This week on the Where Parents Talk podcast, host Lianne Castelino speaks to Alice Benjamin about healthy school lunch strategies for kids and families.
ALICE BENJAMIN
Family Nurse Practitioner
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Specialities: cardiovascular health, critical care, emergency medicine
Chief Nursing Officer Consultant, Nurse.com,
Podcast host
Media contributor
Mother of four
“Unfortunately, we are starting to see a rise in the number of children who are overweight and obese, with diabetes and with hypertension. And how does that happen to a child? As an adult, we’ve had several years to make bad choices, but when we’re seeing that in younger and younger kids, it’s letting us know that very early on, our kids are being introduced to unhealthy lifestyles, more sedentary, not making health healthier food choices.”