Healthy Eating 101 EatingWell in Real Life American Food Heroes 2019 EatingWell American Food Heroes Our annual American Food Heroes list honors 10 people doing amazing things to make food better in our country—whether it's through uniting cultures through food, finding innovative ways to feed the hungry or thinking outside the box to reduce food waste. By Jane Black Published on June 7, 2019 Share Tweet Pin Email EatingWell's 3rd annual list, compiled with the help of a team of experts, honors 10 people shaking up the food world in exciting and impactful ways. They're making school lunches more nutritious. They're eliminating plastic straws from our landfills and oceans. They're using the influential platform of "Big Food" to make changes-like phasing out antibiotic use in chickens-that shockwave the industry and effect an even bigger change. And they're as passionate as we are about continually pushing to make food better in our country. Anthony Bourdain Celebrity Chef, Author and TV Host United cultures through food. Chef Ann Cooper Founder of the Chef Ann Foundation and Director of Food SErvices, Boulder Valley School District Making school food good food. James Rogers Founder and CEO, Apeel Sciences Innovating the fight against food waste. Beth Robertson-Martin Director of Commodities and Pollinator Council Lead, General Mills Championing pollinators. George Siemon Founding Farmer and Former CEO, Organic Valley Crusading for better organic standards. Rebecca Zimmer Global Director of Environment, Starbucks Saving plastic straws from landfills. Colleen Lindholz President, Kroger Health Supporting better grocery choices. Jim Perdue Executive Chairman, Perdue Farms Leading the antibiotics-free charge. Pete Malinowski Executive Director, The Billion Oyster Project Restoring healthy waterways. Lauren Puryear Extreme Couponer and Founder of For the Love of Others Helping the hungry, one coupon at a time. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit