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Britain's Food Ambassador
Jamie Oliver, a chef from Essex, England, has influenced the whole world by starting a campaign against the use of processed foods in national schools. Also called the Naked Chef, he has strived to improve unhealthy diets and poor cooking habits in the United Kingdom and the United States by urging people to start a food revolution. Brought up by parents who owned a pub, Oliver was naturally exposed to cooking in the kitchen since he was a little child. When his first television show, The Naked Chef, debuted in 1997, his cookbook also became the number one best-seller in the UK, and in that same year, Oliver was invited to prepare lunch for the Prime Minister, Tony Blair. Profoundly believing that diet-related diseases are the biggest killers in the United States and the U.K., he initiated a campaign called "Feed Me Better" to motivate British children to move towards eating healthier foods.
In his TED talk, Oliver pointed out that school foods in the United States and England are highly processed, full of unhealthy additives, and lacking in fresh vegetables. Since more than 31 million kids have school lunch at least twice a day, school food is a matter of great importance when it comes to children's health. However, Oliver criticized the school food system for not having enough food-knowledgeable people in the business who are able to calculate the essential nutrients inside the food given to children. Another huge problem stressed by Oliver is that children are not being educated enough about the food they consume in elementary or secondary schools. Because these children are unfamiliar with the looks and names of vegetables, they choose not to eat them because children almost always prefer what is familiar to their eyes. Thus, in 2005, Oliver started a campaign to cut out junk food from England's school food and to educate children about the food they consume. As a result, the British government also pledged to address this issue, and Oliver's push for changes in nutrition resulted in people voting him as the most inspiring political figure of 2005. Another major change Oliver wanted to bring about was to invite people to start cooking at home once again. He claimed that if one person teaches three people how to cook something, and they teach three of their friends, that only has to repeat itself 25 times to teach the whole population of America to cook something healthy. Although it sounds too romantic for reality, Oliver argued that what is most important is making people realize that every one of their individual efforts can make a difference. People living in the contemporary society prefer to eat fast food because they always have stacks of work piled up, and most claim to have no time for cooking. However, in Jamie's 30 minute cooking show, Oliver demonstrates hundreds of simple recipes that people can easily follow at home in under 30 minutes. With his cooking shows being watched by millions of people worldwide, Britain has named Oliver as its main source of inspiration for healthy recipes and advice concerning food. Due to Oliver's continuous efforts to revolutionize school food in England, studies have shown that Oliver's healthy school lunches continue to boost learning among school children. Healthier school lunches have produced a marked improvement in national curriculum test results five years after Oliver first launched his campaign. Compared to children who were not served the nutritional school food, schools where Oliver launched his healthy lunch campaign showed major improvements in their students' English, science and math test scores. Also, absenteeism from sickness among teenagers was also said to have dropped by around 14 percent. Food experts also claim that children eating healthier food will earn more money over their lifetime due to improved literacy. Through his campaign, Oliver successfully inspired schools to cook healthier meals for children and everyday people to cook healthy meals at home. By changing the way Americans and Europeans eat and addressing their dependence on fast food, Oliver was able to truly realize his food revolution dream. Schools not yet following Oliver's healthy school food system should revolutionize their school meals to bring our children a brighter and healthier future.
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Saturday, April 19, 2014
So-eun Yoon/ assignment no4/ tuesday 34
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1)yes there is cause and effect thesis"Profoundly believing that diet-related diseases are the biggest killers in the United States and the U.K., he initiated a campaign called "Feed Me Better" to motivate British children to move towards eating healthier foods. "
2)Yes the first 2 have cause as the topic sentence and the 3rd one has an effect.
3)Yes its logical
4)its hard to find a connectors
5)Yes it did
6) Yes there is an evaluation.
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1. Yes. Profoundly believing that diet-related diseases are the biggest killers in the United States and the U.K., he initiated a campaign called "Feed Me Better" to motivate British children to move towards eating healthier foods.
2. Yes, all topic sentences have a specific cause.
3. Yes, very logical.
4. There are no connectors that I can see.
5. Yes it does.
6. Yes, she has an advice. Schools not yet following Oliver's healthy school food system should revolutionize their school meals to bring our children a brighter and healthier future.
Great essay.
Britain’s Food Ambassador
ReplyDeleteJamie Oliver, a chef from Essex, England, has influenced the whole world by starting a campaign against the use of processed foods in national schools. Also called the Naked Chef, he has strived to improve unhealthy diets and poor cooking habits in the United Kingdom and the United States by urging people to start a food revolution. Brought up by parents who owned a pub, Oliver was naturally exposed to cooking in the kitchen since he was a little child. When his first television show, The Naked Chef, debuted in 1997, his cookbook also became the number one best-seller in the UK, and in that same year, Oliver was invited to prepare lunch for the Prime Minister, Tony Blair. Profoundly believing that diet-related diseases are the biggest killers in the U.K., he initiated a campaign called “Feed Me Better” to motivate British children to move towards eating healthier foods, which contributed to creating a brighter and healthier future for British children.
In his TED talk, Oliver pointed out that school foods in the United States and England are highly processed, full of unhealthy additives, and lacking in fresh vegetables. Since more than 31 million kids have school lunch at least twice a day, school food is a matter of great importance when it comes to children’s health. However, Oliver criticized the school food system for not having enough food-knowledgeable people in the business. Another huge problem stressed by Oliver is that children are not being educated enough about the food they consume in elementary or secondary schools. Because these children are unfamiliar with the looks and names of vegetables, they choose not to eat them because children almost always prefer what is familiar to their eyes. Thus, in 2005, Oliver started a campaign to cut out junk food from England’s school food and to educate children about the food they consume. As a result, the British government also pledged to address this issue, and Oliver’s push for changes in nutrition resulted in people voting him as the most inspiring political figure of 2005.
Another major change Oliver wanted to bring about was to invite people to start cooking at home once again. He claimed that if one person teaches three people how to cook something, and they teach three of their friends, that only has to repeat itself 25 times to teach the whole population of America to cook something healthy. Although it may sound too romantic, Oliver stressed the importance of making people realize that every one of their individual efforts can make a difference. People living in the contemporary society prefer to eat fast food because most are swamped with work and claim to have no time for cooking. However, in Jamie’s 30 minute cooking show, Oliver demonstrates hundreds of simple recipes that people can easily follow at home in under 30 minutes. With his cooking shows being watched by millions of people worldwide, Britain has named Oliver as its main source of inspiration for healthy recipes and advice concerning food.
Due to Oliver’s continuous efforts to revolutionize school food in England, studies have shown that Oliver’s healthy school lunches continue to boost learning among school children. Healthier school lunches have produced a marked improvement in national curriculum test results five years after Oliver first launched his campaign. Compared to children who were not served the nutritional school food, schools where Oliver launched his healthy lunch campaign showed major improvements in students’ English, science and math test scores. Also, absenteeism from sickness among teenagers was also said to have dropped by around 14 percent. Food experts also claim that children eating healthier food will earn more money over their lifetime due to improved literacy.
ReplyDeleteThrough his campaign, Oliver successfully inspired schools to cook healthier meals for children and everyday people to cook healthy meals at home. By changing the way Americans and Europeans eat and by addressing their dependence on fast food, Oliver was able to truly realize his food revolution dream. Schools not yet following Oliver’s healthy school food system should revolutionize their school meals to lead our children to a brighter and healthier future.