When he was throwing all of the food away in the garbage can, it made me stop and think if that is what I saw at my school. I do not think our students throw food away like that. In fact many of our students save parts of their lunch to take home or eat on the bus. I think what he did for that school and community was amazing and very brave. I am shoked at the resistance he recieved, but may have been just as defensive if I were a cook in that school's kitchen. I recently watched an episode of "The Doctors" where they went through all of the distgusting things that are in so many of the foods I would have considered to be "healty." When we live in a time of so many obstacles with eating, it is refreshing to see how easy it COULD be to do things the right way . . . especially when it comes to our children.
I have found that it is often more expensive to eat healthy than to eat junk food substitues. It also seems for the most part, in my limited cooking experience, that it takes more time to cook healthy meals. For a low income family, in which the parents work two jobs, it would be more affordable and easier, after a long day at work, to put a hotpocket in the microwave than to really cook a healthy meal for the family. I hope that this guy can truely teach how to replace fast cheap junk food with healthy quick replacements. If, like our American HD index books state, 60% of our health problems are due to preventable causes then I need to learn from him!
Anthony, I agree that it is so much more expensive to eat healthy. I find myself doing the same thing for my husband and I for meals. It is faster to grab a frozen pizza or fast food than to actually cook a healthy meal.
Changing someone’s eating habits is not easy. Moreover, changing someone’s thoughts is much more difficult. Since I have no idea about how long Americans have been eating pizza for their breakfast, it was so difficult to understand why American parents and teachers allow their children to eat that kind of foods for their kids’ meal. I think meals mean cooking; somebody cooks by boiling, frying, roasting and so on. Pre-cooked meal or frozen food cannot be meal for me. Korean mothers spend lots of time in cooking for their family. In some aspect, making them free in cooking times might improve the quality of their lives. But we still cook in home. We consider western foods like pizza, hamburger or fried chicken as unhealthy ones. Chocolate, cookies or cakes are the same. Even though I have thought like that, while I am in America for 20 months, my family and I have been easily accessed to American fast foods, and we are all getting fat. Convenient and easy cooking made me not to consider family’s health, I think. People in Huntington in the video might not recognize how serious their health problem is. Although we have different eating habits and thought, we have the same goal to live healthily. The poor cannot afford to pay for the healthier foods and they buy cheaper and unhealthy foods. As a result, it leads to various diseases and shorter longevity. It means that poverty affects to the quality of human life.
You can also eat healthy pretty cheap if you take the time to go to certain grocery stores. For instance, you can buy large bags of frozen vegetables for under two dollars at food depot.Im talking about sweet potatoes, squash, and green beans. They are not expensive and they actually have more nutritional value than fresh or canned vegetables. Another option is growing your own food. This can be done in full size garden or small patio plants. You would be surprised how much one plant can generate. For instance, I pay 20 cents for a package of seeds of green peppers, and I had fresh green peppers through November of last year. What I didn't eat I was able to freeze and make it through to the next garden season.I have learned this year that certain types of lettuce regenerate after cutting back 3/4 of the plant! It is so interesting and budget friendly.
Cooking these vegetables take about the same amount of time as boiling pasta for mac and cheese or baking a pizza. I am pretty good about what I eat, my downfall is Coca Cola! :)
Had I been the radio person that Jamie went to at the beginning of the first clip I would have also asked what gives you the right to come here with your video cameras and tell us what to do. I visited England 2 to 4 times a year throughout the 1990s and I remember seeing a lot of rotten teeth and reading articles about English dental problems due to their love of candy. Of course I know better because not only have I seen the statistics, I have traveled through 40 different countries and observed their diets, but have also worked with Weight Watchers helping others lose weight. The point is that we all resist change and do not like like to be told what to do. Also in clip one Jamie made the comment after observing his first day of student cafeteria food that parents would be p-ed if they knew what their kids where eating. Where do kids learn to eat? Where do parents learn to eat? The American diet is a culture issue. To effect cange we must change the culture.
I ended up watching the entire episode because the clip wasn't enough to "satisfy my tastes." (Pun intended) I've seen pizza for breakfast before but I have never seen chocolate or strawberry milk in cereal. My mouth dropped open. I couldn't believe it. I was also shocked when the boy mistakenly called tomatoes potatoes. I couldn't get over what bad choices were being offered to the children. In part four of episode one, Jamie offers oven roasted chicken against pizza and a majority of the children chose the pizza. Many of the children that did choose the chicken ended up not eating it and simply throwing it away. Jamie made the statement that all natural food cannot compete with processed food when it comes to kids. He's absolutely right. Very few children will choose a green salad over taco salad but if we as parents, teachers and voters make the choices for our children and students then we are doing the job that we are supposed to as adults within our communities and our nation.
I agree that children will choose processed foods over natural foods because that is all they know. I think children develop a taste for whatever they are familiar with. This is why children's tastes are often similar to parents' taste. I really feel that a lot of children’s' eating habits fall back on the parents.
This clip was both interesting and frustrating all at the same time. The first thing that frustrated me was when the radio DJ said, "we don't want to sit around and eat lettuce all day." There is a huge misconception that eating healthy only consists of eating salad. I think what Jamie was trying to do (what I gathered from the short clip) was teach people how to eat healthy, but also to enjoy what they were eating. I was appalled that the cafeteria manager made the statement that, "yes, french fries count as a vegetable" and another said, "why are you trying to change the system; it's working?" If she means that the system is working because they are able to feed all of their students in a short amount of time allotted during the school day AND staying under budget then YES it is working. But, is it working for the children? No.
The one thing that I realized from this clip was that the people in Huntington, WV did not WANT to change. I thought that was the saddest part. Here they are receiving the statistic they they are the "most unhealthy town in American" which Jamie told them was based on death and disease and they STILL did not want to change. I believe this is one of the reasons that obesity is so prevalent in America. People just continue the cycle of how they were raised. Measure of America (p.69) says, "The environments in which people are raised and live their lives shape the decisions- good and bad alike- that people make about their health." I was raised in a home where everything was fried, buttered and salted. As an adult, I never fry and I use as little butter and salt as possible. This was a choice I made after realizing that frying, etc was not the healthiest choice for me.
I believe another thing that is contributing to obesity in America is technology. When I was a child, I played outside and rode my bike until it was dark. The only time I picked up a video game was on rainy days when I was STUCK inside. I believe that even if children were not eating the healthiest of foods, they would still maintain a healthy weight if they were outside playing and riding bikes, etc. With budget cuts, the first teachers to go are often PE teachers. I think that we should spend more on education so that we can still have PE for every child, year-round in grades K-12. At least they would get exercise at school if they weren't getting it at home.
One thing that stuck out to me in Nickel and Dimed was when Barbara was calling around trying to get a free meal and when she finally got one she was appalled that the free meal voucher did not include any fresh fruit or vegetables. There is a notion that healthy food costs more and it does. How can we make sure that people are not only getting food to eat, but getting healthy food? If you think of canned food drives that occur around the holiday seasons, we contribute canned and boxed foods. Think of all the sodium that we are putting in those people's bodies! Logistically, it's hard to get people fresh, healthy foods. For a person who is hungry, getting any food is better than no food. For them it's an easy decision between no food or healthy food.
Measure of America also said, "health strategies built around personal responsibility alone are proven recipes for failure." I think that is a great quote! However, who else can you place the responsibility on? Ultimately the only person who can choose what goes into a person's body is THAT person. Fast foods restaurants will never change their menus due to the fact that they would lose money. In America it's more about money than people's health. I think one thing that we could do is tie health insurance premiums to a person's healthiness. I was required to do a biometric screening for my wellness health plan to keep my lower rate. However, how do you make the distinction to someone's health being a lifestyle choice or genetics? There's too many "ifs and buts."
I totally agree with what you said about enjoying what you are eating! Learning how to cook with fresh vegetables and not throwing everything in the fryer might take time but it is so worth it! And the thing is, if you eat mostly healthy you don't have to feel guilty about indulging yourself in fast food or other unhealthy things sometimes. At least that is my justification!
My neighborhood is near the WIC office. My neighbors and I have had discussions about having a vegetable food truck at the WIC office offering where the moms could used the food vouchers to get fresh produce. It's an interesting idea but who knows how intersted the moms would actually be. We need to really educate people in this area before we can expect to see lifestyle changes.
Bette - I am with you I had to finish the episode...I remember watching this when it came out. I also agree that it is our job as the adults in this world to not only make better choices for our children, but help them make those choices for themselves. My sweet (use that word lightly) boys love a trip to the Varsity but I have also raised them to eat anything and everything. Their favorite things to eat are salmon, brussel sprouts,(for real!) and edemame...don't get me wrong...they will down a hamburger or hot dog but are willing to try all other choices. The main reason I feel they are good eaters is that I had them eating all of these foods from early on. They did not get other options ( like my friend who gets her son Chik Fil A daily - not kidding). They had to eat what I prepared or wait for the next meal. It is our job as the adults in this world to help our children form lifestyles that reflect good health and wellness. So, what are you cooking for dinner tonight?
My thoughts start with a few questions - What is the overall outcome from this experiment? Also, In the end, doesn't it all come down to money? In addressing the first question, I know there have been several attempts to better our school nutrition. From the First Lady and her garden to sweet (and cute I may add) Jamie Oliver, attention has been drawn to this epidemic. I have heard a rumor recently that the Coweta county schools will be making great changes to the food they provide. They will now be serving sweet potato fries only, whole wheat crusted pizza and grilled chicken nuggets only. So some changes have been made but it all still sounds very processed. Also note that the person who told me this information was very much like the lunch ladies on the clip - she ended by saying, "I don't know why they are doing this. It will all just end up in the trash can anyway."
