Helping kids learn about the foods they eat could be one way to curb childhood hunger.
One in five kids in Ohio are going hungry, and the problem is worsening, despite on-the-ground efforts.
Ohio remains the only state in the country without statewide nutrition education standards. Why?
A nonprofit that feeds kids at daycares, schools and summer camps is working to change that, pushing for a bipartisan bill in the Ohio General Assembly that would require food literacy standards.
We're learning more about it this hour, talking with the head of the Children's Hunger Alliance, a medical doctor, and one of the bill's sponsors.
Guests:
- Michelle M. Brown, president and CEO, Children's Hunger Alliance
- Dr. Joshua Joseph, endocrinologist, OSU Wexner Medical Center
- Ohio House Rep. Dontavius Jarrells