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Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution is back...premiere is tonight at 8 PM on ABC.
Showing posts with label Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution. Show all posts
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Thursday's Thinking of Food
Happy Earth Day! I will be attending EdVenture's Girls Night Out this evening, and am excited about the yummy food that surely awaits--Mr. Friendly's, Solstice, Cellar on Greene, and Cupcake--yum!
Your food 4-1-1 for the week:
Clockwise, from top left, David Rocco of “Dolce Vita”; the chef Joshua Sharkey being filmed for “Unique Eats”; Laura Calder of “French Food at Home”; Roger Mooking of “Everyday Exotic”; Bal Arneson of “Spice Goddess”; and Darryl Robinson of “Drink Up.”
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*There is a new Food Network spin-off channel, (and I am a FN junkie, so I couldn't be more excited!). "Called the Cooking Channel, it is lining up low-key programs targeted at a hipper crowd interested in the grass roots of food culture," Allen Salkin of NT Times reports. Mo Rocca will be hosting a show on the channel called "Foodography," and they will air an hour a day of vintage episodes of Julia Child's "The Galloping Gourmet." Yes, please.
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*Lay off the Salt! And another tidbit from the NY Times, this time the food blog, Diner's Journal: the FDA is planning a 10-year initiative to bring down sodium levels in processed foods. Processed foods account for 77 percent of the sodium Americans consume...(just went to check the Weight Watchers Smart Ones Chicken Quesadilla meal that an office mate has in the freezer--620 grams of sodium--and this is by definition a "diet meal.")
*Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution will wrap up this Friday on ABC at 9 PM...if you haven't watched it yet, it's not too late to tune in. I have loved the show, and I feel like he's really made some changes in the West Virginia community where he's been preaching and teaching about less processed food, more fresh food, and just eating more sensibly. It has to start at the school level too--so many children get their only substantive meals at school and when the schools are serving crap, it's just not right. If you haven't signed the Food Revolution petition, click the logo at the left sidebar of my blog to do so.
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*And speaking of affecting change when it comes to school lunches, click here to become a healthy school lunch advocate. "The Healthy School Lunch Campaign, sponsored by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), is dedicated to improving the food served to children in schools by educating government and school officials, food service workers, parents, and others about the food choices best able to promote children’s current and long-term health." The site has practical things we all can do to advocate for healthy school lunches, click here for the 5 things you can do now, including contacting your congressmen and women and asking them to support The Healthy School Meals Act of 2010 (H.R. 4870).
Please, share your foodie facts/experiences of the week...
Your food 4-1-1 for the week:
Clockwise, from top left, David Rocco of “Dolce Vita”; the chef Joshua Sharkey being filmed for “Unique Eats”; Laura Calder of “French Food at Home”; Roger Mooking of “Everyday Exotic”; Bal Arneson of “Spice Goddess”; and Darryl Robinson of “Drink Up.” image via here
image via here*Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution will wrap up this Friday on ABC at 9 PM...if you haven't watched it yet, it's not too late to tune in. I have loved the show, and I feel like he's really made some changes in the West Virginia community where he's been preaching and teaching about less processed food, more fresh food, and just eating more sensibly. It has to start at the school level too--so many children get their only substantive meals at school and when the schools are serving crap, it's just not right. If you haven't signed the Food Revolution petition, click the logo at the left sidebar of my blog to do so.
image via herePlease, share your foodie facts/experiences of the week...
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Thursday's Thinking of Food
Random Thursday Food-Related Tidbits:
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1. Food, Inc. got an Oscar nod last Sunday in the Best Documentary Feature category--it didn't win, but "it's an honor just to be nominated." If you haven't seen it, here's why you should.
2. Our local Earth Fare has a cool "Pantry Makeover" deal right now where they will take your un-healthy foods and give you healthy, organic options in return (for FREE!) "Trade in peanut butter with hydrogenated oil, soda with high fructose corn syrup (HFCS), cereal with HFCS, salad dressing with HFCS or hydrogenated oils or jelly with HFCS and get a FREE Earth Fare Brand HEALTHY replacements. It doesn’t matter if your trade-in is completely full or has two tablespoons left in it, BOOT IT!" Click here to get the Pantry Makeover coupon.