This leads into my second question which is the money factor. Just like we see in Nickel and Dimed, when providing something for free...you are going to give the cheapest product possible. It is cheaper to provide processed foods than fresh foods. With so many of our children on free and reduced meals - the processed food will always win. I think it is time as the adults in this picture that we create ways to get better foods into our schools. Why not have school gardens where the produce can be used in the cafeteria? I know for a fact that a learning standard in science is the life cycle of a plant...two birds...one stone. Again, this would take money but maybe not as much as buying the fresh produce and in the end we may have a generation of better eaters, great gardeners, healthier lifestyles and overall wonderful contributors to society.
I love that idea of the gardens growing food for the cafeteria. Last year we had the best luck growing lettuce. The cafeteria serves salads everyday to the students that want them. How awesome would it be if our garrden could supply some of that lettuce. I posted a link to TED talks about this issue in my comment and I am going to post it here too. I would love to be a part of this school district! http://blog.ted.com/2008/09/16/reinventing_the/
I am curious if the cafeterias are legally allowed to serve food grown at the school??? I know they have very strict rules about what they serve and where it comes from.
That really is a great question. I think that growing food at the school would be a great project for the students! It would not only bring in curriculum standards (math, science etc.), but also make it their own "project". I think taht students would be more willing to eat healthier food knowing it came from their own garden. Plus it would be a skill that they probably would not have learned at home otherwise. I know that if it wasn't for my parents having our own garden growing up, then I too would really have know idea what I was doing or where to start when it came to growing my own garden. I think we as a class should start our own garden! haha (I know we probably would not be able to find time too) ha
I watched several of these episodes on television some time ago, and I watched again today. I believe that Americans do not look honestly at the unhealthy food choices made each day. Families eat out a lot in our country. Many parents are busy and grabbing fast or processed foods might seem easier. Many of us joke about the unhealthy choices we make everyday, but our children need good nourishing foods each day. It was amazing to hear the young children try to name the vegetables.
I think some of the attitudes that Jamie faced in this small town are typical in America. It is difficult to change the way people think about food. I hope that this program has helped parents and those who plan meals for our schools think about the health of American children. It is difficult to get people to stop eating what they like, but maybe more children will be given a chance to develop a taste for unprocessed foods. I think new eating habits can be formed in America if people become interested and aware of the dangers.
Jamie's Food Revolution is a great idea and one long needed in America since fast food and processed food have virtually replaced "real" food for many people. The word revolution indicates sudden and complete change...but is probably very difficult to achieve in this town since the people are not receptive. The food shown at the school in the video: pizza for breakfast, sugary cereals, chocolate and strawberry milk, chicken nuggets, fake mashed potatoes, etc. is exactly what is served at my school every day. But our school also has a lovely salad bar with many delicious fruits and vegetables available. Some students get the salad bar, but mostly they get the "hot" food choice. I pack lunch for my own children everyday and always include a sandwich on whole wheat bread, fresh fruit, water or orange juice, but also add in chips, prepackaged sweets like Little Debbies, and sometimes even fruit roll ups. I'm not sure if they eat the healthy part of the lunch or not, but I know they eat the chips and cookies. It's very difficult to get kids (even those that know better and have better options) to make the healthy choice. It's almost as if they would have been better off to have never gotten a taste of processed/sugary foods because their pallet changes. Awareness and availablility of healthy foods is a good place to start changing the way America eats. Maybe even some good public service announcements similar to the frightening anti-meth commericials! I can't wait to go back and watch the rest of the episodes to see if Jamie really revolutionized that town!
I really like Ashley V's idea about having students plant a garden and the school taking that produce and serving it in the school's cafeteria. I feel like this would give students a better understanding of where food comes from and how it changes as it becomes processed. I think that it would also give them more of an initiative to eat the food because they had spent time growing it.
I really was shocked when Jamie Oliver showed some students what parts of the chicken were used to make their processed chicken nuggets. It had bone bits and other disgusting pieces in it and the students were grossed out by it the whole time until he threw some bread crumbs on it and fried it. Then they were happy to eat it. Kids have been taught that processed foods are good and that they are fine to eat. Even though what it's made of is horrible, they still want to eat it. That was the part that frightened me the most.
I agree with Casey & Ashley about the garden. I LOVE the idea of the class planting their own garden! That is such a great experience for some students who otherwise may never be able to do this.
It is important for students to learn the importance of living a healthy lifestyle. For some students the only food they may get is processed or fast food and this leads students to think that there is nothing wrong with this type of food. It is important that teachers encourage students to be healthy and teach students the benefits of living healthy. When I was a child I can't remember ever sitting inside. Today, children rarely go outside and I think that is something a lot of kids are missing.
The video was much of an eye-opener for me, because there was so much in the video that was so shocking! What is really heart-breaking is that some of those students may only eat 2 meals a day (breakfast & lunch) which is fed to them at school. They may not get fed dinner at home and to see what they are eating at school is really sad. Also, the guy from the radio show's attitude towards Jamie was so rude! I can't believe anyone would speak this rude to someone who is willing to put so much time and effort into this town. If Jamie changes only one person's life with his efforts he has done his job in my opinion! It is shocking to see a town of people who are so unappreciative and so stuck on living in this way. It is really sad!
The problem with having classroom gardens supply the cafeteria is all of the food regulations!! I have kids in Biology classes that do not believe that a seed turns into a plant. It is ridiculous. I think it would be cool to have a co op that is after school, where students can sponser garden boxes and either take home their food or donate it.
I think that Jamie Oliver's mission is truly inspiring. It really makes you take a deeper look at what students in todays school are eating. When the video clip starts and Jamie goes to the radio station it baffles me to see how stubborn the radio host actually is. It was if the radio host felt threatened by Jamie's mission. Which brings me to the point that you can't change people who do not want to be changed, as sad as that truly is. Why do people not want to better their eating habits to live a longer and more healthy life? I also noted when Jamie was in the school cafeteria and he was asking questions about the mashed potatoes and the cook responds in that she hoped it was mashed potatoes. I think this leads to the question is serving children cheap processed food really what is best for their health? I think we would all agree that no it is in no way health for the students. When children are being raised they are accumulating their taste for food. If a child is exposed to a wider variety of healthy food most likely they are going to find something that they enjoy eating. If children are raised on fast food and to go orders because it is what is "easy" that is what their taste buds are going to want, therefore continuing a cycle of eating unhealthy food. Eating healthier is more expensive, but with research and innovations of new ideas it is possible even on a budget for a school system. After all when children are in school we as educators are providing them with useful tools of life that are necessary to become successful citizens. I believe that change is possible for the people that are willing to try new things and become educated on healthy eating habits.
I could go on and on about this issuee. It is very near to my heart. Food is a justice issue. Not only am I educated of the dangers of consuming a mostly processed food diet, I also have the resources to make healthy choices for myself and my family. Not everyone is afforded this luxury. Jamie Oliver has the right idea by starting his food revolution in the schools. We must teach our students things their parents have not. Last year I was a leader in our schools first ever garden club. With the partnership of the Jenny Jack Farm in Pine Mountain and Home Deopt we planted two raised beds of vegetables. My kindergarteners thoroughly enjoyed watching the lettuce and the other crops grow. I hope next year we can do even more with our gardern. I am still working on ideas. In my neighborhood we have a community garden. The children particpate in planting, sometimes weeding, and harvesting the crops we grow. The kids have really enjoyed this. Unfortunatly, we have had a difficult time recruiting parents to take part with us. The kids not only enjoy but want learn more about gardening, but communities and individuals can only do so much. Parents have to take part in the discussion as well. The following link is from TED Talks. It is about some amazing things a district in California is doing with their lunch program . http://blog.ted.com/2008/09/16/reinventing_the/
The discussion about food is so important. What sticks out to me is that The Measure of America and Jamie Oliver pointed out this will be the first generation that children are predicted to not outlive their parents. How tragic. I have a 10 month old. I have given so much thought to the foods I am feeding him. He has been introduced to a great variety of fruits and vegetables and so far loves everything. He is now interested in the food on my plate. He wants to eat the things I am. I can feed him all the right things but if I don't model healthy eating it is all in vain.
One good thing my school as done is offer a fruit and veggie bar. My kids gobble up the carrots, celery, and cucumbers! Granted it might be because they love the ranch dressing, but whatever works! We must not have the attitude that kids won't eat healthy, it may take some time but if kids see us model healthy eating habits, and the choices are offered to them in schools great things could happen.
Monica - our school has added a salad bar this past year as well! Even though it is mostly teachers who eat it, I have seen more and more students eating fresh fruits and vegetables since it started. I agree with you that it is so important to teach our children to have the taste for GOOD food. My daughter loves all kinds of raw fruits and veggies (even at two she will snack on raw onions!) and I shudder to think that when she starts kindergarten what she MIGHT be exposed to food wise. I am fortunate to be able to send her lunch with her if I want to.
Yes, I agree setting a good example is important. Children are better equipped to make nutritious choices if they see us choosing nutrient-rich foods, such as colorful fruits and vegetables, low-fat or fat-free milk, cheese and yogurt, and whole grains.It won't happen over night. As parents and teachers we must talk to kids about smart food choices and how it is important for them to do well in school and playing for fun or sports and feeling good and staying healthy.
