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Go Jamie! idiocy and emotional failures aside he is indeed passionate about his quest, and maybe if his lesson reaches only one child, he can hail a small victory. he is absolutely right in his goal: today’s children NEED to eat healthier and these kids’ inability to discern what veggie is what is pathetic. goofy as he may be he has my support!!!!
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Hear, Hear
What an as****e! Multimillionaire’s Jamie Oliver and Ryan Seacrest go to Huntington, insult 6 year olds, film it, then sell it to ABC.
They both have enough pull that they could have seen Michalle Obama and Arnie what’s his name, and worked from the top down on the money issues of school lunches. Instead, they have to have villians, the worker in the school lunchroom, the dj, and the 6 yr olds. Wow, great television Jamie and Ryan, be mean to little children.
I don’t really get the “insulting and being mean to 6 yr. old children”, but that’s neither here nor there. I am curious. What would you do about the rampant and gross obesity in this city AND throughout this country?
I’m guessing you don’t like anyone telling you that serving your kids fast food all the time isn’t a good idea.
What would I do? I would feed my children like I always did when they were young. We lived on a 165 acre dairy farm, had fresh milk, veggies that they picked from the garden, and meat that was raised right there on the farm. They grew up strong, slim and happy. Can you say that your children are growing up the same way? I am 65 years old and my children were so far from a town that they never had a chance to eat fast food. Me either for that matter. And they loved the school lunches in 1967.
What I object to is, as the lady from France posted, Jamie Oliver coming to our country to further his own personal agenda. Why doesn’t he stay in England and fix all their rotten teeth? Why are the two of you such lemings that you take advice from an overweight Top Chef wannabe. It is just another gimmick by Jamie Oliver to make some money. I took care of MY children without his advise. They are still slim and beautiful.
To be honest, I do believe that tackling obesity is a good cause. Basically, reach out to both kids and adults concerning good eating habits and the need to be active. That said, these things should be recommended, not imposed. And I feel most importantly that the change in lifestyle to all involved should be reasonable. The last thing people who are overweight (or obese even) need is someone telling them “No more butter/oil, period” or “Get moving, you have only yourself to blame”. On the other hand, I do not believe people should unconditionally tell others to “Embrace your body”, because when your health is on the line I think a wake-up call is needed.
That said, I do not feel shows such as Jamie’s have any effect. They all have drama. It is a serious problem that should not be dealt with using satire, parody, etc. That said, I also realize drama may be the only way any show tackling obesity (and any other issue) can make it to TV channels that have a chance of drawing viewers.
I do think progress has been made in recent years. At least people are more aware there is a problem. And I do believe people are a bit more cautious with the amount of sugar, salt, and butter that are used. I think these celebrity chefs (annoying as they may be) are bringing to light these issues. If anything, I feel that more grocery stores in my area (Southern California) are selling more products labeled low-sodium and/or organic in recent years. Even if the labeling is a hoax more than anything, at least attention is being brought to these issues.
Sorry for the rant and sorry if I sound like I am imposing too much. I just feel everyone should be reasonable about dealing with such issues. And I doubt Jamie’s show does that (nor will do that) very well.
I don’t watch ABC because I can’t stomach their Disney-esq crap. Extreme Makeover: Home Edition is one of the biggest offenders. Tears, tears, tears, and SHAMELESS product placement. The Sears logo is etched in my mind. There are, what, five families that have given up the ghost on their made-over homes? They simply can’t afford them. That program personifies what is wrong with mainstream giving. People give to show, without logic and thought. They want to do what looks best, not what IS best. Ugh, sickening.
Alex, have to agree with you about Home Makeover. I could only stand it for 2 episodes. And I only watched the Jamie Oliver boo hoo’s show because I love food and had heard how he denigrated the school children.
What a wuss, I could just see him telling the camerman before he started crying,
“Wait, don’t start filming until you see actual tears. I can’t cry all afternoon here, we only get one shot at the tears.”
So disgusting. I’d rather watch something that can make me laugh at it’s stupidity, not shake my head in shame.
Its* Can’t win them all, can ya?
This guy has got to lose his triple chin and spare tire before saving america from obesity. what a hypocrite.
Not to mention his horrific teeth, bad hair, speech impediment and dirty clothing. The hippie grunge look has long gone out of style. Hey! Would he like us to come to Britain and advocate for better dental care?
Here in France, we would never allow some wanker Brit to traipse into our country and proceed to try and further his own personal agenda. Especially when the topic is obesity.
