Sam Kass: Want kids to learn well? Feed them well
Sam Kass: ¿Quieres que los niños aprendan bien? Aliméntalos bien
Sam Kass's work connects nutrition and education in an effort to make sure future generations thrive. Full bio
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family of teachers.
teacher in Chicago.
educación especial en Chicago.
after 25 years teaching fifth grade.
impartir por 25 años el quinto grado.
teaches except for me.
son maestros, excepto yo.
to get the right answers
encontrar las respuestas correctas
preguntas correctas...
the educational outcomes for our children?
resultados académicos de nuestros hijos?
muchas preguntas importantes,
many important questions,
is a good place to start:
buenos puntos de partida:
aprendan nuestros niños
and empty of nutrients?
y carecen de nutrientes?
are literally going hungry?
despilfarramos en las escuelas
that we are pouring into schools,
up for success?
a nuestros hijos para el éxito?
competition called "Chopped."
de cocina llamado "Chopped",
with mystery ingredients
con ingredientes misteriosos
los mejores platos.
it was a very special one.
un episodio muy especial,
que buscan robarse la atención,
trying to break into the limelight --
nothing about --
to call "lunch ladies,"
"señoras del almuerzo",
we call "school chefs."
"chefs escolares".
these women --
—Dios bendiga a estas mujeres—
para miles de niños,
for thousands of kids,
con solo USD 2.68 por plato,
with only $2.68 per lunch,
se utiliza para la comida.
actually going to the food.
ingredient was quinoa.
del plato principal era quinoa.
of progress on nutrition,
in most school cafeterias.
en muchos comedores escolares.
lo preparó una mujer llamada:
was cooked by a woman
en la Comunidad de Connecticut.
in Connecticut.
restaurant-quality good, except --
como la de un restaurante,
pretty much uncooked,
that you're supposed to do,
que se supone debo hacer,
no tengo idea de qué es la quinoa".
I don't know what quinoa is."
at High School in the Community,
that for many of her kids,
porque quería asegurarse de
because she wanted to make sure
her children would eat.
stick to their ribs, she said.
en los niños eran tan fuertes
to think about learning.
pensar era en comida.
they tell the same story.
cuentan la misma historia.
en el contexto de un niño.
into the context of a child.
del día, el desayuno.
of the day, breakfast.
when she grows up.
that serves a nutritious breakfast
donde les sirven desayunos nutritivos
un desayuno nutritivo,
más bajo en sal y azúcar,
one lower in sugar and salt,
of obesity than the average kid.
menor que el del niño promedio.
of anxiety and depression.
y depresión serán más bajos.
and she'll show up on time more often.
waiting for her at school.
una buena comida en la escuela.
breakfast waiting for him?
un desayuno nutritivo?
en matemáticas y lectura.
to have repeated a grade.
ya hubiera repetido un grado.
who do not have consistent nourishment,
los niños que no se alimentan,
malas funciones cognitivas
bastante extendido.
y en el otro del problema,
ends of the issue,
de una misma moneda
of the same coin.
sufre inseguridad alimentaria,
almost 20 percent --
inseguridad alimentaria.
face hunger every year.
se enfrentan al hambre cada año.
of preventable death and disease
prevenir de la muerte y las enfermedades
de los que hemos hablado esta noche
that we've been talking about tonight
en algún momento de su vida.
in their lifetime.
a una conclusión tan cierta:
to put together but is true
these are the same children.
and cheap calories
al alcance del bolsillo de la famila.
and that their families can afford.
or hours get cut at work,
o se reducen las horas de trabajo,
to cover the basic cost of food.
los gastos básicos de alimentos.
to solve this problem, right?
de resolver este problema ¿cierto?
establecimos un programa
we instituted a program
40% de niños de bajos recursos
40 percent more low-income kids,
to every kid in that school
para todos los niños de la escuela
incredibly successful,
increíblemente exitoso
a very difficult barrier
una barrera muy difícil
un desayuno nutritivo.
a nutritious breakfast.
antes de empezar clases,
breakfast before school,
for the poor kids.
para los niños pobres.
and who needed government help.
y necesitaba ayuda del gobierno.
or how little their parents make,
que sus padres hagan por ellos.
implemented this program
implementaron este programa
en las notas de matemáticas y lectura.
scores by 17.5 percent.
have a consistent, nutritious breakfast,
si los niños tienen un desayuno nutritivo,
increase by 20 percent.
incrementan un 20%.
the nourishment they need,
los nutrientes que necesitan,
director at Burke County
en la escuela del Condado de Burke
de los distritos más pobres
is one of the poorest districts
live at or below the poverty line.
of the new standards that were coming,
fruit and vegetables and whole grains.
y granos integrales en el menú.
to all of her kids.
sus niños en el salón.
no cenaban al regresar a casa.
dinner when they went home.
llegó de un lugar inesperado.
from an unexpected place.
for the Burke County Bears.
futbol americano: Los Osos de Burke.
por años con equipos mediocres.
mediocre teams for years.
a media eliminatoria,
in the middle of the pack --
of the most passionate football states
que más ama el fútbol
the state championship,
to Donna Martin.
haber obtenido el título de campeones.
the basic nourishment,
los nutrientes básicos,
to the Cheryl Barbaras
de las Cheryls Barbara
is just the starting point.
es solo el punto de partida.
problemas más urgentes.
issues that we face.
of properly nourishing ourselves,
de alimentarnos de manera adecuada,
that is more stable and secure;
our economic productivity;
nuestra productividad económica;
el cuidado de nuestra salud
for generations to come.
a las generaciones futuras.
where our collective efforts
donde nuestro trabajo colectivo
What is the right question?
¿Cuál es la pregunta correcta?
more sustainably grown food?
con alimentos de producción sostenible?
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Sam Kass - Food entrepreneurSam Kass's work connects nutrition and education in an effort to make sure future generations thrive.
Why you should listen
Food entrepreneur Sam Kass is a former White House Chef and Senior Policy Advisor for Nutrition. He is the founder of TROVE and a partner in Acre Venture Partners.
Kass joined the White House kitchen staff in 2009 as Assistant Chef and, in 2010, became Food Initiative Coordinator. During his White House tenure, he took on several additional roles including Executive Director of First Lady Michelle Obama's "Let’s Move!" campaign and senior White House Policy Advisor for Nutrition. Kass is the first person in the history of the White House to have a position in the Executive Office of the President and the Residence. As one of the First Lady’s longest-serving advisors, he served as Senior Policy Advisor for Healthy Food Initiatives and he helped the First Lady create the first major vegetable garden at the White House since Eleanor Roosevelt’s victory garden.
In 2011, Fast Company included Sam in their list of "100 Most Creative People," and in 2012, he helped create the American Chef Corps, which is dedicated to promoting diplomacy through culinary initiatives. He is also an MIT Media lab fellow, entrepreneur and advisor.
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