I cannot get over how rude the man at the radio station was at the beginning of the video. He obviously has no idea about being healthy and eating healthy. I love that Jamie Oliver has such a passion for these places to leave his own family behind to go and make a change. He was exactly right when he said, "a little effort can go a long way." Pizza for breakfast?... Heated up (soft) chicken nuggets with FAKE mashed potatoes for lunch?.. YUCK!! Notice how breakfast nor lunch did not serve or at least offer any fruit. It is sad because a lot of students today leave school and do not get another meal until they return the next day. I am frustrated at the fact that the lunch lady made the comment about, "Why change something when it is working?".. Well, just because it is "working" does not mean it is the right or healthy thing. My favorite part of the video was when Jamie made the comment about, "a seed of change"... When planting a seed, a flower does not grow instantly. It takes time, hard work, and patience. The same goes for the schools. Jamie does not expect a major change in the lunch room food to happen over night. But, with a little hard work, acceptance to change, and patience it can happen!!
I also touched the comment, “the seed of change”. When someone notices something to change, someone needs to plant the seed of change, I think. It seems that the guy in radio station and the lady in cafeteria did not simply recognize where they go. And I do not want to believe that Americans eat pizzas for their breakfast and they give those kind unhealthy foods for their kids. We need to be very conscious about the dietary problem, I think.
I have always wanted to watch one of Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution episodes, and now I was given the opportunity. Like my classmates, Ashley and Bette, I had to watch more clips. The YOU TUBE videos were too short, but within the five episodes I watched, Jamie was slowly making a difference in Huntington, West Virginia. I was shocked to see that these kids wanted to eat the pulsed up /puree' chicken bones, fat, and all. GROSS! But, hey, I know we probably eat the same chicken from McDonald's. I agree with Ashley, that if we start our children at a younger age with trying new foods, then they'll be more open to eating healthier. I'm a prime example. Growing up, I had a picky parent who enjoyed the same meals all the time. If we didn't like it, then we could eat cereal. It wasn't until I started getting older and got married, when I started to try new foods. I wasn't ever excited about it at first, but now I enjoy trying tasty meals. One of my favorite things to do is to travel and try new cuisines that I'll never get to experience again. After reading Ashley's post (on the possible meal changes in Coweta's schools), it unfortunate to know that people don't like change, even if they know the lasting effects. Why not try to make a difference? It's so frustrating! Too many people are stuck in their ways. And, no, being healthy doesn't always mean eating lettuce! On a side note, iceberg lettuce isn't too good for you either, it's mostly made of water and not much green, even though water is good for you. :)
Krystal, you make a good point that children are at the mercy of their parents while they are growing up to eat what is served or available in the house. I too ate cereal as an alternative to the meal if I didn't like it! My dad was a health nut and my mom not so much, so we had a wide variety of food choices in my home. Not everyone is so lucky.If school lunches perpetuate processed and sugary food choices, the children that eat school lunches will have a difficult time breaking that habit. Our schools should make it their mission to serve healthy foods!
Another problem too is that a lot of parents are working two jobs and may not be home at night. They probably have frozen meals available for the kids to just throw in the microwave.
There are a lot of great replies showing our awareness of the problem and how we are making for the right choices for our families. We are also encouraging change in our schools. This awareness follows the relationship between education, health and income. There is another side to the problem which is shown in the eating habits of the low wage earners in Nickel and Dimed which shows the other side of education, health and income. Low wage earners do not have the income to support a healthy diet not are their even grocery stores with healthy food options in the low wage neighborhoods. In order to improve the problem we have to find ways to include all of our socioeconomic groups.
These videos really got me thinking about what we as a society are eating. I had sympathy for the family that he was helping in the 2nd-4th parts. They were like most of the families in American thinking that they did not have time to cook healthy meals at home and ended up eating fast food most of the time. This is a leading trend in America that is causing kids to become overweight at such a young age. I see it all the time in my classroom, students who at 14 and 15 already have weight problems. I had heard this statistics before, but it was still shocking, about how this will likely be the first generation that will not outlive their parents because of health problems that could have been prevented. It is encouraging to see that Jamie's influence was having a positive impression after he received such an unwelcomed first impression. This has also made me look more closely at the items I have in my own fridge.
Like everyone else, I was shocked by the closed mindedness of the people of Huntingdon. It is one thing for children to be closed minded, but when adults are unwilling to change despite evidence that their eating habits are KILLING PEOPLE, it is pitiful! I think it is wonderful that many of the parents were willing to change and accept what Jamie is trying to do, however, with the fast pace of society, will they really be able to stick to it? I am hooked on the series and I have already watched all of episode one and two. I look forward to seeing what else this revolution can accomplish.
Over the past two years this topic has become a top concern for me!
Since I teach exceptional education I often have to assist in getting students lunch and breakfast trays. Proper nutrition and health is always a top concern for any student, but often even more important for students with special needs. An alarming number of my current students suffer from obesity and weight related issues. One student is to the point that her health is in serious jeopardy. She has been unable to participate in class weigh-ins during class health assignments because the scale will not read high enough to record her current weight.
In 2010 the food services in Troup County were outsourced to a company named Sodexo. When this concept was introduced excitement was felt by all. Sodexo’s promise boasted of unlimited fruits and vegetables, hydration stations and delicious, well balanced healthy meals. This led me to believe that it would be easier to help my students make healthy choices. However, this has not occurred.
A typical healthy Sodexo breakfast example for my students consist of one of the following choices
Choice 1: A chocolate chip muffin, 4 graham crackers, fruit juice and/or milk
Choice 2: Good Gravy sausage pizza, juice or milk
Choice 3 Cereal, milk, and fruit juice
Which one would you choose? Most of my students go for the chocolate chip muffin with graham crackers and juice….I did the calculations and this meal was over 500 calories with 30 plus grams of fat.
When we go to lunch they are faced with many dilemmas! They can choose from the market, the grill, the salsa bar, the salad bar or pizza. Also keep in mind that all meals come with unlimited grains (bread), not unlimited fruits or vegetables.
A typical meal for one of my students has too often consisted of: Five Chicken nuggets, a roll and juice (Cost: $2.15) Plus they BUY extras….French Fries $1.00, 3 Cookies $1.00 and a Bottled Fruit Drink $1.25
Did you notice that in this example the student had to pay for fries….they could have got a scoop of Caesar salad for FREE, but they chose to buy fries.
Also, did you notice that they had the option to pay for 3 cookies….they could’ve chosen a small cup of fruit juice or a soggy apple for FREE, but they chose to buy cookies.
Total Cost of this healthy lunch: $5.40
I could go on and on with examples, but hopefully you got the idea. I have spoken with our cafeteria manager on several occasions and emailed Sodexo with my concerns. However, not much, if anything was changed.
To help resolve the problem for my particular situation I added a “morning meeting” to my daily schedule. This consists of reading over the lunch menu and guiding my students to make good choices before going into the cafeteria. I also started going through the lunch line with them every day! When walking through the cafeteria my heart is saddened and my mind overwhelmed with the choices other students are making. Chicken nuggets and fries are on every plate or pizza with French fries??
Sodexo provides services all around the world. This company can be found in hospitals, senior living facilities, military bases and schools nationwide. They have been recognized by Fortune’ Magazine as one of the World’s most admired companies for 2012 and a CATAYST award winner.
I am not sure if Sodexo principles are the same for all schools and institutions. I know that my children do have unlimited fruit at their schools. Maybe it depends on the institution, the age of Sodexo’s clients?
I am not sure! When researching their website I didn’t notice anything that gave the consumer an awareness of selling other products like French fries, cookies, etc. on a daily basis. The only statements I could find were based on the philosophy that they value the importance of students making healthy eating choices.
I wonder…Who is checking up on what they are providing to the world? Is Fortune’ relying on what they see on their website or are they checking into how their programs really effect people? I also wonder: Is there food really healthy or is it processed? Are they mainly out there to make money or make our nation healthier?
I would love to have a food revolution here in Troup County! I don't think Sodexo is our answer. It would be amazing if all stakeholders could join together to create an environment that would allow our young and old to understand that “Healthy Habits can make for a long happy life.
I remember watching this show when it first came out on TV. I was shocked to hear him say that Hunnighton was the worst city in American because after watching the season to me just about every city in the United States seems to be in the same condition. While watching this show I was totally shaken by the whole situation and how the community was really skeptical of him and his ideas. I think that nowadays people are just “too busy” and look for a quick and easy way to do things, with that said I think the people of Hunnighton just did not want to change their easy convenient way of living even though it was not healthy. On a side note when I watched this for the first time Jamie showed the children how the chicken nuggets were made at their school (and it was absolutely disgusting!) and then proceed to make them fresh chicken legs and they preferred the chicken nuggets over the baked chicken legs. I personally have never been able to eat a chicken nugget from a school or a fast food restaurant since!
You are right; people are so busy and are looking for “fast life”, like fast food, buying something to lost weigh so fast, thinks for make their life so easy, everything have to be fast (internet, cell phones, computers, televisions, cars, etc.) in this time, that we are living, we are used to have everything so easy, and if something takes time, we thing before to do it, like to go and pay the cell phone bill, we prefer to pay it by internet instead of make a line in the store, to go and by something, we prefer to stay in the car and drive thru. Also we buy machines to do exercise at home and we do not go to the gym... we need to take care about this problem, and be more "active" all the time and do habitual things that we forgot to do it.
