Jamies Ministry of Food

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Maybe one for Food for Thought.

Did anyone catch Jamie Oliver's Ministry of Food last night. I must admit that I was quite shocked to see children of 3 & 4 year old having a staple diet of Chips, Cheese and Donner Kebab meat or an assortment of take aways at least 4 times a week. Other food crimes included, not knowing what boiling water was like, some parent having a 10 pack of crisps and a Galaxy bar for supper. All set in the back drop of Britians highest risk town for obesity and related illnesses, Rotherham.

Oliver's idea is that he takes 8 people who have absolutley no culinary skills at all. They learn 10 recipes and in turn they must teach 2 people each. Then them 20 people teach 2 people each etc etc. He made some very interesting observation's that the passing on of recipes and skills has effectively stopped with our generation. Also why as tax payers paying all this money for schools that effectively close at 3.30. Why not use the time in the evenings etc to teach some very basic cooking skills and nutrition education.

As an aside, I am quite shocked to see people who can't do some very, very simple meals like Beans on toast, boil an egg or a roast dinner. I suppose it's easy to look down your nose at people like this if you can cook some food. But the statistics don't lie, where there is little in the way of educational achievement, it is no suprise that obesity usually follows.

Interesting programme whatever you think of Oliver as a food Evangilist.