net. well done introducing him to sugary drinks. that must have been from mayor bloomberg. this is where obesity begins. i mean, are just crazy. the kid cant even have a sip of soda and a theyre all over the parent for this. >> by the wa...

Attention, all right? >> thats what it is. my dumbest things of the weak are number one a little kid tasting root beer for the first time. go. >> this is noah, enjoying the taste of root beer. [ laughter ] >> is that good? >> bill: the pinheads watch this on the net. well done introducing him to sugary drinks. that must have been from mayor bloomberg. this is where obesity begins. i mean, are just crazy. the kid cant even have a sip of soda and a theyre all over the parent for this. >> by the wa...