Watching this clip and how the cafeteria feeds students reminds me of our cafeteria. My school serves pizza for breakfast and chicken nuggets for lunch. The only time that our cafeteria staff actually cooks is when our parents come for Thanksgiving Lunch. One of my least favorite days at my school is when they serve "breakfast for lunch." The menu consists of a sausage pup with syrup, a bowl of grits, high sugar cereal, and a huge cinnamon roll with icing. When we get back to the classroom from lunch my kids cannot sit still. The rest of the day is shot and we eat lunch at 10:30. School food is the only food some children get during the day. We need to make sure it is a healthy choice for them.
I agree with Heather that we need to make sure that we help make healthier choices for students. At a young age, they don't understand how important food choices are and how they will affect us later on in life. It makes you wonder if the cafeteria people and/or the people who come up with the menu for our schools would eat this food, especially knowing the health factors?
Good to know Jamie Oliver tried to help them with this problem. People will not accept the help and change unless they really want to change for themselves. As stated in the video, school systems, fast food industries, restaurants, as well as parents will all have to connect for a change to happen.
The things that shocked me the most were the flavored milk in cereal, the ovens used for reheating and not cooking, the watered down potato balls, and the six year old not knowing what tomatoes are.
A lot of these habits are for convience. It is so much quicker to stir water into potatoes rather than wash, peal, and make mashed.cramed potatoes. This processed food is a look quicker to fix but we can all see that it's not as healthy for us to eat. Also, parents could take their child to the grocery store and talk with them about the produce. Kids really should know a french fry in its raw form.
I know how he feels, I've been here for one year and I gain 25 pounds, my life here depends on the school cafeteria, so I have not much money to go to the supermarket and buy fruits and vegetables (which all this, are very expensive). College food most of the times are: pizza (4 different ingredients), pasta, mashed potatoes, French fries, fried chicken (all the Wednesdays) hamburgers and it suppose that there is a "vegetarian" space in which you only found beans, rice and one different dish. Also you can fine the salad garden and a little space where there is someone preparing food as pasta, burritos, or some desserts. We are eating just processed food, it doesn’t like as healthy food, the student don´t care a lot about their health or what are they eating, I saw full dishes with 5 or 6 pizza slices and French fries, and also COCA COLA... jajaja.. I know that the Cafeteria people are trying to give us more healthy food, but if all of the students have been eating the same since elementary, who are they going to change their habits? If for all these people are so “normal” to eat pizza for breakfast...
I saw the entire series last year when this came on TV. The struggles Jamie encountered throughout the school system were unbelievable and heartbreaking. In a lot of cases, he had his hands tied because the school board wouldn't let him implement new foods and new ways of introducing healthier foods to the kids because the system had contracts already with certain food partners. These partners were the cheapest route for the school board to tajke and in most cases provided the cheapest food and didn't take into consideration the kids health. Fries were considered a vegetable according to the school's guidelines. It was very hard for him to find a willing partner to help him implement these healthier foods. The cooks even were so used to using frozen foods that they fought cooking with fresh meats and vegetables. It is a little more work on the cooks part, but is about the same price per meal. The kids seemed to enjoy the food just as much once he was able to install in certain areas, and they learn how to live a healthier lifestyle.
He was/is doing good work across America and we as teachers have the ability to stand up and help. His 2nd series that aired in Los Angeles had to be shut down because the school board completely cut him off and refused to work with him at all and threatened to put him in jail if he came to the schools.
I totally understand everyones opinion on te video and how lunch services in this country are poor and the choices for students in almost every school are non-healthy and very fatting. I am someone who belives that the obesity problem in this country is out of control without a doubt, but conversely I think the problem is two fold, obviously a un-healthy diet is what this video is promoting, and i agree that is a problem, but I honestly feel that the main issue is the lack of our youths physical activity. In todays society when kids get home from school what do they do? They get on their I-phone, or computer, or x-box or some form of technological entertainment, and sit on that until time for dinner. As a kid i had the worst diet, i ate whatever I wanted whenver I wanted, my daily lunch in the cafe was two pieces of pizza, a rib sanwhich and fries, with fruit punch to drink, not to mention the numerous visits to McDonalds and BK, but the difference is I was never content with sitting on my butt all day. I rode my bike everywhere, we played football in the lot next to my neighborhood, i played basketball everyday, for the most part, and thats just what we did. I had a SEGA Genesis and my friend had nintendos and we played some video games as well but that was after dinner, after a day full of activities after I burnt thousands of calories. I really wanted to write the paper on obesity becasue as you can tell I am very disturbed with this epedemic. I realize that school cafeterias play a roll in the health of our students, but as with kids education i believe kids health start at home, and if you allow your kid to be a technological vegetable, then be prepared for them to be more overweight then they should be.
With the rise of childhood obesity in the United States that results in many diseases that we now see in children such as diabetes and heart disease. I think what Jamie Oliver is going or trying to do is amazing. I couldn’t believe that the kid thought a tomato was a potato. It was heart breaking. First lady Michelle Obama has campaigned for healthier food choices in schools through her Let's Move and Chefs Move to Schools programs. It is important for children to adopt a healthy lifestyle. Kids need to be encouraged to choose nutrient-rich foods in the school cafeteria. At the school where I student taught, there was a fruit and vegetable bar. The kids had to take at least a piece of fruit whether they ate it or not. Some ate the fruit and others did not. Parents play an essential role in helping shape children's eating habits. I know we live in a fast pace society, people are working longer hours so we eat on the go, picking up fast food or eating convenience foods. Let kids know that all food fit into a healthful diet I think as parents and teachers we should use positive messages with kids, let them know that moderation is the key.
When I as in Africa I would try and serve meals at functions that were healthy. However, when I did this the recipients told me they were not full and unsatisfied. Sometimes when you are in extreme poverty the idea of feeling full is associated with a good meal, not the nutritional value. I would find myself wanting to please the people and give them the food that they wanted at the cost of giving them something nutrionally valuable. I think this is also a problem in America. Over time this simple concept has put the idea of "eating lettuce" as eating good into people's heads. Maybe a good idea would be to teach people to eat in moderation, eat the right kinds of fats, and the proper serving sizes.
Wow!!!! I love this idea that in America we are more concerned about feeling full than making sure we are eating a nutritionally valuable meal. When I am on my best behavior, as a diabetic, I rarely feel full but tend to eat smaller amounts of healthy foods that results in a generaly healthier body. This includes more energy, less sickness, and increased mental ability.
I found this video very interesting! I also continued on to watch the next episodes because I found it so intriguing. I must say I too am guilty of eating like this. Actually to be honest just this past weekend I ate left over pizza for breakfast Saturday morning. Watching this video was a eye opener for me as well. I also did not realize how uneducated I was about what we feed our students in the cafeteria. I do know that schools are starting to have choices and the students do seem to enjoy the salads. Nevertheless, the fact of the matter is if you were a child which choice would you pick? I think that educating the children is a great way to start and I liked how he said that "he was planting a seed, so that future generations will be affected."
I have enjoyed reading your comments. On a personal level, I was fit for most of my life. I've always scratched my head and wondered...how did I become so unfit? I suppose it is an unraveling of the story at the individual level, and that can change for each person. But I think there are perhaps some common threads in that unraveling. For me personally, long work hours, once 60 hours per week, eating in the car while commuting, making poor choices about fast food, stress, making unwise decisions about how I spend my 24 hours by excluding exercise, living in a society where one walks very little...oh, the list goes on. This issue would make an excellent research study.
I feel that obesity is a horrific epidemic affecting many people in America. It is sad to see so many adults who cannot even walk because of the amount of fat on their bodies. Even more tragic are the children who are fed junk. Children learn from their parents. If parents are eating pizza and french fries every night for dinner, the children are too. I see some children that are 8 or 9 years old and probably weigh as much as I do. I really feel that childhood obesity should be considered child abuse. It is endangering the child’s health and well-being. It is said that children today will be first generation who do not outlive their parents. This falls onto the shoulders of the parents and other adults making decisions on the child’s behalf. What can be done? We could say, “let’s educate parents.” Unfortunately, many adults do not want to change their eating habits because they are addicted.
One thing that stood out to me in this video is how evident people do not like change at all. Clearly Jamie was trying to change this counties idea of eating to something entirely different. It was evident to me that the people of this town decided it was easier to eat meals that could be prepared faster rather than meals that took more time; whether it was healthy or not. I can piggy back off what a few people said above in that it being more affordable and easier to have microwave meals. I have found all through out college after getting done with practice I did not want to cook a meal that took an extended amount of time or go and look for a healthy meal. I would rather just pop in a hot pocket or make some easy mac. I believe that is the thing that is wrong with this nation today. Everyone is looking for the easy way out instead of doing the harder thing which is probably better in the long run.
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When he was throwing all of the food away in the garbage can, it made me stop and think if that is what I saw at my school. I do not think our students throw food away like that. In fact many of our students save parts of their lunch to take home or eat on the bus.
DeleteI think what he did for that school and community was amazing and very brave. I am shoked at the resistance he recieved, but may have been just as defensive if I were a cook in that school's kitchen.