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3. Apparently, America's leading beverage companies have delivered on a three-year commitment to remove full-calorie soft drinks from schools across the country and replace them with lower-calorie, smaller-portion beverages, a new report from the American Beverage Association finds. There has been an 88% decline in calories from beverages shipped to schools since 2004, and full-calorie soft drinks have been removed altogether. Now we just need to tackle why french fries are considered vegetables in school lunches...
Click here to read the full press release by the Clinton Foundation. (via The Philanthropy News Digest e-blast)
4. I got my first e-mail from Round River Farms, the local, organic CSA that I joined this season! They were writing to inform us that "since it has been so cold lately, we will more than likely not start deliveries until the middle of May instead of the beginning of May. The soil in the boxes is still really cold and we want to make sure it warms up some before we start planting anything in it." What an exciting e-mail to receive--someone is looking out for my veggies. And they are still accepting Shareholders for the 2010 season, if you're interested.
5. Click above to sign Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution Petition--there is also a permanent link on the left side toolbar of my blog, or click here to read more about it.
If you have any food-related culture or information to share, I'd love to hear it!
image via here2. Our local Earth Fare has a cool "Pantry Makeover" deal right now where they will take your un-healthy foods and give you healthy, organic options in return (for FREE!) "Trade in peanut butter with hydrogenated oil, soda with high fructose corn syrup (HFCS), cereal with HFCS, salad dressing with HFCS or hydrogenated oils or jelly with HFCS and get a FREE Earth Fare Brand HEALTHY replacements. It doesn’t matter if your trade-in is completely full or has two tablespoons left in it, BOOT IT!" Click here to get the Pantry Makeover coupon.
image via hereClick here to read the full press release by the Clinton Foundation. (via The Philanthropy News Digest e-blast)
4. I got my first e-mail from Round River Farms, the local, organic CSA that I joined this season! They were writing to inform us that "since it has been so cold lately, we will more than likely not start deliveries until the middle of May instead of the beginning of May. The soil in the boxes is still really cold and we want to make sure it warms up some before we start planting anything in it." What an exciting e-mail to receive--someone is looking out for my veggies. And they are still accepting Shareholders for the 2010 season, if you're interested.
If you have any food-related culture or information to share, I'd love to hear it!
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Thursday's Thinking of Food
A few random healthy-food related tidbits for you today:
1. Monday night, while on the stair climber at the gym, I caught this Lifeline segment on NBC Nightly News on the debate over whether organic really is better: (I think so...how could it not be?)
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2. This week my cousin, Caitlin, who lives in Charleston, SC, sent me a request via Facebook to join a group called Fields to Families. After researching the organization, I am totally impressed! Basically, their mission is to help the hungry in their community (Charleston) gain access to nutritious fruits and vegetables. The group has partnered with local farmers to take the leftover crops off their hands and then disburse the healthy food to soup kitchens, food pantries, Meals on Wheels, shelters, and churches.
What an amazing, collaborative, healthy idea! Click here to read a recent article written about the group. They also have a Fields to Families blog.
3. Don't you just love Jamie Oliver? Not only is he cute and has a really awesome accent, but he has a new initiative called Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution.
A word from Jamie about this initiative: "I believe that every child in America has the right to fresh, nutritious school meals, and that every family deserves real, honest, wholesome food. Too many people are being affected by what they eat. It's time for a national revolution. America needs to stand up for better food!" You can sign the petition to be a part of the American Food Revolution here.
In concert with this effort, Jamie also has a new show premiering Friday, March 26th on ABC called Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution. See a sneak preview below--could be a bit hokey, but I really like him and the message:
1. Monday night, while on the stair climber at the gym, I caught this Lifeline segment on NBC Nightly News on the debate over whether organic really is better: (I think so...how could it not be?)
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image via hereWhat an amazing, collaborative, healthy idea! Click here to read a recent article written about the group. They also have a Fields to Families blog.
A word from Jamie about this initiative: "I believe that every child in America has the right to fresh, nutritious school meals, and that every family deserves real, honest, wholesome food. Too many people are being affected by what they eat. It's time for a national revolution. America needs to stand up for better food!" You can sign the petition to be a part of the American Food Revolution here.
In concert with this effort, Jamie also has a new show premiering Friday, March 26th on ABC called Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution. See a sneak preview below--could be a bit hokey, but I really like him and the message:
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