New Delhi, May 22 -- In a nation where 41% of children's diets consist of ultra-processed foods (NIH, 2024), Seattle-based Beecher's Foundation stands against the tide through its Food Detectives Workshop.

Founded in 2006 and supported by philanthropists Michael and Laura Paulus, the program has provided 300,000 fourth graders with the opportunity to be "Food Detectives" across Seattle, New York City, and beyond. These young investigators learn to decode nutrition labels, dismantle food marketing ploys, and make more informed food choices-skills that ripple through families and communities.

Classrooms as Catalysts

"This program was very well put together. My kids were reading labels on snack packages for weeks afterward," recounts a Ta...