I recently watched an episode of "The Doctors" where they went through all of the distgusting things that are in so many of the foods I would have considered to be "healty." When we live in a time of so many obstacles with eating, it is refreshing to see how easy it COULD be to do things the right way . . . especially when it comes to our children.
I have found that it is often more expensive to eat healthy than to eat junk food substitues. It also seems for the most part, in my limited cooking experience, that it takes more time to cook healthy meals. For a low income family, in which the parents work two jobs, it would be more affordable and easier, after a long day at work, to put a hotpocket in the microwave than to really cook a healthy meal for the family. I hope that this guy can truely teach how to replace fast cheap junk food with healthy quick replacements. If, like our American HD index books state, 60% of our health problems are due to preventable causes then I need to learn from him!
DeleteAnthony, I agree that it is so much more expensive to eat healthy. I find myself doing the same thing for my husband and I for meals. It is faster to grab a frozen pizza or fast food than to actually cook a healthy meal.
DeleteChanging someone’s eating habits is not easy. Moreover, changing someone’s thoughts is much more difficult. Since I have no idea about how long Americans have been eating pizza for their breakfast, it was so difficult to understand why American parents and teachers allow their children to eat that kind of foods for their kids’ meal. I think meals mean cooking; somebody cooks by boiling, frying, roasting and so on. Pre-cooked meal or frozen food cannot be meal for me. Korean mothers spend lots of time in cooking for their family. In some aspect, making them free in cooking times might improve the quality of their lives. But we still cook in home. We consider western foods like pizza, hamburger or fried chicken as unhealthy ones. Chocolate, cookies or cakes are the same. Even though I have thought like that, while I am in America for 20 months, my family and I have been easily accessed to American fast foods, and we are all getting fat. Convenient and easy cooking made me not to consider family’s health, I think. People in Huntington in the video might not recognize how serious their health problem is. Although we have different eating habits and thought, we have the same goal to live healthily. The poor cannot afford to pay for the healthier foods and they buy cheaper and unhealthy foods. As a result, it leads to various diseases and shorter longevity. It means that poverty affects to the quality of human life.
DeleteYou can also eat healthy pretty cheap if you take the time to go to certain grocery stores. For instance, you can buy large bags of frozen vegetables for under two dollars at food depot.Im talking about sweet potatoes, squash, and green beans. They are not expensive and they actually have more nutritional value than fresh or canned vegetables.
DeleteAnother option is growing your own food. This can be done in full size garden or small patio plants. You would be surprised how much one plant can generate. For instance, I pay 20 cents for a package of seeds of green peppers, and I had fresh green peppers through November of last year. What I didn't eat I was able to freeze and make it through to the next garden season.I have learned this year that certain types of lettuce regenerate after cutting back 3/4 of the plant! It is so interesting and budget friendly.
Cooking these vegetables take about the same amount of time as boiling pasta for mac and cheese or baking a pizza. I am pretty good about what I eat, my downfall is Coca Cola! :)
Had I been the radio person that Jamie went to at the beginning of the first clip I would have also asked what gives you the right to come here with your video cameras and tell us what to do. I visited England 2 to 4 times a year throughout the 1990s and I remember seeing a lot of rotten teeth and reading articles about English dental problems due to their love of candy. Of course I know better because not only have I seen the statistics, I have traveled through 40 different countries and observed their diets, but have also worked with Weight Watchers helping others lose weight.
DeleteThe point is that we all resist change and do not like like to be told what to do. Also in clip one Jamie made the comment after observing his first day of student cafeteria food that parents would be p-ed if they knew what their kids where eating. Where do kids learn to eat? Where do parents learn to eat? The American diet is a culture issue. To effect cange we must change the culture.
I ended up watching the entire episode because the clip wasn't enough to "satisfy my tastes." (Pun intended) I've seen pizza for breakfast before but I have never seen chocolate or strawberry milk in cereal. My mouth dropped open. I couldn't believe it. I was also shocked when the boy mistakenly called tomatoes potatoes. I couldn't get over what bad choices were being offered to the children. In part four of episode one, Jamie offers oven roasted chicken against pizza and a majority of the children chose the pizza. Many of the children that did choose the chicken ended up not eating it and simply throwing it away. Jamie made the statement that all natural food cannot compete with processed food when it comes to kids. He's absolutely right. Very few children will choose a green salad over taco salad but if we as parents, teachers and voters make the choices for our children and students then we are doing the job that we are supposed to as adults within our communities and our nation.
ReplyDeleteI agree that children will choose processed foods over natural foods because that is all they know. I think children develop a taste for whatever they are familiar with. This is why children's tastes are often similar to parents' taste. I really feel that a lot of children’s' eating habits fall back on the parents.
DeleteThis clip was both interesting and frustrating all at the same time. The first thing that frustrated me was when the radio DJ said, "we don't want to sit around and eat lettuce all day." There is a huge misconception that eating healthy only consists of eating salad. I think what Jamie was trying to do (what I gathered from the short clip) was teach people how to eat healthy, but also to enjoy what they were eating. I was appalled that the cafeteria manager made the statement that, "yes, french fries count as a vegetable" and another said, "why are you trying to change the system; it's working?" If she means that the system is working because they are able to feed all of their students in a short amount of time allotted during the school day AND staying under budget then YES it is working. But, is it working for the children? No.
ReplyDeleteThe one thing that I realized from this clip was that the people in Huntington, WV did not WANT to change. I thought that was the saddest part. Here they are receiving the statistic they they are the "most unhealthy town in American" which Jamie told them was based on death and disease and they STILL did not want to change. I believe this is one of the reasons that obesity is so prevalent in America. People just continue the cycle of how they were raised. Measure of America (p.69) says, "The environments in which people are raised and live their lives shape the decisions- good and bad alike- that people make about their health." I was raised in a home where everything was fried, buttered and salted. As an adult, I never fry and I use as little butter and salt as possible. This was a choice I made after realizing that frying, etc was not the healthiest choice for me.
I believe another thing that is contributing to obesity in America is technology. When I was a child, I played outside and rode my bike until it was dark. The only time I picked up a video game was on rainy days when I was STUCK inside. I believe that even if children were not eating the healthiest of foods, they would still maintain a healthy weight if they were outside playing and riding bikes, etc. With budget cuts, the first teachers to go are often PE teachers. I think that we should spend more on education so that we can still have PE for every child, year-round in grades K-12. At least they would get exercise at school if they weren't getting it at home.
One thing that stuck out to me in Nickel and Dimed was when Barbara was calling around trying to get a free meal and when she finally got one she was appalled that the free meal voucher did not include any fresh fruit or vegetables. There is a notion that healthy food costs more and it does. How can we make sure that people are not only getting food to eat, but getting healthy food? If you think of canned food drives that occur around the holiday seasons, we contribute canned and boxed foods. Think of all the sodium that we are putting in those people's bodies! Logistically, it's hard to get people fresh, healthy foods. For a person who is hungry, getting any food is better than no food. For them it's an easy decision between no food or healthy food.
Measure of America also said, "health strategies built around personal responsibility alone are proven recipes for failure." I think that is a great quote! However, who else can you place the responsibility on? Ultimately the only person who can choose what goes into a person's body is THAT person. Fast foods restaurants will never change their menus due to the fact that they would lose money. In America it's more about money than people's health. I think one thing that we could do is tie health insurance premiums to a person's healthiness. I was required to do a biometric screening for my wellness health plan to keep my lower rate. However, how do you make the distinction to someone's health being a lifestyle choice or genetics? There's too many "ifs and buts."
I totally agree with what you said about enjoying what you are eating! Learning how to cook with fresh vegetables and not throwing everything in the fryer might take time but it is so worth it! And the thing is, if you eat mostly healthy you don't have to feel guilty about indulging yourself in fast food or other unhealthy things sometimes. At least that is my justification!
DeleteMy neighborhood is near the WIC office. My neighbors and I have had discussions about having a vegetable food truck at the WIC office offering where the moms could used the food vouchers to get fresh produce. It's an interesting idea but who knows how intersted the moms would actually be. We need to really educate people in this area before we can expect to see lifestyle changes.
Bette - I am with you I had to finish the episode...I remember watching this when it came out. I also agree that it is our job as the adults in this world to not only make better choices for our children, but help them make those choices for themselves. My sweet (use that word lightly) boys love a trip to the Varsity but I have also raised them to eat anything and everything. Their favorite things to eat are salmon, brussel sprouts,(for real!) and edemame...don't get me wrong...they will down a hamburger or hot dog but are willing to try all other choices. The main reason I feel they are good eaters is that I had them eating all of these foods from early on. They did not get other options ( like my friend who gets her son Chik Fil A daily - not kidding). They had to eat what I prepared or wait for the next meal. It is our job as the adults in this world to help our children form lifestyles that reflect good health and wellness. So, what are you cooking for dinner tonight?
ReplyDeleteMy thoughts start with a few questions - What is the overall outcome from this experiment? Also, In the end, doesn't it all come down to money?
ReplyDeleteIn addressing the first question, I know there have been several attempts to better our school nutrition. From the First Lady and her garden to sweet (and cute I may add) Jamie Oliver, attention has been drawn to this epidemic. I have heard a rumor recently that the Coweta county schools will be making great changes to the food they provide. They will now be serving sweet potato fries only, whole wheat crusted pizza and grilled chicken nuggets only. So some changes have been made but it all still sounds very processed. Also note that the person who told me this information was very much like the lunch ladies on the clip - she ended by saying, "I don't know why they are doing this. It will all just end up in the trash can anyway."
