Chris Daly is getting parents and children in touch with nutrition! This week on What Doesn't Kill You, Katy Keiffer sits down with Chris to discuss his non-profit, Hip4Kids. Chris founded Hip4Kids, as in Hospitality Industry Professionals, 11 years ago. Hip4Kids Inc., a 501 c (3) company, is designed to educate parents and children on the fundamentals and ongoing importance of healthy eating and good nutrition. Hip4Kids’ primary components include multi-media learning programs and community outreach through innovative educational lifestyle programs for children and young adults. In this episode, hear about some of Hip4Kids' new initiatives, and how their curriculum has influenced schools and organizations across the world. Learn why it's important not to demonize foods with children, and how healthy eating encompasses more than just fruits and vegetables. Thanks to our sponsor, Tabard Inn, and thanks to Dead Stars for today's music.

"If you take basic culinary knowledge and relay it to people, you can really turn things up on it's end." [23:00] -- Chris Daly on What Doesn't Kill You

This week on The Main Course, Patrick is joined by Amy Besa and Romy Dorotan of The Purple Yam & Cendrillon fame. Amy teaches listeners about food from the Philippines and how heritage meat plays a huge role in replicating the tastes and traditions of the tropical country. Learn about Ang Sariling Atin, an institute founded to teach connect the culinary heritage of the Phillipines and help develop the palates and cooking techniques of young chefs with an emphasis on "nature based" cooking. Learn why cooking with clay pots and banana leaves is so much better than aluminum pans and how the new wave of gastronomes and young chefs can re-connect with the heritage and traditions of the older generations. This episode was sponsored by S. Wallace Edwards & Sons

"Food from the Philippines is based on nature" - Amy Besa on The Main Course, 12/11/11

"Do you really think putting a bunch of MSG in your adobo will make it better?" - Amy Besa on The Main Course, 12/11/11

When it comes to food, what exactly does Heritage mean? How did Slow Food's Ark of Taste help launch Heritage Foods USA and bring pasture raised pork and Heritage breed turkeys and chickens to the dinner plates of thousands of Americans? Hear the Heritage story from Patrick Martins himself, the man who founded Slow Food USA, Heritage Foods USA, Heritage Radio Network & The Heritage Meat Shop. This episode was sponsored by Hearst Ranch.