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Jamie Oliver

“Imagine a world where mothers would not feed bottles of Coca-Cola to babies, where the ingredients would not read like scientific equations, where children and parents gardened veggies together. My wish is that in the next three years, a real, real food revolution will happen. My uncompromised belief is that, whether we are British, American, or any dude on the planet, we can make great decisions if we are informed properly. That gives me hope.”

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Los Angeles Schools Vote On Increasing Vegetarian Items On Menu

Written by Vegetarian Star on Tuesday, June 14th, 2011 in Children, Food & Drink.

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Jamie Oliver may have had a hard time getting the Los Angeles Unified School District to listen to him during his Food Revolution series, but at least LAUSD is listening to the needs of its vegetarian students.

This district is scheduled to vote today on a 50 million dollar, 5-year contract that will put more meatless items on the menu.

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If more people had Jamie Oliver as their home ec teacher, there would definitely be a lot more vegetarians graduating from high school these days.

Back after the brief hiatus ABC forced upon him to make room for D-list celebrities trying to dance, Oliver took his Food Revolution mission to transform America’s eating habits to a classroom, showing kids what all those processed ingredients and preservatives you can’t pronounce really are.

Like bugs. And bird feathers. And for the cannibals, human hair.

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So ABC was completely happy with letting millions of American children continue to eat processed food crap for the past few weeks during May Sweeps and it pulled Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution from its original Tuesday slot and for the rest of the month.

Oliver is back and you can see him during the season’s final four episodes starting this Friday, June 3 at 9:00 PM.

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A recent Harris poll found that although most Americans are aware of what it takes to eat better, they aren’t interested in doing it. If the Americans polled are anything like ABC viewers, the results are right on target. ABC has cancelled Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution series for low ratings.

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Jamie Oliver Talks Importance Of Organic And Local With Maria Rodale

Written by Vegetarian Star on Thursday, April 21st, 2011 in Chefs, Children, Food & Drink.

Unlike the Los Angeles Unified School District, not everyone is so secretive about their kitchen when it comes to letting Jamie Oliver snoop around.

Maria Rodale, CEO and Chairman of American publisher Rodale Inc., had a discussion with Oliver about the importance of organic and local food and children’s nutrition for her column, “Maria’s Farm Country Kitchen.”

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If you missed the premier of Jamie Oliver‘s Food Revolution season 2, it’s now available online to view.

Banned from stirring things up in school kitchens, Oliver has to promote his healthier way of heating in different settings.

One interesting demonstration he did for the first episode was to show parents and children where their food comes from. This was accomplished by bringing a live cow into the room.

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Jamie Oliver Food Revolution Truck Behind The Scenes (Video)

Written by Vegetarian Star on Friday, March 4th, 2011 in Chefs, Food & Drink, Videos.

Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution Food Truck

BBC News has a nice clip of what Jamie Oliver‘s Food Revolution truck looks like inside and out. The chef will be touring some of the most impoverished neighborhoods of Los Angeles with the vehicle to teach cooking skills to individuals, children and families.

The truck that will make stops in South LA, Boyle Heights, Long Beach and Santa Ana contains eight full kitchen stations, plasma screens and an inflatable stage.

Click on the picture to view the video.

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