“Here in France, here in France, here in France”…enough already, Genevieve. We get that you think Americans are just a bunch of obese dolts, but I think you’re a pompus ass.
I also don’t think she’s living in France, in fact I doubt very much if she’s even French. What do you say Jillian?
Those who have been readers for a while know that Genevieve is not French, nor does she live in France.
I’ve been reading for quite some time, Tatiana, but must have missed the part about that asshole not being French. I wish she would go away.
Jillian called her out on her obnoxiousness, and she went away for a few months, but now….
Jillian, great write up on SE! Why did you have to make fun of my hair? My mama rolled it with green beans and the bitch made me eat ‘em for dinner. All I’m eatin’ now is kibble.
I actually liked the show.
The problem needs to be addressed, that is for certain – but it can be done without all the drama and obvious set ups for reactions. You can actually see when the kids and adults were told how to answer or react in certain ways…
But that is Ryan Seacrest and ABC and the very over the top Jamie’s way of getting good ratings – I think Jamie means well- he just hooked up with the wrong production people-
I agree. I should probably learn to be more succinct like you… (Referring to my half page rant a little farther up)
This country is BASED ON DRAMA!! Ever watch TLC? Mothers of multiples are considered “Celebrities”. Newly-monied, crass housewives of various cities in the US are looked upon as fashionistas and have best-selling books–and those morons contribute nothing to society.
Perhaps Mr. Oliver is being a tad dramatic, but he is doing something that nobody in our Government has ever tried to do–and that is get our children on the road to healthy eating. Personally, I don’t care WHAT Oliver’s tactics are and how much money he is getting out of this. I like him and I like the show. What I found to be totally eye-opening was the general malaise and contempt from the lunch ladies regarding the time they had to spend making healthier eats for these kids.
As far as Miss Dordogne lambasting the Brit–big deal. Eurpeans eat better then we do here in the USA. I’m lucky to have a very eurpoean influence in my diet while growing up. My parents never let us have fast food as a meal. We were not allowed to have Pizza as a meal. We grew up eating a balanced dinner every single night at the dinner table. No eat ‘n go. That was passed on to my children and will be passed down to theirs. Go Jamie. He may be making a buck with all this–but if our Government had stepped in first…well…you know……………
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWkWQ-39KLo
Charlie Brooker on Jamie Oliver being a twat.
I have to echo the sentiments of someone else with my concern about what the children are eating and know about food.
I have very early memories as a young child being placed in the basket seat of my mother’s shopping cart and being pushed up and down the supermarket isles while she shopped. I can somewhat understand 6 year old children perhaps not recognizing an eggplant or head of cauliflower, but not knowing what a tomato looked like or even a potato? Disturbing.
I agree! I was shocked about tomatoes. Come on! Really? Almost felt like a setup. But then again, I’ve spent time volunteering in my daughters classroom and I know it to be true. Some kids really eat nothing but coke and lunchables every day! I guess as a parent, I think this show is a good thing. It brings attention, even if it’s negative. But if school lunches change and if the kids get one good, nutritious meal a day, I’m for it! Let’s get back to the days when Lunch Ladies actually COOKED! Then I might listen to them.
I have a very hard time believing the kids really didn’t know what tomatoes and potatoes were. I was raised in a really poor section of the Mississippi Delta, and practically everyone raised at least a few tomatoes, not to mention other garden truck, out of sheer necessity. The store ones tasted nasty and were overpriced. We thought it was pretty funny that the people with money actually bought them. I can’t imagine things in that area would be much different, especially with the older folks. That seemed very fake to me.
I’m sorry, I just didn’t get fake from that segment. I truly believe those kids could not identify a tomato or potato. Being that it’s so hard to believe, perhaps that’s why it came across as fake. I don’t think you could coach children that young to purposefully not identify vegetables and make it believable. It just seemed genuine to me. And seeing that one family Jamie worked with didn’t even have a vegetable in the entire house, I didn’t find it far fetched. I understood the eggplant, the cauliflower and even the beets.
I also found Jamie to be genuine in being caught emotionally off-guard by Alice asking if there was “documentation” to support his claim that children in England schools actually used knives. I think that was her not-so-polite way of calling him a liar.
Perhaps the WV kids just couldn’t understand the question w/ his British accent? I’m just sayin….
Quality food is too expensive. Period. If an average family of four only has a few bucks to feed everyone, will they choose fast food or overpriced fruits and vegetables? Perhaps this is the main reason for childhood obesity in the U.S.!
