Coming up on California Country, find out why these bay area kids are kicking junk food to the curb in favor of fruits and vegetables, and get this, they even like it. [laughs] i like to eat a lot. Next, got a big appetite . Well, then do we have the place for you. You know, california cuisine area that this is just like, you know, what . What are these guys doing . Then, see why tangerines have the right touch for these farmers. I want to demand one after every farmers market. And its time to get giddy over goat. Cheese. Its all ahead on California Country next. [captioning made possible by California Farm Bureau federation] kids are naturally picky eaters. Getting them to eat anything new is almost like pulling teeth. And getting them to eat healthy is virtually impossible. But the importance of doing so is becoming ever so vital. And according to the centers for disease control, the amount of overweight children in this nation has nearly tripled since 1980. Which is exactly why one
It began as a B-School class project. Our guest today is Kirsten Saenz Tobey. Kirsten co-founded Revolution Foods in 2006 while in graduate school at UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business. Both she and her co-founder Kristin Richmond needed a project of a B-School class they were both taking. They bonded – and soared over the idea that school food could be both crave-able and healthy.