|
Jamie Oliver’s ministry of food
Jamie Oliver
Poor old Jamie…
The ever-enthusiastic celebrity chef and food missionary has really got his work cut out with this one.
His last valiant effort to improve school canteens hasn’t really made a very big dent has it? Although bless him for trying…
The woman who fed burgers and fries through the school bars to scupper his efforts, returns in this show to actually help Jamie change the eating habits of a “typical British town.” Not sure Rotherham is typical! But anyway…
The mountains to climb are HUGE!
And not surprisingly, after rallying enthusiastically, the end of the program sees Old Habits 1, Jamie 0.
His solution — teach eight people to cook some simple meals and then they can show two friends… and then they can show two more friends and so-on. Hmmm… not going to happen. Maybe the next show will reveal a change of strategy.
The Ministry of Food name comes from the war-time ministry which showed TV programs for families living with rationed food — cooking on a very tight budget and all that.
Education is certainly part of what’s needed. We have mums out there who don’t know how to turn the cooker on!
The old traditions of handing down recipes and cooking skills to the younger generation has gone out the window, partly I suspect with the “liberation of women.” Entirely necessary that women are liberated, but a lot of the baby has been thrown out with the proverbial bath water.
These poor mums haven’t got a clue how to feed their kids. One child was living on kebabs and chips.
There’s a gaping void between what we know about nutrition and what’s happening “on the ground.”
The true solutions are education, habits, clarity and simplicity. We don’t need recipes. We need quality food and a simple way to make a tasty meal with what’s in the fridge. Recipes are not going to work “on the ground” except for the good old family Sunday roast-up.
One woman showed the true problem…
“I get home from work and I’m absolutely shattered. There’s no time for all this. I need something cheap and quick.”
We are fast becoming a take-away nation. We are killing ourselves and our vitality and happiness with all this crap we’re eating.
God bless Jamie, but it’s not going to work.
Keep it simple! No recipes! JUST PROPER FOOD! Same structure every day. That’s where the Habit Guide diet comes in. It makes healthy eating a no-brainer.
That’s the TRUE solution for healthy eating habits…
All the best,
Mike Kinnaird
Habit Guide: How to be Happy & Healthy
Leave a comment
If you would like to make a comment, please fill out the form below...
