Food Revolution

So, over the course of this English class I have written many blogs about food. Namely about my opinion about certain foods. I've written blogs over High Fructose Corn Syrup, the nutritional value (or lack thereof) of public school lunches, organic food, and diets. I think it's safe to say that food is something that I am passionate about. For a while now, I've known that I'm not the only one passionate about the food I eat, and the food others eat. Yet now, I have concrete evidence and I think that I have found my soul mate. I found said soul mate in the form of an adorable Brit named Jamie Oliver. Perhaps you've heard of him? He's had quite a bit of success on television with shows such as The Naked Chef and now, his new show Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution. In The Naked Chef, Jamie shows us that food can be enjoyed in it's rawest state, without adding tons of flavoring or preservatives. In Food Revolution, Jamie is really changing the game.

His major task in this show is to take on Huntington, West Virginia which, based on government statistics, is the unhealthiest city in America. Basically, Huntington is the worst of the worst. Jamie has a huge task ahead of him, literally. He takes on local elementary school lunch programs first after seeing the atrocious foods these children are served. Pizza for breakfast? Chicken nuggets for lunch? French fries count as a vegetable? And yet, these kids don't even know where French fries come from. Or even what a potato looks like! To me, this is pretty damn sad. It also says a lot about our eating habits in America. If it's processed, pre-cooked and full of ingredients we can't pronounce, bring it on! It's not enough that we're eating these foods at home, but now our schools are serving them too. Honestly, it's time someone stepped in and gave us a wake up call. Jamie is just the guy.

With his lovable nature and surprising sensitivity Jamie is boldly going where no chef has gone before. He's not just telling us we need to change our habits, he's showing us how to do so. The brilliant part is that Jamie is not just educating adults about the awful choices we're making, he's focusing on the kids too. He takes under his swing several high school students, giving them the confidence to prepare a meal for several "higher ups" in hopes of receiving funding for his revolutionary program. He teaches a young, morbidly obese boy named Justin how to prepare healthy meals for himself and his family.

I think what Jamie is doing is absolutely brilliant, and he's not a moment too late what with diabetes, heart disease and other complications with obesity running rampant in the United States. If you're interested in watching Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution, you can watch it on Friday nights at 8pm (Central Standard Time) on ABC. More importantly, if you want to sign Jamie's petition for better school lunches in the united states, you can do so here. I greatly urge you to do this. Even if you're not a parent of a school child. It's important that we start teaching healthier eating habits to our future. It's simple, takes only a minute and every signature counts. I say we rally behind Jamie and show him that yes, America is ready for a revolution of the food variety!