nutrition

Black & Green Wednesday

FORUM: Eating Healthy in Schools: Countering Nutricide

WHEN: 7 pm, Wednesday August 6, 2008

WHERE: Legacy Books and Café, 5249 Delmar (near Union)

A panel discussion will include:

* Yasmine Ruiz-Smith, Green Party of St. Louis [moderator]

* Dr. Rosa Kincaid, Kincaid Medical Associates

* Linda McClerklin, Community Health Director, A Better World

* Afua Bromley, LAC, Universal Holistic Health Care

Food sold in supermarkets contributes to sickness. But are children being fed nutritious meals in schools?

A panel discussion will include:

* Yasmine Ruiz-Smith, Green Party of St. Louis [moderator]

* Dr. Rosa Kincaid, Kincaid Medical Associates

* Linda McClerklin, Community Health Director, A Better World

* Afua Bromley, LAC, Universal Holistic Health Care

Food sold in supermarkets contributes to sickness. But are children being fed nutritious meals in schools?

Could food actually be interfering with children’s learning? Could it be contributing to behavior problems and delinquency?