I just watched Jamie Oliver on Ted TV at FoodMatters website. The biggest message of all the wonderful info in this short 20 minute video is – Diet Related Deaths are #1 in America.

Another Jamie Oliver fact that sticks in my mind is that I was one of those kids that Jamie mentions who grow up not knowing how to cook. It wasn’t until turning forty that I became a cook.

One summer my mother became deeply depressed and suddenly at 11 years old I had to buy my own groceries and cook my own food. I ate pancakes for breakfast, lunch at school, then macaroni and cheese for dinner for about three months.

The only reason I even remember this fact is that my school was a large progressive urban school that required a nutrition class for all sixth graders. Because of that class I kept a food log. Because of that food log I became aware of what I was eating day after day after day.

I also had to walk 25 blocks to school and back every day – about 4 miles total. Regardless of my daily exercise I became fat for the first time in my life. But I am one of the lucky ones. Most kids today have been feeding themselves out of boxes ever since they were born.

Thank you for your passion Jamie Oliver! And thank you TED.
Nerissa
www.FoodPowers.com

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