That's how she rolled: Julia Child encouraged a hands-on relationship with food.

RODALE NEWS, EMMAUS, PA—Sure, she used lots of butter and cream, things were sometimes chaotic in the kitchen during her live cooking show, and her meals didn’t always turn out perfect. But, with her lighthearted attitude and quest for the freshest ingredients, the late Julia Child left a lasting impression on a generation of Americans. Now, even Hollywood is trying to bring the Julia Child story to life in the new film, Julie & Julia. The movie got us at Rodale.com thinking about the wonderful, one-of-a-kind woman, so we asked some of the foodies here at Rodale to weigh in on how Julia Child left behind a legacy of health. Despite the fact that dining exclusively on her delicious dishes could instigate a few heart attacks. “I have been a fan of Julia's attitudes about food since I was a newbie to the food world; I watched her on TV as a kid and as we progressed through the no-fat, low-fat era,” recalls JoAnn Brader, test kitchen manager for Prevention magazine. “And with every new type of info that was published on health, she stood steadfast in her belief that butter wasn't a bad thing.”