Producer and Author of “The Family Dinner: Great Ways to Connect with Your Kids, One Meal at a Time”

Laurie David is an environmental activist and author. Her previous work includes production of the 2006 Academy Award winning documentary “An Inconvenient Truth” and co-authoring “The Down to Earth Guide to Global Warming”. Her latest work, “The Family Dinner”, is a collection of recipes and tips about the importance of eating together as a family. Laurie suggests that sitting down at the dinner table with your children may be every parent’s best tool to create a relationship with their children, while instilling good eating habits and environmental awareness that will remain with them for life. She has paired with Kirstin Uhrenholdt and created over 75 kid-tested recipes that will please even the pickiest eaters. Laurie is also a regular contributor to the Huffington Post, and an advocate of Meatless Mondays and The Edible Schoolyard.