Teach Every Child About Food

metalpalace
metalpalace Posts: 576
edited September 20 in Food and Nutrition
Watch this video it's really good:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIwrV5e6fMY

I'll chalk this up as probably one of the most important things I've ever posted in these forums.

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  • WonderNoodle
    WonderNoodle Posts: 549
    VERY POWERFUL! Thank you for posting!
  • metalpalace
    metalpalace Posts: 576
    You're welcome :) Lets spread this message
  • BigdaddyJ
    BigdaddyJ Posts: 357
    Bump!
  • metalpalace
    metalpalace Posts: 576
    Thank you Big daddy... Looks better if it doesnt come from the thread creator..LoL
  • Dom_m
    Dom_m Posts: 336 Member
    Looking forward to watching this. TED is fantastic and I'm a big fan of Jamie Oliver.

    Everyone who uses this site is probably going to love this video. I'll give it a bump this afternoon when my painfully slow internet connection finishes fetching the video so I'll have actually watched it next time I comment! :)
  • TCASMEY
    TCASMEY Posts: 1,405 Member
    bump
  • Dom_m
    Dom_m Posts: 336 Member
    Excellent, as predicted. Thanks for sharing this, its really worth watching.
  • metalpalace
    metalpalace Posts: 576
    I'm glad you liked it. Let's spread this video like a virus and wake up a few more parents to giving their kids at least a fair chance at living a good life as they grow into adults!
  • teb1215
    teb1215 Posts: 34
    Excellent! And he's so right. I didn't learn about nutrition as a child, but I know better now. I teach my children every day and I've taught them to cook their own healthy meals. It's time for a movement. Love it.
  • Dom_m
    Dom_m Posts: 336 Member
    Yeah, plugged this on the college BBS (university residential hall, mostly they're all catered students plus a few post grads like me with self catered apartments, so I figured they need to take this pretty seriously)

    :)
  • LongMom
    LongMom Posts: 408 Member
    I can't watch Youtube video's at work, but the thread topic got me. I have two girls, 3 1/2 and 1 1/2 :) Can't wait to watch it tonight!
  • metalpalace
    metalpalace Posts: 576
    Dom how did that work out? Do tell!

    LongMom, let us know what you think once you are able to watch the video :)



    BIG THANK YOU to all parents who are already, or who havent but are NOW deciding to start teaching their kids about good nutrition. All of us deserve the best world class support from the best people on earth... Namely that would be all of us :)
  • Lady_C_the_1st
    Lady_C_the_1st Posts: 208
    This is an awesome post. I watched the video just now, not a massive fan of Jamie BUT i have huge respect for what he does. I am a primary school teacher in the UK so do see childhood obesity, it is one thing that makes me very angry as these children do not really have much of a chance of having a healthy relationship with food.

    I wish that schools do more to teach children about food and how to cook, but not only that, teach them how to shop for food, read food labels and how to eat healthily. I wish the parents that can't be bothered to pack their children a good healthy packed lunch or cook them fresh produce would think about how this is going to affect their children in the long run.

    Supermarkets do nothing but encourage us to buy/eat the s*** that they are selling but we are the ones that are responsible for what goes in our/our children's mouths. People are all too keen to blame EVERYBODY else for not being able to feed their families/themselves properly but we are the only ones that have the power to do it.

    Respect to any parents who teach their children about nutrition and involve them in cooking at home and showing them the HUGE benefits of eating healthily. Shame to those who don't.

    Sorry for the huge rant but it is a big bugbear of mine!
  • metalpalace
    metalpalace Posts: 576
    Bravo Lady C that was a very well placed Rant. I love your ink to that is really neat!
  • Lady_C_the_1st
    Lady_C_the_1st Posts: 208
    Bravo Lady C that was a very well placed Rant. I love your ink to that is really neat!

    Thank you very much. :blushing:
  • HealthyChanges2010
    HealthyChanges2010 Posts: 5,831 Member
    bump to watch later:drinker:
  • metalpalace
    metalpalace Posts: 576
    Bravo Lady C that was a very well placed Rant. I love your ink to that is really neat!

    Thank you very much. :blushing:

    no, thank YOU :-)
  • guidosgal
    guidosgal Posts: 581 Member
    bump
  • Mamakatspokane
    Mamakatspokane Posts: 3,098 Member
    bumping for later.
  • metalpalace
    metalpalace Posts: 576
    bumping for later.

    Bump so you can find it again easily when you come back to it :)
  • innerhottie
    innerhottie Posts: 163 Member
    This is excellent. I would also reccomend that everyone watch the doccumentary "Food, Inc.".
    Very eye opening.
  • pinkhockymom
    pinkhockymom Posts: 86 Member
    Thanks for sharing.... Ihave 4 children and it really makes me glad that we are working on eating better and getting more movement in.
  • pkgirrl
    pkgirrl Posts: 587
    I'm going to watch it a soon as I'm done my stats homework - but I'm really excited for it. I work at a cinema, and it just pains me watching parents come in a basically set their children on a fast track to obesity.
  • catherine1979
    catherine1979 Posts: 704 Member
    Bump... everyone should watch this, especially people with children!
  • ltlhmom
    ltlhmom Posts: 1,202 Member
    Very moving now if we all can get everyone to follow suit! BUMP BUMP Must see and share!
  • metalpalace
    metalpalace Posts: 576
    I'm going to watch it a soon as I'm done my stats homework - but I'm really excited for it. I work at a cinema, and it just pains me watching parents come in a basically set their children on a fast track to obesity.

    God isn't that the truth. Even as a patron I am so sad and floored at the concession stand food. You can order a drink and a popcorn about the size of a small child....and then some parents will feed a small child to their child. How does alarm bells not go off in their head? No one needs to be a rocket scientist to realize it's too much food for a full sized adult let alone a small child. Is it child abuse? Sure. But there has to be intent. Are so many parents really so dumb that all common sense escapes them? I don't get the popularity of movie theater concession food.
  • innerhottie
    innerhottie Posts: 163 Member
    Want to hear something disgusting? My sister took my son to Burger King (blech!) the other night.
    They were out of the kid sized cups so they gave my 9 year old a 32 oz. drink.

    I flipped my lid!
  • metalpalace
    metalpalace Posts: 576
    They were out of the kid sized cups so they gave my 9 year old a 32 oz. drink.

    I flipped my lid!

    Pun intended right? LoL

    Hey is that a good sign that they were out of the kid sized cups??? Nah, they probably just didnt have any on order because no one ever asks for kid sized anymore
  • metalpalace
    metalpalace Posts: 576
    *bump* just because of its mutually agreed upon importance
  • HealthyChanges2010
    HealthyChanges2010 Posts: 5,831 Member
    *bump* just because of its mutually agreed upon importance

    Time to do another bump!:wink:
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