About the blog
Kids are cute and funny and they smell like rainbows. I get that. But they’re also smart. Scary smart. Smart enough to understand how food choices affect their bodies and the environment. It’s not enough to feed our kids real, healthful food. We need to teach them why we’re doing it. Children need tools to make good choices even after we stop filling their plates. And they need parents and other advocates to speak out against a prevailing but deeply flawed food culture that spoonfeeds kids and hopes we won’t notice.
I’m convinced that food is a fundamental issue of our time, radically affecting children’s health, behavior and well-being, and, frankly, the continued existence of the planet. This blog is my attempt to further the conversation. I share my personal experiences raising my young daughter, as well as ideas, tools and resources. I also report on related news, research and issues. I hope you’ll join the discussion.
About me
My name is Christina Le Beau, and I’m a longtime journalist who worked for newspapers for 10 years before going solo. In my reporter days, I covered business and health care, which unearthed an obsession with research, a geekworthy interest in details and a low tolerance for bull. As a freelancer, I still cover business, especially if there’s an environmental angle. But mostly I write about topics like those I follow on this blog, namely food literacy and sustainability.
Some of the places my work has appeared: American Gardener, BusinessWeek, Crain’s Chicago Business, Edible Finger Lakes, Metropolis, New York Times, Preservation, Rochester Magazine, Salon, the Smart Set, Upstate Gardeners’ Journal, Vegetarian Times, Wall Street Journal and Working Mother.
When I’m not here, I often can be found talking about food (and sometimes other things) on Facebook.
About the banner
So cool, right? Artistry by Kelly Cheatle of Greener Pastures Design & Illustration.
Copyright
Unless otherwise noted, all content on this blog is copyrighted and owned by me, so please, play nice. Links are great, obviously. Excerpts are, too, so long as full and clear credit is given, along with a link back to Spoonfed. For any uses beyond this, please contact me.
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So excited to be seeing something like this! I will be a regular looking for insight on how to continually educate my daughter about healthy food choices! Thank you!!
Thanks so much for visiting! My next post will be up later today. Looking forward to having you be part of the discussion.
Congrats!!!! Looks great!
Thanks so much. I appreciate that you stopped by!
I came across your blog today while doing a Google search about Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution show (my husband and I adore Jamie Oliver – we would own every single one of his cookbooks if we could afford it). Excellent blog concept – I’m putting it in my Google Reader! You don’t indicate what state you’re in … our family recently moved on a job transfer from Washington DC to the fattest state in the Union, good ol’ Mississippi. Let me tell you, there is a WORLD of difference between the food selection in DC compared to here. It’s mind-boggling.
So glad you found the blog! I’m in western New York, and we’re fortunate to have not only thriving local agriculture, but also excellent grocery stores. I know it would be a lot harder to make the choices we do without those resources, so I really admire your commitment. I look forward to seeing you again and hearing your thoughts about the show.
Just came across your blog vis fooducate and love it. Thanks!
Thanks, Eva. I look forward to seeing you again.
Great to meet you last night at the 2 Angry Moms viewing. Wonderful blog!!
Great meeting you, as well. Hope to see you here again!
Very cool blog. My sister lives in Rochester and we cannot wait to eat at The Owl House!
Thanks for checking out the blog. Your farm-to-table program sounds great!
I would love to “fan” you on Facebook-will you have a page there soon?
This is becoming a frequent request… so I’m thinking I must! Probably not right away, but I’ll definitely add it to my priority list. Thanks for asking, and thanks for visiting.