“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.