This leads into my second question which is the money factor. Just like we see in Nickel and Dimed, when providing something for free...you are going to give the cheapest product possible. It is cheaper to provide processed foods than fresh foods. With so many of our children on free and reduced meals - the processed food will always win. I think it is time as the adults in this picture that we create ways to get better foods into our schools. Why not have school gardens where the produce can be used in the cafeteria? I know for a fact that a learning standard in science is the life cycle of a plant...two birds...one stone. Again, this would take money but maybe not as much as buying the fresh produce and in the end we may have a generation of better eaters, great gardeners, healthier lifestyles and overall wonderful contributors to society.
I love that idea of the gardens growing food for the cafeteria. Last year we had the best luck growing lettuce. The cafeteria serves salads everyday to the students that want them. How awesome would it be if our garrden could supply some of that lettuce. I posted a link to TED talks about this issue in my comment and I am going to post it here too. I would love to be a part of this school district!
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I am curious if the cafeterias are legally allowed to serve food grown at the school??? I know they have very strict rules about what they serve and where it comes from.
DeleteI have wondered that too. I will try to find out sometime this summer.
DeleteThat's great to hear Coweta County is aware of this epidemic and trying to find a solution!
DeleteThat really is a great question. I think that growing food at the school would be a great project for the students! It would not only bring in curriculum standards (math, science etc.), but also make it their own "project". I think taht students would be more willing to eat healthier food knowing it came from their own garden. Plus it would be a skill that they probably would not have learned at home otherwise. I know that if it wasn't for my parents having our own garden growing up, then I too would really have know idea what I was doing or where to start when it came to growing my own garden. I think we as a class should start our own garden! haha (I know we probably would not be able to find time too) ha
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ReplyDeleteI watched several of these episodes on television some time ago, and I watched again today. I believe that Americans do not look honestly at the unhealthy food choices made each day. Families eat out a lot in our country. Many parents are busy and grabbing fast or processed foods might seem easier. Many of us joke about the unhealthy choices we make everyday, but our children need good nourishing foods each day. It was amazing to hear the young children try to name the vegetables.
ReplyDeleteI think some of the attitudes that Jamie faced in this small town are typical in America. It is difficult to change the way people think about food. I hope that this program has helped parents and those who plan meals for our schools think about the health of American children. It is difficult to get people to stop eating what they like, but maybe more children will be given a chance to develop a taste for unprocessed foods. I think new eating habits can be formed in America if people become interested and aware of the dangers.
Jamie's Food Revolution is a great idea and one long needed in America since fast food and processed food have virtually replaced "real" food for many people. The word revolution indicates sudden and complete change...but is probably very difficult to achieve in this town since the people are not receptive. The food shown at the school in the video: pizza for breakfast, sugary cereals, chocolate and strawberry milk, chicken nuggets, fake mashed potatoes, etc. is exactly what is served at my school every day. But our school also has a lovely salad bar with many delicious fruits and vegetables available. Some students get the salad bar, but mostly they get the "hot" food choice. I pack lunch for my own children everyday and always include a sandwich on whole wheat bread, fresh fruit, water or orange juice, but also add in chips, prepackaged sweets like Little Debbies, and sometimes even fruit roll ups. I'm not sure if they eat the healthy part of the lunch or not, but I know they eat the chips and cookies. It's very difficult to get kids (even those that know better and have better options) to make the healthy choice. It's almost as if they would have been better off to have never gotten a taste of processed/sugary foods because their pallet changes. Awareness and availablility of healthy foods is a good place to start changing the way America eats. Maybe even some good public service announcements similar to the frightening anti-meth commericials! I can't wait to go back and watch the rest of the episodes to see if Jamie really revolutionized that town!
ReplyDeleteI really like Ashley V's idea about having students plant a garden and the school taking that produce and serving it in the school's cafeteria. I feel like this would give students a better understanding of where food comes from and how it changes as it becomes processed. I think that it would also give them more of an initiative to eat the food because they had spent time growing it.
ReplyDeleteI really was shocked when Jamie Oliver showed some students what parts of the chicken were used to make their processed chicken nuggets. It had bone bits and other disgusting pieces in it and the students were grossed out by it the whole time until he threw some bread crumbs on it and fried it. Then they were happy to eat it. Kids have been taught that processed foods are good and that they are fine to eat. Even though what it's made of is horrible, they still want to eat it. That was the part that frightened me the most.
I agree with Casey & Ashley about the garden. I LOVE the idea of the class planting their own garden! That is such a great experience for some students who otherwise may never be able to do this.
DeleteIt is important for students to learn the importance of living a healthy lifestyle. For some students the only food they may get is processed or fast food and this leads students to think that there is nothing wrong with this type of food. It is important that teachers encourage students to be healthy and teach students the benefits of living healthy. When I was a child I can't remember ever sitting inside. Today, children rarely go outside and I think that is something a lot of kids are missing.
The video was much of an eye-opener for me, because there was so much in the video that was so shocking! What is really heart-breaking is that some of those students may only eat 2 meals a day (breakfast & lunch) which is fed to them at school. They may not get fed dinner at home and to see what they are eating at school is really sad. Also, the guy from the radio show's attitude towards Jamie was so rude! I can't believe anyone would speak this rude to someone who is willing to put so much time and effort into this town. If Jamie changes only one person's life with his efforts he has done his job in my opinion! It is shocking to see a town of people who are so unappreciative and so stuck on living in this way. It is really sad!
The problem with having classroom gardens supply the cafeteria is all of the food regulations!! I have kids in Biology classes that do not believe that a seed turns into a plant. It is ridiculous. I think it would be cool to have a co op that is after school, where students can sponser garden boxes and either take home their food or donate it.
DeleteI think that Jamie Oliver's mission is truly inspiring. It really makes you take a deeper look at what students in todays school are eating. When the video clip starts and Jamie goes to the radio station it baffles me to see how stubborn the radio host actually is. It was if the radio host felt threatened by Jamie's mission. Which brings me to the point that you can't change people who do not want to be changed, as sad as that truly is. Why do people not want to better their eating habits to live a longer and more healthy life? I also noted when Jamie was in the school cafeteria and he was asking questions about the mashed potatoes and the cook responds in that she hoped it was mashed potatoes. I think this leads to the question is serving children cheap processed food really what is best for their health? I think we would all agree that no it is in no way health for the students. When children are being raised they are accumulating their taste for food. If a child is exposed to a wider variety of healthy food most likely they are going to find something that they enjoy eating. If children are raised on fast food and to go orders because it is what is "easy" that is what their taste buds are going to want, therefore continuing a cycle of eating unhealthy food. Eating healthier is more expensive, but with research and innovations of new ideas it is possible even on a budget for a school system. After all when children are in school we as educators are providing them with useful tools of life that are necessary to become successful citizens. I believe that change is possible for the people that are willing to try new things and become educated on healthy eating habits.
ReplyDeleteI could go on and on about this issuee. It is very near to my heart. Food is a justice issue. Not only am I educated of the dangers of consuming a mostly processed food diet, I also have the resources to make healthy choices for myself and my family. Not everyone is afforded this luxury. Jamie Oliver has the right idea by starting his food revolution in the schools. We must teach our students things their parents have not. Last year I was a leader in our schools first ever garden club. With the partnership of the Jenny Jack Farm in Pine Mountain and Home Deopt we planted two raised beds of vegetables. My kindergarteners thoroughly enjoyed watching the lettuce and the other crops grow. I hope next year we can do even more with our gardern. I am still working on ideas. In my neighborhood we have a community garden. The children particpate in planting, sometimes weeding, and harvesting the crops we grow. The kids have really enjoyed this. Unfortunatly, we have had a difficult time recruiting parents to take part with us. The kids not only enjoy but want learn more about gardening, but communities and individuals can only do so much. Parents have to take part in the discussion as well. The following link is from TED Talks. It is about some amazing things a district in California is doing with their lunch program . http://blog.ted.com/2008/09/16/reinventing_the/
ReplyDeleteThe discussion about food is so important. What sticks out to me is that The Measure of America and Jamie Oliver pointed out this will be the first generation that children are predicted to not outlive their parents. How tragic. I have a 10 month old. I have given so much thought to the foods I am feeding him. He has been introduced to a great variety of fruits and vegetables and so far loves everything. He is now interested in the food on my plate. He wants to eat the things I am. I can feed him all the right things but if I don't model healthy eating it is all in vain.
One good thing my school as done is offer a fruit and veggie bar. My kids gobble up the carrots, celery, and cucumbers! Granted it might be because they love the ranch dressing, but whatever works! We must not have the attitude that kids won't eat healthy, it may take some time but if kids see us model healthy eating habits, and the choices are offered to them in schools great things could happen.
Monica - our school has added a salad bar this past year as well! Even though it is mostly teachers who eat it, I have seen more and more students eating fresh fruits and vegetables since it started. I agree with you that it is so important to teach our children to have the taste for GOOD food. My daughter loves all kinds of raw fruits and veggies (even at two she will snack on raw onions!) and I shudder to think that when she starts kindergarten what she MIGHT be exposed to food wise. I am fortunate to be able to send her lunch with her if I want to.
DeleteYes, I agree setting a good example is important. Children are better equipped to make nutritious choices if they see us choosing nutrient-rich foods, such as colorful fruits and vegetables, low-fat or fat-free milk, cheese and yogurt, and whole grains.It won't happen over night. As parents and teachers we must talk to kids about smart food choices and how it is important for them to do well in school and playing for fun or sports and feeling good and staying healthy.
