The Well Seasoned Librarian Podcast Season 17 Episode 11Guest: Deborah Albon, Amy PalmerToday our host Dean Jones is speaking with the authors of the new book First Helpings A History of Children and Food by Deborah Albon, Amy Palmer. What should children eat and why? How should they eat it and what should they learn about food? Answers to questions like these have differed over time. First Helpings explores the relationship between children and food in history, drawing on a rich variety of social records, cookery and etiquette books and children’s literature. Topics covered include breast versus bottle feeding, the difference between 'adult' and 'children’s' food and drink, table manners, school meals and learning to cook. Albon and Palmer discuss wider social issues, such as teaching children about the ethics of food choices, the role children have played in food production and the ever-present scandal of hungry children in society. First Helpings provides a unique look at childhood and eating that relates past to present and considers ways forward.First Helpings A History of Children and Food by

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