Here's the link to sign the Petition.
Lee, do you know of any local avenues that could possibly provide funding for Cooks who are willing to volunteer teaching how to cook simple easy healthy meals? I am interested in volunteering for such causes. I know we have a Cooking Collaborative program at Midtown Global Market so I will ask them. I strictly want to do this on a voluntary basis so it would be nice to find ways where companies or other organizations can support.
And I will also talk to our Kitchen in the Market Team at the global market. Perhaps folks like Molly and Jenny Breen might be willing to join hands.
First the Food Inc. and now Food Revolution besides Michelle Obama's work to fight Childhood Obesity. It does seem like America is finally coming around with full consciousness and starting to make the necessary changes in Healthy Eating. Thanks also to the Media and Food blogs like SGT for covering this enormously vital part of our lives- Eating REAL food.
It was ASTOUNDING that the kids did NOT even know the Vegetables! wow how can parents do that? I am very glad that Jaime Oliver is making people aware through this important show of his.
I think it is high time the Government Administrations related with Food took some action and changed all those rigid rules for Schools (the scene where Jaime meets Robin the Administrator)that was touched upon in this groundbreaking show.
Emily, I serve my kids whole milk and whole milk yogurt at home, so I take your point about good/bad fats. The lunch's fat seemed mainly from the beans and cheese, so better fats than oils. Discouragingly, the white milk was 2%, and the flavored milks were skim, so rather than good fats, they have coloring, flavorings and sugar.
Beth, the lunch he served in the preview didn't have the yogurt, and I'll be surprised if we see that. Like Emily wrote, healthy whole-fat foods like yogurt in moderation are better than lowered ones with additivies (like the salad dressings that came with my lunch salad)
I haven't watched this show yet, but in some of the ads on TV, it seems as though part of the Jamie-created lunches is a Light & Fit yogurt. Now, part of me thinks that's great--yogurt should be a part of kids' diets--but Light & Fit is sweetened with aspartame, and full of other chemicals, and even for morbidly obese kids, there's got to be a better alternative than that. Again, haven't seen the show yet, so I may be taking the clip out of context, but I really hope that the school lunch revolution is toward whole, fresh foods, and away from more things made in factories.
Tricia, as in Ayurveda, a thorough medical practitioner would likely advocate a whole body approach, starting by eliminating gluten, but also advising for appropriate exercise and a balanced diet that doesn't rely overmuch on processed, sugary, salty foods.
I went gluten free on the advice of a holistic chiropractor when I was having breathing troubles, when medical docs found no lung problems or allergies. My breathing trouble cleared up, though was later identified as a symptom of anxiety, likely made worse by an imbalanced diet too heavy in wheat. While I saw the chiro, he advised cutting out wheat, supplements, other diet adjustments and regular chiro treatments. I gradually replaced his suggestions with yoga classes and other measures to increase balance and reduce anxiety.
I agree that simply substituting a gluten-free diet may not address overall health, especially if the new diet includes many processed g-f foods.
kids need good fat, so just because something isnt overly fatty doesnt make it better then a food that does have fats. there is a recent well known swedish study that found children who consumed low fat milk were more likely to become obese then children who consumed whole milk products. similar results have been found in men and women. also a recent meta-analysis found NO connection in numeroua studies between saturated fat intake and heart disease heart attacks etc.
the grapes might have been fresh but grapes and bananas and watermelon have the most sugar content out of all fruits. better, lower sugar choices would be berries of all kinds or even applesauce would have less sugar then the same amount of grapes. yes, fruit has vitamins but veggies generally have more. for example kale has more vit c then an orange!
the foods at our schools are made to seem healthy but i really believe they are not.
your right to be worried about the flavored milks. they arent even food in my opinion.
Thanks for yet another great dinner! We were lucky enough to sit with Josh and Rama and had a great conversation about raising vegetables and meat, CSAs, and just life in general.
Great comment and post, Rashmi! Thanks for sharing some of your own needs - your momos are definitely on my list of favorite high quality, locally raised ethnic foods.
Here's the link to sign the
Here's the link to sign the Petition.
Lee, do you know of any local avenues that could possibly provide funding for Cooks who are willing to volunteer teaching how to cook simple easy healthy meals? I am interested in volunteering for such causes. I know we have a Cooking Collaborative program at Midtown Global Market so I will ask them. I strictly want to do this on a voluntary basis so it would be nice to find ways where companies or other organizations can support.
