by Yvette Garfield
Being a children’s cookbook author and cooking instructor, I was thrilled to hear about Jamie Oliver’s new show and movement, Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution. I watched the two-hour premier on Friday and was absolutely moved by his efforts to revolutionize the way children and families eat in this country.
The processed foods, including schools offering pizza for breakfast, are resulting in this generation of children to be the first to live shorter lives than their parents. While the word ‘revolution’ sounds like it requires grandiose efforts, Jamie proves that it’s the simple changes that will make the greatest impact.
In the first episode, Jamie travels to the unhealthiest city in the US, deemed by the CDC, Huntington, West Virginia. He tries, with great resistance, to infuse fresh foods into the school cafeteria menu that is loaded with processed and sugary foods. He also visits the Edwards’ family home, where the most used cooking appliance was the deep fryer. After laying out the food that the family would consume in one week on the dining table, Mrs. Edwards became tearful as she recognized that this was killing her children. Jamie offers the family cooking lessons and tips on making affordable and quick meals that will make this family healthier. Jamie’s one-on-one cooking lessons with the Edwards eldest son, Justin who is fifteen and a borderline diabetic, proves to be one of the most touching moments of the show. Justin, who is obese and reserved, is quickly empowered by Jamie’s lessons with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to take his own health and diet in his own hands.
Jamie Oliver proves that this revolution will get “people back in touch with food and keep cooking skills alive before it is too late. We want to make sure every kid gets good, fresh food at school. It's proven that real food promotes more effective learning.” Teaching children about food and cooking from an early age is the way to start this revolution and offer our children the best opportunity to be the healthiest they can be.
To Sign up for Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution petition: http://www.jamieoliver.com/campaigns/jamies-food-revolution/petition
Written by: Yvette Garfield, author and creator of the Handstand Kids Cookbook Series (www.handstandkids.com). Contact her at yvette@handstandkids.com.
Being a children’s cookbook author and cooking instructor, I was thrilled to hear about Jamie Oliver’s new show and movement, Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution. I watched the two-hour premier on Friday and was absolutely moved by his efforts to revolutionize the way children and families eat in this country.
The processed foods, including schools offering pizza for breakfast, are resulting in this generation of children to be the first to live shorter lives than their parents. While the word ‘revolution’ sounds like it requires grandiose efforts, Jamie proves that it’s the simple changes that will make the greatest impact.
In the first episode, Jamie travels to the unhealthiest city in the US, deemed by the CDC, Huntington, West Virginia. He tries, with great resistance, to infuse fresh foods into the school cafeteria menu that is loaded with processed and sugary foods. He also visits the Edwards’ family home, where the most used cooking appliance was the deep fryer. After laying out the food that the family would consume in one week on the dining table, Mrs. Edwards became tearful as she recognized that this was killing her children. Jamie offers the family cooking lessons and tips on making affordable and quick meals that will make this family healthier. Jamie’s one-on-one cooking lessons with the Edwards eldest son, Justin who is fifteen and a borderline diabetic, proves to be one of the most touching moments of the show. Justin, who is obese and reserved, is quickly empowered by Jamie’s lessons with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to take his own health and diet in his own hands.
Jamie Oliver proves that this revolution will get “people back in touch with food and keep cooking skills alive before it is too late. We want to make sure every kid gets good, fresh food at school. It's proven that real food promotes more effective learning.” Teaching children about food and cooking from an early age is the way to start this revolution and offer our children the best opportunity to be the healthiest they can be.
To Sign up for Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution petition: http://www.jamieoliver.com/campaigns/jamies-food-revolution/petition
Written by: Yvette Garfield, author and creator of the Handstand Kids Cookbook Series (www.handstandkids.com). Contact her at yvette@handstandkids.com.
