I recently sat down and watched TV. In the midst of the usual reality garbage there was a very interesting show. This show was Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution. For those of us that didn't know, Jamie Oliver is an English chef who campaigned to ban unhealthy foods from British schools. Oliver's new show places Oliver in Huntington, West Virgina, one of the unhealthiest cities in the United States, where he is using the same grassroots campaign to clean up what kids eat in school. In one episode, Oliver challenges 1st graders to identify fruits and vegetables and they are unable too. Oliver stated that not only would he like to change the eating habits of children, who are the 1st generation of kids expected to live shorter then their parents, but also improve the eating habits of all of the country. If more people like Oliver are out there then there may be hope for the future.
Thursday, April 8, 2010
A Reality Show That Actually Strives To Help People...What?
I recently sat down and watched TV. In the midst of the usual reality garbage there was a very interesting show. This show was Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution. For those of us that didn't know, Jamie Oliver is an English chef who campaigned to ban unhealthy foods from British schools. Oliver's new show places Oliver in Huntington, West Virgina, one of the unhealthiest cities in the United States, where he is using the same grassroots campaign to clean up what kids eat in school. In one episode, Oliver challenges 1st graders to identify fruits and vegetables and they are unable too. Oliver stated that not only would he like to change the eating habits of children, who are the 1st generation of kids expected to live shorter then their parents, but also improve the eating habits of all of the country. If more people like Oliver are out there then there may be hope for the future.
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It is very conforting to see that this rubish shows are actually being used for a good purposed. Hopefully this guy can change some people minds and thoughts about what we are feeding our kids. Like we have learned media has a great amount of power over people maybe by watching this tehy will actually learn something productive.
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