And I will also talk to our Kitchen in the Market Team at the global market. Perhaps folks like Molly and Jenny Breen might be willing to join hands.
What's your opinion?
http://www.jamieoliver.com/campaigns/jamies-food-revolution/petition
First the Food Inc. and now
First the Food Inc. and now Food Revolution besides Michelle Obama's work to fight Childhood Obesity. It does seem like America is finally coming around with full consciousness and starting to make the necessary changes in Healthy Eating. Thanks also to the Media and Food blogs like SGT for covering this enormously vital part of our lives- Eating REAL food.
It was ASTOUNDING that the kids did NOT even know the Vegetables! wow how can parents do that? I am very glad that Jaime Oliver is making people aware through this important show of his.
I think it is high time the Government Administrations related with Food took some action and changed all those rigid rules for Schools (the scene where Jaime meets Robin the Administrator)that was touched upon in this groundbreaking show.
bummer that the show is
bummer that the show is sponsored by hellmans "light" mayo though.
Emily, I serve my kids whole
Emily, I serve my kids whole milk and whole milk yogurt at home, so I take your point about good/bad fats. The lunch's fat seemed mainly from the beans and cheese, so better fats than oils. Discouragingly, the white milk was 2%, and the flavored milks were skim, so rather than good fats, they have coloring, flavorings and sugar.
Beth, the lunch he served in the preview didn't have the yogurt, and I'll be surprised if we see that. Like Emily wrote, healthy whole-fat foods like yogurt in moderation are better than lowered ones with additivies (like the salad dressings that came with my lunch salad)
Rashmi, I can't speak about
Rashmi, I can't speak about most of your list, but I know that I've seen chives and bitter gourd at the St. Paul Farmers Market every summer...
I haven't watched this show
I haven't watched this show yet, but in some of the ads on TV, it seems as though part of the Jamie-created lunches is a Light & Fit yogurt. Now, part of me thinks that's great--yogurt should be a part of kids' diets--but Light & Fit is sweetened with aspartame, and full of other chemicals, and even for morbidly obese kids, there's got to be a better alternative than that. Again, haven't seen the show yet, so I may be taking the clip out of context, but I really hope that the school lunch revolution is toward whole, fresh foods, and away from more things made in factories.
Tricia, as in Ayurveda, a
Tricia, as in Ayurveda, a thorough medical practitioner would likely advocate a whole body approach, starting by eliminating gluten, but also advising for appropriate exercise and a balanced diet that doesn't rely overmuch on processed, sugary, salty foods.
I went gluten free on the advice of a holistic chiropractor when I was having breathing troubles, when medical docs found no lung problems or allergies. My breathing trouble cleared up, though was later identified as a symptom of anxiety, likely made worse by an imbalanced diet too heavy in wheat. While I saw the chiro, he advised cutting out wheat, supplements, other diet adjustments and regular chiro treatments. I gradually replaced his suggestions with yoga classes and other measures to increase balance and reduce anxiety.
I agree that simply substituting a gluten-free diet may not address overall health, especially if the new diet includes many processed g-f foods.
kids need good fat, so just
kids need good fat, so just because something isnt overly fatty doesnt make it better then a food that does have fats. there is a recent well known swedish study that found children who consumed low fat milk were more likely to become obese then children who consumed whole milk products. similar results have been found in men and women. also a recent meta-analysis found NO connection in numeroua studies between saturated fat intake and heart disease heart attacks etc.
the grapes might have been fresh but grapes and bananas and watermelon have the most sugar content out of all fruits. better, lower sugar choices would be berries of all kinds or even applesauce would have less sugar then the same amount of grapes. yes, fruit has vitamins but veggies generally have more. for example kale has more vit c then an orange!
the foods at our schools are made to seem healthy but i really believe they are not.
your right to be worried about the flavored milks. they arent even food in my opinion.
Thanks for yet another great
Thanks for yet another great dinner! We were lucky enough to sit with Josh and Rama and had a great conversation about raising vegetables and meat, CSAs, and just life in general.
Great comment and post,
Great comment and post, Rashmi! Thanks for sharing some of your own needs - your momos are definitely on my list of favorite high quality, locally raised ethnic foods.