DeleteI cannot get over how rude the man at the radio station was at the beginning of the video. He obviously has no idea about being healthy and eating healthy. I love that Jamie Oliver has such a passion for these places to leave his own family behind to go and make a change. He was exactly right when he said, "a little effort can go a long way." Pizza for breakfast?... Heated up (soft) chicken nuggets with FAKE mashed potatoes for lunch?.. YUCK!! Notice how breakfast nor lunch did not serve or at least offer any fruit. It is sad because a lot of students today leave school and do not get another meal until they return the next day. I am frustrated at the fact that the lunch lady made the comment about, "Why change something when it is working?".. Well, just because it is "working" does not mean it is the right or healthy thing. My favorite part of the video was when Jamie made the comment about, "a seed of change"... When planting a seed, a flower does not grow instantly. It takes time, hard work, and patience. The same goes for the schools. Jamie does not expect a major change in the lunch room food to happen over night. But, with a little hard work, acceptance to change, and patience it can happen!!
ReplyDeleteI also touched the comment, “the seed of change”. When someone notices something to change, someone needs to plant the seed of change, I think. It seems that the guy in radio station and the lady in cafeteria did not simply recognize where they go. And I do not want to believe that Americans eat pizzas for their breakfast and they give those kind unhealthy foods for their kids. We need to be very conscious about the dietary problem, I think.
DeleteI have always wanted to watch one of Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution episodes, and now I was given the opportunity. Like my classmates, Ashley and Bette, I had to watch more clips. The YOU TUBE videos were too short, but within the five episodes I watched, Jamie was slowly making a difference in Huntington, West Virginia. I was shocked to see that these kids wanted to eat the pulsed up /puree' chicken bones, fat, and all. GROSS! But, hey, I know we probably eat the same chicken from McDonald's. I agree with Ashley, that if we start our children at a younger age with trying new foods, then they'll be more open to eating healthier. I'm a prime example. Growing up, I had a picky parent who enjoyed the same meals all the time. If we didn't like it, then we could eat cereal. It wasn't until I started getting older and got married, when I started to try new foods. I wasn't ever excited about it at first, but now I enjoy trying tasty meals. One of my favorite things to do is to travel and try new cuisines that I'll never get to experience again.
ReplyDeleteAfter reading Ashley's post (on the possible meal changes in Coweta's schools), it unfortunate to know that people don't like change, even if they know the lasting effects. Why not try to make a difference? It's so frustrating! Too many people are stuck in their ways. And, no, being healthy doesn't always mean eating lettuce! On a side note, iceberg lettuce isn't too good for you either, it's mostly made of water and not much green, even though water is good for you. :)
Krystal, you make a good point that children are at the mercy of their parents while they are growing up to eat what is served or available in the house. I too ate cereal as an alternative to the meal if I didn't like it! My dad was a health nut and my mom not so much, so we had a wide variety of food choices in my home. Not everyone is so lucky.If school lunches perpetuate processed and sugary food choices, the children that eat school lunches will have a difficult time breaking that habit. Our schools should make it their mission to serve healthy foods!
DeleteAnother problem too is that a lot of parents are working two jobs and may not be home at night. They probably have frozen meals available for the kids to just throw in the microwave.
DeleteThere are a lot of great replies showing our awareness of the problem and how we are making for the right choices for our families. We are also encouraging change in our schools. This awareness follows the relationship between education, health and income.
DeleteThere is another side to the problem which is shown in the eating habits of the low wage earners in Nickel and Dimed which shows the other side of education, health and income. Low wage earners do not have the income to support a healthy diet not are their even grocery stores with healthy food options in the low wage neighborhoods. In order to improve the problem we have to find ways to include all of our socioeconomic groups.
These videos really got me thinking about what we as a society are eating. I had sympathy for the family that he was helping in the 2nd-4th parts. They were like most of the families in American thinking that they did not have time to cook healthy meals at home and ended up eating fast food most of the time. This is a leading trend in America that is causing kids to become overweight at such a young age. I see it all the time in my classroom, students who at 14 and 15 already have weight problems. I had heard this statistics before, but it was still shocking, about how this will likely be the first generation that will not outlive their parents because of health problems that could have been prevented. It is encouraging to see that Jamie's influence was having a positive impression after he received such an unwelcomed first impression. This has also made me look more closely at the items I have in my own fridge.
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ReplyDeleteLike everyone else, I was shocked by the closed mindedness of the people of Huntingdon. It is one thing for children to be closed minded, but when adults are unwilling to change despite evidence that their eating habits are KILLING PEOPLE, it is pitiful! I think it is wonderful that many of the parents were willing to change and accept what Jamie is trying to do, however, with the fast pace of society, will they really be able to stick to it? I am hooked on the series and I have already watched all of episode one and two. I look forward to seeing what else this revolution can accomplish.
ReplyDeleteOver the past two years this topic has become a top concern for me!
ReplyDeleteSince I teach exceptional education I often have to assist in getting students lunch and breakfast trays. Proper nutrition and health is always a top concern for any student, but often even more important for students with special needs. An alarming number of my current students suffer from obesity and weight related issues. One student is to the point that her health is in serious jeopardy. She has been unable to participate in class weigh-ins during class health assignments because the scale will not read high enough to record her current weight.
In 2010 the food services in Troup County were outsourced to a company named Sodexo. When this concept was introduced excitement was felt by all. Sodexo’s promise boasted of unlimited fruits and vegetables, hydration stations and delicious, well balanced healthy meals. This led me to believe that it would be easier to help my students make healthy choices. However, this has not occurred.
A typical healthy Sodexo breakfast example for my students consist of one of the following choices
Choice 1: A chocolate chip muffin, 4 graham crackers, fruit juice and/or milk
Choice 2: Good Gravy sausage pizza, juice or milk
Choice 3 Cereal, milk, and fruit juice
Which one would you choose? Most of my students go for the chocolate chip muffin with graham crackers and juice….I did the calculations and this meal was over 500 calories with 30 plus grams of fat.
When we go to lunch they are faced with many dilemmas! They can choose from the market, the grill, the salsa bar, the salad bar or pizza. Also keep in mind that all meals come with unlimited grains (bread), not unlimited fruits or vegetables.
A typical meal for one of my students has too often consisted of:
Five Chicken nuggets, a roll and juice (Cost: $2.15) Plus they BUY extras….French Fries $1.00, 3 Cookies $1.00 and a Bottled Fruit Drink $1.25
Did you notice that in this example the student had to pay for fries….they could have got a scoop of Caesar salad for FREE, but they chose to buy fries.
Also, did you notice that they had the option to pay for 3 cookies….they could’ve chosen a small cup of fruit juice or a soggy apple for FREE, but they chose to buy cookies.
Total Cost of this healthy lunch: $5.40
I could go on and on with examples, but hopefully you got the idea. I have spoken with our cafeteria manager on several occasions and emailed Sodexo with my concerns. However, not much, if anything was changed.
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ReplyDeleteTo help resolve the problem for my particular situation I added a “morning meeting” to my daily schedule. This consists of reading over the lunch menu and guiding my students to make good choices before going into the cafeteria. I also started going through the lunch line with them every day! When walking through the cafeteria my heart is saddened and my mind overwhelmed with the choices other students are making. Chicken nuggets and fries are on every plate or pizza with French fries??
Sodexo provides services all around the world. This company can be found in hospitals, senior living facilities, military bases and schools nationwide. They have been recognized by Fortune’ Magazine as one of the World’s most admired companies for 2012 and a CATAYST award winner.
I am not sure if Sodexo principles are the same for all schools and institutions. I know that my children do have unlimited fruit at their schools. Maybe it depends on the institution, the age of Sodexo’s clients?
I am not sure! When researching their website I didn’t notice anything that gave the consumer an awareness of selling other products like French fries, cookies, etc. on a daily basis. The only statements I could find were based on the philosophy that they value the importance of students making healthy eating choices.
I wonder…Who is checking up on what they are providing to the world? Is Fortune’ relying on what they see on their website or are they checking into how their programs really effect people?
I also wonder: Is there food really healthy or is it processed? Are they mainly out there to make money or make our nation healthier?
I would love to have a food revolution here in Troup County! I don't think Sodexo is our answer. It would be amazing if all stakeholders could join together to create an environment that would allow our young and old to understand that “Healthy Habits can make for a long happy life.
I remember watching this show when it first came out on TV. I was shocked to hear him say that Hunnighton was the worst city in American because after watching the season to me just about every city in the United States seems to be in the same condition. While watching this show I was totally shaken by the whole situation and how the community was really skeptical of him and his ideas. I think that nowadays people are just “too busy” and look for a quick and easy way to do things, with that said I think the people of Hunnighton just did not want to change their easy convenient way of living even though it was not healthy. On a side note when I watched this for the first time Jamie showed the children how the chicken nuggets were made at their school (and it was absolutely disgusting!) and then proceed to make them fresh chicken legs and they preferred the chicken nuggets over the baked chicken legs. I personally have never been able to eat a chicken nugget from a school or a fast food restaurant since!
