Think with Krys Boyd
Think with Krys Boyd: How America made its kids such picky eaters
3/26/2026 | 47m 39s
Helen Zoe Veit discusses how American children became the fussiest eaters in history
Historian and associate professor of history Helen Zoe Veit at Michigan State is director of the What America Ate and the America in the Kitchen projects. She joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why kids used to have a much more varied diet, the industries that created “kid food” that we now think of as standard fare, and why carting around an endless supply of snacks is killing adventurous palates.
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Think with Krys Boyd is a local public television program presented by KERA
Think with Krys Boyd
Think with Krys Boyd: How America made its kids such picky eaters
3/26/2026 | 47m 39s
Historian and associate professor of history Helen Zoe Veit at Michigan State is director of the What America Ate and the America in the Kitchen projects. She joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why kids used to have a much more varied diet, the industries that created “kid food” that we now think of as standard fare, and why carting around an endless supply of snacks is killing adventurous palates.
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Think with Krys Boyd is a local public television program presented by KERA