With a little effort, forethought, research and planning, you can make fairly economical and healthy meals. For the life of me, I cannot see how filling your cabinets, refrigerator and freezer with packaged/processed foods can possibly be economical and it sure as hell ain’t healthy!!
i agree, Peach: i shop at my small ethnic markets where the produce is soooooo much cheaper than the mega-marts and you can get incredible deals on fresh fresh foods. does it take longer to produce a meal from these items than nuking something frozen? well, yes, but overall it is better for you and cheaper for you in the long run. our “instant” meal society sill be the slow death of us.
Same here, lost. I shop an ethnic market for can goods and meats and a farmers market for produce. For a family of 4, our weekly food bill NEVER exceeds $100. I KNOW my family could’t eat out twice a day for that. My kids school lunch costs $10 each a week, so by packing lunch, I’ve already save $20 bucks! It boils down to priority and planning. With little effort, basic cooking skills and simply making healthy and fresh food a priority, it IS cheaper. No doubt!
Are you kidding??? I don’t know where you live, but when we are low on money, we CAN’T afford fast food, I have to cook meals, even if I don’t feel like it (and I’m often ill, so even though fast food makes me feel guilty it is often convenient). Fast food is only something we can afford to do when we have a fat bank account. Period.
But what I don’t understand is why are people so hung up on having to spend money for good food? We’ve all managed to fit in paying cell phones and cable TV, but spending money on quality food for our own bodies is out of the question? You are either going to spend the money on food up front, or spend it at the doctor later.
And if it really is that important to be cheap with food, we could grow our own for pennies. But no, no one wants to do that kind of work anymore, which is what got us into this mess in the first place.
AMEN!!!
I believe Jamie Oliver had a similar show in England – what were the results there? Were they so good and transformed the English school kids so much that he is now ready to tackle another country?
I don’t know if they actually did a reality show in Britan but he did already reform their school food. There is an article in the Guardian that as a result their school absences are down (due to less sickness) and even improvements in academic test scores have been shown.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2010/mar/29/jamie-oliver-school-dinners-meals
He has certainly had an impact on school dinners but there is much more that needs to be improved on. Schools are only half the problem, its tackling the issues of healthy eating at home that need to be addressed still which is evident through our high obesity rate.
He didn’t have a show here but he did a lot of PR to raise awareness such as meeting the Prime Minister etc.
Didn’t Tyler Florence have a similar show a couple of yeas back?
People seem to be slamming the reality show format. While I abhor reality TV, I think this method was chosen so they could reach the largest audience. And also why they put this on ABC as opposed to a cable channel. Sure they could have done a documentary, but if you mention a documentary on our food system most people would think “boring” and tune out. After I watched Food Inc and read The Omnivore’s Dilemma, I naturally started talking about them both to my friends and coworkers and I’m amazed that no one has seen them or even heard of them.
I also don’t understand why people think Jamie is doing this to make money or has some personal agenda. I’m sure he already has plenty of money, it looks to me like he is using his money and time to bring an important issue to light.
Jaime needs a serious shower. He’s gotta reek. His lowbrow accent and lisp are distracting and can certainly be corrected. It’s not “wiff” Jaime. It’s “WITH!” He and Jo “Supernanny” Frost must use the same elocution coach.
Funnily enough we do not all speak the Queen’s English and a “London” accent is hardly lowbrow, particularly if you wish to compare it to certain American accents. Mocking a speech impediment is a bit “lowbrow” to be honest and by the way it is “got to” not “gotta.”
LET’S GET THIS STRAIGHT, PEOPLE.
Jamie Oliver is trying to get Americans healthy and fit. He is not out for a quick buck or drama. Sadly, that’s what we get in this country. I have been a fan of Jamie’s for years since he used to be on the Food Network himself. The Naked Chef is still one of my favorites from the pre-PAUWLA DEEN YA’LL days.
The man is trying his best to let us know about the importance of good food and good eating. He is not a celebrity chef/cook.psuedocook like Guy(the douchebag Anti-Christ), Tyler, or even Auntie Sandy. He is about the food and that’s what we should applaud him for. He is the anti-Paula and someone who should be in good company with Christopher Kimble,Julia Child, Graham Kerr, Nigella Lawson and even Emeril.
Even the lunch ladies should be grateful. I have never eaten any caferteria shit that they threw on me. I just bagged my lunch and that was it.
Overall, let’s just stick to praising those who care about our appetites and slamming those who threaten to destroy ours.
Whew! Thanks for letting me rant. That was fun! :)