ReplyDeleteYou are right; people are so busy and are looking for “fast life”, like fast food, buying something to lost weigh so fast, thinks for make their life so easy, everything have to be fast (internet, cell phones, computers, televisions, cars, etc.) in this time, that we are living, we are used to have everything so easy, and if something takes time, we thing before to do it, like to go and pay the cell phone bill, we prefer to pay it by internet instead of make a line in the store, to go and by something, we prefer to stay in the car and drive thru. Also we buy machines to do exercise at home and we do not go to the gym... we need to take care about this problem, and be more "active" all the time and do habitual things that we forgot to do it.
DeleteWatching this clip and how the cafeteria feeds students reminds me of our cafeteria. My school serves pizza for breakfast and chicken nuggets for lunch. The only time that our cafeteria staff actually cooks is when our parents come for Thanksgiving Lunch. One of my least favorite days at my school is when they serve "breakfast for lunch." The menu consists of a sausage pup with syrup, a bowl of grits, high sugar cereal, and a huge cinnamon roll with icing. When we get back to the classroom from lunch my kids cannot sit still. The rest of the day is shot and we eat lunch at 10:30. School food is the only food some children get during the day. We need to make sure it is a healthy choice for them.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Heather that we need to make sure that we help make healthier choices for students. At a young age, they don't understand how important food choices are and how they will affect us later on in life. It makes you wonder if the cafeteria people and/or the people who come up with the menu for our schools would eat this food, especially knowing the health factors?
DeleteGood to know Jamie Oliver tried to help them with this problem. People will not accept the help and change unless they really want to change for themselves. As stated in the video, school systems, fast food industries, restaurants, as well as parents will all have to connect for a change to happen.
ReplyDeleteThe things that shocked me the most were the flavored milk in cereal, the ovens used for reheating and not cooking, the watered down potato balls, and the six year old not knowing what tomatoes are.
A lot of these habits are for convience. It is so much quicker to stir water into potatoes rather than wash, peal, and make mashed.cramed potatoes. This processed food is a look quicker to fix but we can all see that it's not as healthy for us to eat. Also, parents could take their child to the grocery store and talk with them about the produce. Kids really should know a french fry in its raw form.
I know how he feels, I've been here for one year and I gain 25 pounds, my life here depends on the school cafeteria, so I have not much money to go to the supermarket and buy fruits and vegetables (which all this, are very expensive). College food most of the times are: pizza (4 different ingredients), pasta, mashed potatoes, French fries, fried chicken (all the Wednesdays) hamburgers and it suppose that there is a "vegetarian" space in which you only found beans, rice and one different dish. Also you can fine the salad garden and a little space where there is someone preparing food as pasta, burritos, or some desserts.
ReplyDeleteWe are eating just processed food, it doesn’t like as healthy food, the student don´t care a lot about their health or what are they eating, I saw full dishes with 5 or 6 pizza slices and French fries, and also COCA COLA... jajaja.. I know that the Cafeteria people are trying to give us more healthy food, but if all of the students have been eating the same since elementary, who are they going to change their habits? If for all these people are so “normal” to eat pizza for breakfast...
I saw the entire series last year when this came on TV. The struggles Jamie encountered throughout the school system were unbelievable and heartbreaking. In a lot of cases, he had his hands tied because the school board wouldn't let him implement new foods and new ways of introducing healthier foods to the kids because the system had contracts already with certain food partners. These partners were the cheapest route for the school board to tajke and in most cases provided the cheapest food and didn't take into consideration the kids health. Fries were considered a vegetable according to the school's guidelines. It was very hard for him to find a willing partner to help him implement these healthier foods. The cooks even were so used to using frozen foods that they fought cooking with fresh meats and vegetables. It is a little more work on the cooks part, but is about the same price per meal. The kids seemed to enjoy the food just as much once he was able to install in certain areas, and they learn how to live a healthier lifestyle.
ReplyDeleteHe was/is doing good work across America and we as teachers have the ability to stand up and help. His 2nd series that aired in Los Angeles had to be shut down because the school board completely cut him off and refused to work with him at all and threatened to put him in jail if he came to the schools.
To provide a althier food situation!?...
I totally understand everyones opinion on te video and how lunch services in this country are poor and the choices for students in almost every school are non-healthy and very fatting. I am someone who belives that the obesity problem in this country is out of control without a doubt, but conversely I think the problem is two fold, obviously a un-healthy diet is what this video is promoting, and i agree that is a problem, but I honestly feel that the main issue is the lack of our youths physical activity. In todays society when kids get home from school what do they do? They get on their I-phone, or computer, or x-box or some form of technological entertainment, and sit on that until time for dinner.
ReplyDeleteAs a kid i had the worst diet, i ate whatever I wanted whenver I wanted, my daily lunch in the cafe was two pieces of pizza, a rib sanwhich and fries, with fruit punch to drink, not to mention the numerous visits to McDonalds and BK, but the difference is I was never content with sitting on my butt all day. I rode my bike everywhere, we played football in the lot next to my neighborhood, i played basketball everyday, for the most part, and thats just what we did. I had a SEGA Genesis and my friend had nintendos and we played some video games as well but that was after dinner, after a day full of activities after I burnt thousands of calories.
I really wanted to write the paper on obesity becasue as you can tell I am very disturbed with this epedemic. I realize that school cafeterias play a roll in the health of our students, but as with kids education i believe kids health start at home, and if you allow your kid to be a technological vegetable, then be prepared for them to be more overweight then they should be.
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With the rise of childhood obesity in the United States that results in many diseases that we now see in children such as diabetes and heart disease. I think what Jamie Oliver is going or trying to do is amazing. I couldn’t believe that the kid thought a tomato was a potato. It was heart breaking. First lady Michelle Obama has campaigned for healthier food choices in schools through her Let's Move and Chefs Move to Schools programs. It is important for children to adopt a healthy lifestyle. Kids need to be encouraged to choose nutrient-rich foods in the school cafeteria. At the school where I student taught, there was a fruit and vegetable bar. The kids had to take at least a piece of fruit whether they ate it or not. Some ate the fruit and others did not.
ReplyDeleteParents play an essential role in helping shape children's eating habits. I know we live in a fast pace society, people are working longer hours so we eat on the go, picking up fast food or eating convenience foods. Let kids know that all food fit into a healthful diet I think as parents and teachers we should use positive messages with kids, let them know that moderation is the key.
When I as in Africa I would try and serve meals at functions that were healthy. However, when I did this the recipients told me they were not full and unsatisfied. Sometimes when you are in extreme poverty the idea of feeling full is associated with a good meal, not the nutritional value. I would find myself wanting to please the people and give them the food that they wanted at the cost of giving them something nutrionally valuable. I think this is also a problem in America. Over time this simple concept has put the idea of "eating lettuce" as eating good into people's heads. Maybe a good idea would be to teach people to eat in moderation, eat the right kinds of fats, and the proper serving sizes.
ReplyDeleteWow!!!! I love this idea that in America we are more concerned about feeling full than making sure we are eating a nutritionally valuable meal. When I am on my best behavior, as a diabetic, I rarely feel full but tend to eat smaller amounts of healthy foods that results in a generaly healthier body. This includes more energy, less sickness, and increased mental ability.
DeleteI found this video very interesting! I also continued on to watch the next episodes because I found it so intriguing. I must say I too am guilty of eating like this. Actually to be honest just this past weekend I ate left over pizza for breakfast Saturday morning. Watching this video was a eye opener for me as well. I also did not realize how uneducated I was about what we feed our students in the cafeteria. I do know that schools are starting to have choices and the students do seem to enjoy the salads. Nevertheless, the fact of the matter is if you were a child which choice would you pick? I think that educating the children is a great way to start and I liked how he said that "he was planting a seed, so that future generations will be affected."
ReplyDeleteI have enjoyed reading your comments. On a personal level, I was fit for most of my life. I've always scratched my head and wondered...how did I become so unfit? I suppose it is an unraveling of the story at the individual level, and that can change for each person. But I think there are perhaps some common threads in that unraveling. For me personally, long work hours, once 60 hours per week, eating in the car while commuting, making poor choices about fast food, stress, making unwise decisions about how I spend my 24 hours by excluding exercise, living in a society where one walks very little...oh, the list goes on. This issue would make an excellent research study.
ReplyDeleteI feel that obesity is a horrific epidemic affecting many people in America. It is sad to see so many adults who cannot even walk because of the amount of fat on their bodies. Even more tragic are the children who are fed junk. Children learn from their parents. If parents are eating pizza and french fries every night for dinner, the children are too. I see some children that are 8 or 9 years old and probably weigh as much as I do. I really feel that childhood obesity should be considered child abuse. It is endangering the child’s health and well-being. It is said that children today will be first generation who do not outlive their parents. This falls onto the shoulders of the parents and other adults making decisions on the child’s behalf. What can be done? We could say, “let’s educate parents.” Unfortunately, many adults do not want to change their eating habits because they are addicted.
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ReplyDeleteOne thing that stood out to me in this video is how evident people do not like change at all. Clearly Jamie was trying to change this counties idea of eating to something entirely different. It was evident to me that the people of this town decided it was easier to eat meals that could be prepared faster rather than meals that took more time; whether it was healthy or not. I can piggy back off what a few people said above in that it being more affordable and easier to have microwave meals. I have found all through out college after getting done with practice I did not want to cook a meal that took an extended amount of time or go and look for a healthy meal. I would rather just pop in a hot pocket or make some easy mac. I believe that is the thing that is wrong with this nation today. Everyone is looking for the easy way out instead of doing the harder thing which is probably better in the long run.
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