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    Good Food

    Fighting Obesity with a Video Camera

    Dr. Roger Echon is working on a pilot program, sponsored by the USDA, to monitor children's eating habits in San Antonio Public Schools with video cameras that track food purchased and food eaten on each school lunch tray.  An article on the calorie camera is here .

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    By Evan Kleiman • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Dr. Roger Echon is working on a pilot program, sponsored by the USDA, to monitor children's eating habits in San Antonio Public Schools with video cameras that track food purchased and food eaten on each school lunch tray. An article on the calorie camera is here.

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    Frito Pie; Gut Instinct; the Life of a Farmer
    1. 0:00Market Report
    2. 7:47Puffy Tacos and Frito Pie
    3. 14:36LA's Spiciest Taco
    4. 20:57Gut Instinct
    5. 26:46New Flavors of Sauerkraut
    6. 34:40Six New Strains of E. coli
    7. 41:37Fighting Obesity with a Video CameraYou’re reading this
    8. 49:29LA's Beloved Farmers Markets
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Gillian Ferguson

      Supervising Producer, Good Food

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      Laryl Garcia

      Senior Director, Good Food

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      Candace Moyer

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    The full episode

    7 of 8
    Frito Pie; Gut Instinct; the Life of a Farmer
    1. 0:00Market Report
    2. 7:47Puffy Tacos and Frito Pie
    3. 14:36LA's Spiciest Taco
    4. 20:57Gut Instinct
    5. 26:46New Flavors of Sauerkraut
    6. 34:40Six New Strains of E. coli
    7. 41:37Fighting Obesity with a Video CameraYou’re reading this
    8. 49:29LA's Beloved Farmers Markets
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