I do think that we talk about food way too much. And we do talk about food in a pornographic way,

honestly. And maybe it's because we're all stress eating in one way or another. And we, you know,

we're always looking for the silver bullet, whether it's turmeric or kale, or now it it's like vass I've seen people going on about.

None of these things are going to make you immortal.

Can we just say that right off the bat?

Hey, I'm Stacey.

And I'm Megan, and this is Didn't I Just Feed You, a podcast about feeding our families

because, man, kids need to eat a lot. And frequently

too. Hey, everyone, we've got something a little bit different this week. So we interviewed

the fantastic Artis Sequira Food Network a few weeks back for our series on picky eating. Which,

by the way, if you haven't listened, it includes episodes

eight, nine, and ten, where we focused on the topic with varying perspectives and we have

amazing interviews with Melissa D. Arabian, Debbie Koenig of Parents Need to Eat Two and Amy Palinjin

of yummy toddler food. Yeah, it was awesome. But as it turns out, our conversation with Artie was so expansive that we decided to turn

it into its own stand-alone episode.

Because as we listen back, while there's definitely a theme about picky eating, we felt

like we were tapping into some larger conversation. Yeah, it took a different turn

and meaning or context for me, but for you, Stacey, it was a lot about your experience growing up.

Yeah, I don't know. So, you know, it's definitely about picky eating. But I think that for me as a first generation American, we really stood out with our talk with Artie was this idea of food culture.

So we're going to hear her talk about it.

But Artie was raised by Indian parents in Dubai.

And she regularly traveled internationally, especially to India as a child. And that really

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