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In terms of kids not liking the food, I am shocked. I know that it's not true. I know that when kids are not educated about healthy food, they have a resistance to it. The resistance comes, again, from the fast-food culture.

Alice Waters

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Alice Waters
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: April 28
Author
Chef
Restaurateur
Chatham Borough
New Jersey
Alice Louise Waters
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