Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution

I totally forgot it was on last night but am looking forward to watching on Friday. Since we don't go out bar hopping anymore, this is my life. Home on a Friday night watching tv. LOL

I only caught that last 20 min of it. I didn't understand why the staff was so negative toward Jamie. :huh: I think it's a wonderful thing that he is doing. He's using his strength and fame to be an advocate for our children's health. Nothing to complain about there! My DD also doesn't buy her lunch at school. She thinks the food is gross. Our school offers vegetarian options, but like yours it's bread based. :grumble: They offer wraps and hummus, but my DD thinks their hummus is gross (loves my homemade hummus ). I think it's not only the food choices they offer, but the quality of the food.
I'm going to set my DVR so I don't miss the Friday episode!

I'm so bummed I missed this last night. I don't have kids, but I think the show sounds fascinating. I just set the TIVO to record it on Friday in case I forget about it again! Thanks for the reminder.

So, did you guys catch it on Friday? I missed the first hour because I was in class.

That Alice lady was on my last nerve. Jamie is a nice guy, I would have told her off. She was just plain rude, IMO. Her eye rolling and walking away without answering was soooooooo childish. Get over it lady, your not a REAL cook, you're a paid food reheater! She even said, "I do this for the money." How very very sad!

And I was shocked that those kids ate those chicken nuggets after seeing how they are made. And that nobody knew that french fries come from potatoes, let alone what a potato is in the first place. Grrrr, that made me mad!

I'm looking forward to seeing what happens at the high school next week.

We missed the first half as well(we were at my daughters school for a play- Midsummer Nights Deam-was very well done too).

Loved it...watched it with my hubby and daughter. She knew what every single veggie Jamie held up was. I wasn't proud of her...I don't have to be...she learned it all while growning up in a house with a vegetarian, lol. The funny thing is...my daughter doesn't really like french fries or chicken nuggets.
I cannot believe the responce from the kitchen staff. The knives and forks...oh my goodness. My daughter uses both (even at school...granted they are plastic) she uses metal at home-just not the sharp ones...but she still knows how to use them.
I can't wait for next week.

Bump...hopeing more people will watch it.

I watched both hours on Friday night and was so mad, after, that I actually had to take a walk. I think Jamie Oliver is awesome and look what he has done for his own public school system, in his country. They way most of those people treated him was so horrible and I hope they are all ashamed of themselves now that it has been on TV. (although I doubt it!) It brought tears to my eyes, though, to watch him teach the young man how to cook and how much interest Jamie took into it. I think someone else said that they wished that he would have done it in a town that was more welcoming to him and I have to agree. I would be the first person to jump on the band wagon if he came to my town and I think my kids would be right behind me. My girls always told me, when they were growing up and in school, how much they hated the school lunches. I did not make them eat them unless they wanted to! I tried to pack their lunches as much as I humanly could. On a side note, I was quite interested in seeing that it was Ryan Seacrest that produced this! He is a weightloss success story himself.

Sorry, forgot to put this in, but I follow him on Twitter, Jamie that is, and get updates of everything Jamie, including the revolution. He also has made a website for the revolution, with a petition on it, www.jamiesfoodrevolution.com

Cool, thanks!
I used to watch him on food network (when they used to show Naked Chef). I wish foodnetwork would go back to the basics of cooking instead of all the competition stuff (I do enjoy it...but come-on it's about cooking). I'd love it if they showed him again and Julia Child's old shows, Nigella Lawson, Ellie Kreiger (I never see enough of her stuff). I'd really love to see a show directed at kids only...that would be awesome.

I missed the episode this week (will have to check it out on hulu)...we had a Good Friday service to attend.

Anybody still watching this show?
I think what Jamie did at the university was awesome, totally cool.

Gonna catch up on it tomorrow, is it NBC that shows it? Well whatever network it's shown on airs it again on the net. That's how I caught a couple of the episodes. Love it when the networks do that:drinker:

Anybody still watching this show?
I think what Jamie did at the university was awesome, totally cool.

I LOVE this show! Yes, I loved what he did at the university as well - I think it's great that he's teaching people not only to cook - but to have fun with it. The field trip that he took the DJ on was a real eye opener for me.... I guess I never thought of those realities (sorry trying not to spoil anything for those who haven't seen it).

Jbuffan - I'm pretty conservative too, and yes, I agree that the federal government needs to to stop regulating everything.

However, I tend to be a little more on the "glass is half full" side of things. I think that the federal govt tried to regulate these things because of the poorer school districts who were not ABLE to feed the kids proper lunches. I think the BIGGEST issue is that we, in America, have completely lost touch with reality about what healthy eating is. Really... I think most people have NO idea!

I think Huntington is not only like some small towns across America -I think it's pretty typical of ANY town in America. No one wants to be told that they're fat.... in America. fat might as well be a four letter word... we use every word we can to avoid it... overweight, heavy, plump, big boned, big, large... but we won't use terms like fat, obese, morbidly obese.

I don't think that they need to be "ashamed of themselves" - they reacted the way that most people with a fat mentality would. I've been there. I had a boss a few years ago... no matter what I was eating he would walk up to me and tell me... "That's going to make you fat." Ummm... "Excuse me? Who asked you? Why do you care? And who the heck made you the food police?" That's basically what Jamie has done... he walked into a town that did not ask for help, that did not want his help and he ruffled some feathers. I'm GLAD that he did and I think that by the time he's done... everyone will be glad... but the reactions are normal, human reactions.

As for the Southern Hospitality that you've heard so much about... please don't forget that the same people whom you hear about being so friendly and asking "Come on in, didja eat yet?" also keep a loaded shot gun just inside the door... there's a REASON they can have southern hospitality! NOBODY wants to be judged!

And Alice... she's not so bad. She's set in her ways, and yes, she's cranky.... but she realizes that Jamie's way is going to mean a lot more work for her! Until he shows her that it can be done with less effort, she's going to continue to fight him, I"m sure! She's not being insubordinate... Jamie's not her boss, lol!

I think the show is interesting because it really does show REAL emotions and it shows REAL reactions. I think the show is awesome and I love that he's doing it.

I don't hate you for having an opinion... and I hope you don't hate me for debating it!

I Jamie Oliver!

i am still sadden by the elementary children unable to identify fruits or vegetables. Especially the child whom thought an eggplant was egg salad!!

I have been watching the show faithfully every Friday night, but last night (with the university and the whole 1000 people deal) I was a little disappointed. The show focused too much on what was going on in the town instead of getting the word out on how to cook!

I don't know if it's stupid Ryan Seacrest's producing, or what, but I would have loved to see the actual recipe so people at home (that need help too) can learn from it! the whole purpose of the show is to get the word out on how to be healthier, but so far, I don't think it's getting through.

Just my 2 cents

You can actually find the recipe on the website for the Food Revolution. I used it this week... yummm!
My husband and I agree though - he needs to cook something else... and show how to cook different things. And I think that they should have something on there about "for these and other delicious recipes visit www....."