Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution

Anyone still watching this?  What do you think so far?

Edited by yausers_2005 - 12 Apr 2010 at 6:01pm

I'm still watching it!  It is slower than the first episode but I still really like it.  It seems like he is really helping the people out.  I love how he has the teenagers from the HS working with him.  It's so important to get to the kids.  The girl, I think her name was Britney, who was told she might die within 7 yrs and she's in high school!  So sad.  I would love to have some of his recipes.  I love stir fry's and he has made a few that I would love to try.  The one he made last week with the beef looked great. 

It really has made me think more about what we are eating. 

i have been recording it and watching when i get a chance or need a rest on the couch lol. i love what he's doing too, and agree that he's making it "real" for the people with the food he cooks and simple recipes with easily available ingredients, not crazy healthfood stuff everyone would shy away from.

dh watched the first episode with me and he thought it was good too, when he saw what those families were eating he thanked me for cooking real food!

and linda, ugh that really got me too at the school- i dont know HOW that couldn't meet requirements when the fries did. i don't know anyone who would rather see their kid get served the burger/fries over pasta with veggies and fruit. crazy!

It is ridiculous that the fries are considered a veggie.  One of my girlfriends IRL said that she feels she isn't creative enough to send her kids to school with a packed lunch--  when literally almost anything would be better than the school stuff. 

I've been watching.  Since it is on on Friday nights it has actually been motivating me to cook healthy meals all weekend which is usually my weakness time for wanting easy, processed junk.

It is frustrating to see the cooks not want to change, and the whole french fries being a vegetable- that just makes no sense to me.  Salad was optional for the chicken burger/fries, but couldn't be used as an optional for the stir fry?   I remember those chicken burgers being served at my junior high/high school and those things were nasty.  I always brought my own lunch from home.

And- I forgot who was asking about the recipes, but if you go to Jamie Oliver's site http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/beef-recipes/beef-and-vegetable-stir-fry  the stir fry recipe was on there.


Edited by Mom2Miles - 13 Apr 2010 at 5:13pm

and what cracks me up is WIC (who answer to the USDA) does NOT consider White Potatoes a vegetable, and they are disallowed for purchase in the states that have the 'Fruit/Veggie' vouchers (MT is one of those states). They are basically pure sugar/starch with the nutritional value of white bread. But at the same time the USDA is in charge of the meals at public school and Fries count as a vegetable? You can get way more nutrional value out of a giant bag of Frozen mixed veggies, heck there is more nutritional value in a Peanut butter cookie IMO--but then again i sneek extra healthy stuff into PB cookies

the one thing i wish our school would offer was soy or rice milk for the kids that are allergic to dairy instead of juice.

We just started watching last week, so we watched teh rerun and new episode. I want to catch up on the ABC site.

The french fry thing is stupid. That is the number one answer *anyone* gives for vegetables in this country! It's just silly. I am not against them, but to think they count as a healthy veggie is absurd...and to be teaching our kids that is worse! I was so glad to see him take the fries away lol.

I love that he not only shows it can taste good, but that it is quick and easy. That stir fry was like 20 minutes. There are lots of processed, boxed meals that take that long. They don't taste as good and obviously aren't good for you.

I think it's fantastic that he's putting himself out there to do this. Not only is he a foreigner, but he's also famous...I think both are reasons he takes more crap. It takes guts for him to put healthy habits above himself.

yup. basically they are fine once in awhile, but those teens were eating them EVERY DAY and skipping the 'optional' salad bar that Jamie wasn't even offered. I loved the look on the Super Intendant's face when he pointed that out LMBO!! eeeeawwwww

HC in KC wrote: I love that he not only shows it can taste good, but that it is quick and easy. That stir fry was like 20 minutes. There are lots of processed, boxed meals that take that long. They don't taste as good and obviously aren't good for you. I think it's fantastic that he's putting himself out there to do this. Not only is he a foreigner, but he's also famous...I think both are reasons he takes more crap. It takes guts for him to put healthy habits above himself.

Totally agree.  Alot of people are "turned off" by cooking because it takes too long but he makes fast, healthy meals.

Laurie...thanks for the stir fry recipe link.

I cracked up in the first episode when Alice said "we're beating a dead horse" and Jamie got this crazy look on his face and said "what does that mean?!?"  LOL!

I watched the 4 episodes on hulu yesterday. Loved them! I really love Jamie's attitude toward people. He's always talking how strong they are and how he wants their power on his side. People cling to what is familiar and comfortable and defend it as if it was their personal worth that was being challenged.

The flash mob really was one of the coolest things I've ever seen.

Seriously the whole thing had me laughing and crying. I hope I can catch it on TV tonight.

HC in KC wrote: Balani wrote: The flash mob really was one of the coolest things I've ever seen. Seriously! I was just coming to post about it. I can't believe we all forgot to mention it. It would be so cool to see something like that in person. Jamie's Flash Mob

That is so awesome your kids got the message. It goes to show that even age doesn't matter...and how wonderful that he puts it in such a way that the small ones can learn!

oh yeah, silly me, but i never really thought much about those flavored milks.  i don't buy them, but in high school i always drank chocolate milk, thinking it was the same, just with chocolate flavoring.  duh, i never thought about the sugar content!

I never thought about it either, or at least never would have thought it was worse than soda! I love chocolate milk and have it way too much. I do mix up my own, but I don't know if that makes it any better. DS never gets it. There is no reason at his age, and now, knowing that info, it will only be a special treat as he gets older.

We watched the new one last night. Did anyone else find it counterintuitive that those hospital people danced around supporting Jamie? I mean, it's no secret what the CDC said. I had heard it before the show. Then the lady talking about businesses wanting to come there. Well, don't you think a business looking for a new location would find that info out? It's not going to be about Jamie's revolution; it's about the CDC report. So, wouldn't it make you look better to a business to show that you are doing something about it and being successful? Not to mention that your image to the rest of the world shouldn't be more important than the health of your citizens. Who cares if it's true or not, you can look on the streets anywhere in our country and now that people need help...this city has an incredible opportunity to give it to them and should jump on it!

I'm an episode or two behind, but I really like this show. It does both me a bit that some of the things that are said/done are really overdone to add more drama (like Alice -- is that her name? -- in the kitchen at the elementary school... and the radio DJ... seems a bit scripted if you ask me), but I can overlook all of that because of the positive message that Jamie Oliver is putting out there. No matter how cheesy or overdramatized this show may get, I will continue to support it because this country really needs a change.