Sam Kass: Want kids to learn well? Feed them well
Sam Kass: Hogyan tanítsuk jobban a gyerekeket? Tápláljuk őket jobban!
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.
Chicagóban.
teacher in Chicago.
most ment nyugdíjba.
after 25 years teaching fifth grade.
is tanárok voltak.
teaches except for me.
válaszokat akarok kapni,
to get the right answers
gyermekeink tanulmányi eredményein?
the educational outcomes for our children?
many important questions,
fontos kérdés van.
is a good place to start:
and empty of nutrients?
és nincs bennük semmi tápláló?
are literally going hungry?
that we are pouring into schools,
up for success?
gyermekeink sikeréhez?
competition called "Chopped."
with mystery ingredients
fölhasználva küzdött,
it was a very special one.
érdekes sajátossága volt...
trying to break into the limelight --
akik próbálnak rivaldafénybe kerülni
nothing about --
to call "lunch ladies,"
csak menzás néniknek neveztünk;
we call "school chefs."
these women --
for thousands of kids,
with only $2.68 per lunch,
2,68 dollárból hozzák ki,
actually going to the food.
egy dollárba kerül.
ingredient was quinoa.
a kinoa, a rizsparéj volt.
of progress on nutrition,
in most school cafeterias.
az iskolai menzák étrendjébe.
was cooked by a woman
in Connecticut.
restaurant-quality good, except --
színvonalú fogás, kivéve,...
pretty much uncooked,
that you're supposed to do,
ahogy a tévéadás zsűrijéhez illik,
I don't know what quinoa is."
fogalmam sincs, mi az a kinoa.
at High School in the Community,
that for many of her kids,
hogy iskolásai közül sokan
because she wanted to make sure
mert biztosra akart menni,
her children would eat.
stick to their ribs, she said.
to think about learning.
annyira kopog az éhségtől,
they tell the same story.
into the context of a child.
of the day, breakfast.
a reggelire.
when she grows up.
that serves a nutritious breakfast
one lower in sugar and salt,
of obesity than the average kid.
s csak kevés cukor meg só van,
mint egy átlagos gyerek.
of anxiety and depression.
vagy depressziót fog tapasztalni.
and she'll show up on time more often.
és ritkábban késik el.
waiting for her at school.
jobb egészségnek örvend,
breakfast waiting for him?
gyengék lettek.
to have repeated a grade.
hogy osztályt kell ismételnie.
who do not have consistent nourishment,
táplálékhoz nem jutó gyerekek
ends of the issue,
of the same coin.
almost 20 percent --
face hunger every year.
of preventable death and disease
haláleseteknek és betegségeknek
that we've been talking about tonight
in their lifetime.
to put together but is true
these are the same children.
a gyerekekről van szó.
and cheap calories
and that their families can afford.
olcsó kalóriákkal,
családjuk ezeket engedheti meg magának.
or hours get cut at work,
to cover the basic cost of food.
vagy a munkaidő megrövidül,
to solve this problem, right?
a probléma megoldására, nem?
we instituted a program
programot indítottunk,
40 percent more low-income kids,
to every kid in that school
gyerekek aránya 40%-nál több,
incredibly successful,
a very difficult barrier
a nutritious breakfast.
egy bonyolult határt:
breakfast before school,
for the poor kids.
and who needed government help.
or how little their parents make,
kinek kell kormányzati segítség.
szülei mennyit keresnek,
implemented this program
scores by 17.5 percent.
17,5%-kal javultak.
have a consistent, nutritious breakfast,
increase by 20 percent.
és táplálóan reggeliző gyerekek esélye,
20%-kal nő.
the nourishment they need,
adunk, amelyre szükségük van,
director at Burke County
is one of the poorest districts
legszegényebb államunk
live at or below the poverty line.
a szegénységi szinten vagy alatta él.
of the new standards that were coming,
jó lehetőséget kínálnak,
fruit and vegetables and whole grains.
étrendjének minőségét.
to all of her kids.
zöldséggel, gabonamagokkal.
dinner when they went home.
from an unexpected place.
akadt a legnagyobb támogatója.
for the Burke County Bears.
mediocre teams for years.
futballcsapat vezetőedzője.
in the middle of the pack --
középszerű csapatokat edzett.
of the most passionate football states
az egyik legszenvedélyesebb
módosította a menüt,
the state championship,
is megnyerte:
to Donna Martin.
the basic nourishment,
to the Cheryl Barbaras
is just the starting point.
csak a kiinduló pont.
issues that we face.
of properly nourishing ourselves,
nyomasztó probléma megoldására.
hogy rendesen táplálkozzunk,
that is more stable and secure;
our economic productivity;
és biztonságosabbá válik;
gazdasági termelékenységünket,
for generations to come.
where our collective efforts
amelyben a közös erőfeszítésnek
What is the right question?
more sustainably grown food?
Mi a helyes kérdés?
előállított élelmiszert fogyasztunk?
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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