“Teach Every Child About Food” – Jamie Oliver’s TED Talk

Just finished watching Jamie Oliver’s TED talk titled “Teach every child about food”.  Fascinating.  Here’s a few of my notes:

• 4 people in United States will die every 20 minutes because of the food we eat
• United States has the unhealthiest diet in the world
• Children are living 10 years less than their parents because of the food they eat
• 2/3 of Americans are overweight or obese
• We spend out lives fearing homocide while it’s one of the least likely ways to die.  The top two are killers in the United States are diet related.
• Smoking costs less than obesity
• Obesity takes up 10% of our health care costs and it’s set to double in the next 10 years
• Obesity hurts everyone
• The home is no longer the place to learn about food and it’s preparation
• Fast food and supermarkets are juggernauts in the food world and we let them teach our children
• In most schools, the food served is basically fast food.  Hamburgers, hot dogs, etc.  All processed.  French Fries are considered a vegetable.  (Not in the video, but I’ve also heard before that ketchup is considered a vegetable as well)
• The milk served in most schools has almost as much sugar as soda

Watch the video to see more and to hear how Jamie Oliver plans to solve this problem.