Are your kids fat? Well, Nina Planck — local foods maven and author of the new book Real Food: What to Eat and Why — joins forces with Hillsborough County School Superintendent MaryEllen Ellia to tell us how to produce leaner, sleeker children in our schools. For Planck, whom The Guardian has called "the patron saint of farmer's markets," the solution undoubtedly involves a rejection of the industrialized food chain and a dependence on whole foods from local suppliers. (Sorry, kids.) Planck and Ellia espouse their theories to a large group of middle-aged lawyers eating whatever they want, all as part of the GrayRobinson Community Leader Forum. Later, at Inkwood Books, Planck discusses and signs copies of Real Food while guests enjoy healthy organic tidbits courtesy of Nature's Harvest. Mon., Aug. 21: 11:45 a.m.-1:45 p.m., University Club, 201 N. Franklin Street, 38th Floor, Tampa, 813-273-5299; and 7 p.m., 216 S. Armenia Ave., Tampa, 813-253-2638, www.inkwoodbooks.com.
This article appears in Aug 16-22, 2006.
