Jaimie Oliver's Food Revolution
On May 10, 6:43*pm, Jeßus > wrote:
> On Sat, 8 May 2010 14:13:56 -0700 (PDT), Chemo the Clown
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> >On Mar 28, 10:28*pm, projectile vomit chick
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> >> On Mar 27, 3:05*pm, Joseph Littleshoes > wrote:
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> >> > Pinstripe Sniper wrote:
> >> > > DOh! *I missed it (Friday @ 9pm) but will probably track an online
> >> > > copy down and watch it. *I saw the "preview" earlier in the week and
> >> > > it seemed worthwhile.
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> >> > > Did anyone see it? Thoughts?
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> >> > I watched bits and pieces of it, but found it "preachy" boring and it
> >> > seemed to me he had an awful lot of *self congratulatory "look at me"
> >> > sort of attitude going on, how the show was such a "sacrifice" for him
> >> > and how noble he is for making the personal sacrifice to make the show.
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> >> > A bit like Gordon Ramsy and his "hells Kitchen" but more political.
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> >> I agree totally.
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> >> Did you catch the part where he started crying? *Good grief.
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> >****...another Charlie Brown.
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> Oliver can be hard to take at times, no doubt about it.
> But I have to admit, I do like his cooking.
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> Only very recently did I see the first two or three episodes of Food
> Revolution, and I have to admit I was genuinely shocked and appalled
> at the 'food' served out at that school. It was far, far, far worse
> than I'd ever imagined. Tons and tons of empty carbs and chemicals...
> and basically nothing else.
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> But that was nothing compared to the school's reaction to Oliver's
> request that the kids be given cutlery to eat with They actually asked
> him to *prove* that children in the U.K (and every other country that
> traditionally uses cutlery for that matter) routinely use cutlery!
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> What a way to start your life... on a diet like that, combined with an
> education system with an attitude like that.- Hide quoted text -
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I was amazed that one parent sent a brown bag lunch that consisted of
potato chips and M & Ms. Some of the parents need more education
about nutrition than the students.
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