{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/656500f9f1e94c0012d926f9/68cafc6548fcec38e989942b?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Tightening the Belt","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/656500f9f1e94c0012d926f9/1758133229263-5751fe6a-29b2-4251-98c2-d8c75a7eb2b0.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Grocery prices are a hot topic these days. With prices on some items, like beef, at an all-time high, it's becoming more challenging to afford family meals. On this episode of The Family Dinner Project Podcast, Bri and Annie invite their colleague, Dr. Lauren Fiechtner, to share her perspective as a pediatrician and the Senior Health and Research Advisor at the Greater Boston Food Bank. Together, they discuss the food bank's research into the scale and implications of rising food insecurity; how families can access help as needed; what more could be done to help bridge the gap for struggling families; and how all of us can try to save more money at the store right now.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Key Takeaways:</strong></p><ul><li>Go to 7:22 for a discussion about the nutritional impacts of food insecurity on families</li><li>Go to 10:14 to learn what the Greater Boston Food Bank has found about the community and civic impacts of food insecurity</li><li>Go to 16:50 for ideas about how to save money on groceries</li><li>Go to 32:20 for food, fun, and conversation you can take back to your dinner table</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Related Links:</strong></p><ul><li><a href=\"http://thefamilydinnerproject.org/blog/podcast-episode-6-table-trauma/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Podcast Episode 6: Table Trauma</a></li><li><a href=\"http://thefamilydinnerproject.org/blog/podcast-episode-4-picky-or-problematic/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Podcast Episode 4: Picky or Problematic?</a></li><li><a href=\"https://thefamilydinnerproject.org/blog/how-to-get-the-most-out-of-a-roast-chicken/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">How to Get the Most out of a Roast Chicken</a></li><li><a href=\"https://thefamilydinnerproject.org/dinner-tonight-budget-friendly/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Dinner Tonight: Budget Friendly</a></li><li><a href=\"https://thefamilydinnerproject.org/fun_content/the-price-is/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Price Is...? Game</a></li><li><a href=\"https://thefamilydinnerproject.org/food/quick-easy-pesto/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Easy Pesto Recipe</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.gbfb.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Greater Boston Food Bank</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.feedingamerica.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Feeding America</a></li><li><a href=\"https://clickncook.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Click 'n' Cook</a></li></ul><p><br></p>","author_name":"Bri DeRosa"}