{"id":5300,"date":"2010-03-26T07:00:13","date_gmt":"2010-03-26T12:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.casadeblundell.com\/jonathan\/?p=5300"},"modified":"2010-03-26T01:05:55","modified_gmt":"2010-03-26T06:05:55","slug":"a-food-revolution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/casadeblundell.com\/jonathan\/a-food-revolution\/","title":{"rendered":"A food revolution"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1068\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1068\" style=\"width: 295px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.welivesimply.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jamie-Oliver.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.welivesimply.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jamie-Oliver-295x390.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Jamie Oliver\" width=\"295\" height=\"390\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1068\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1068\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jamie Oliver | Photo by Wikipedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Tonight, ABC will show the first &#8220;official&#8221; episode of Jamie Oliver&#8217;s Food Revolution.<\/p>\n<p>After watching the &#8220;preview&#8221; episode, I&#8217;m really intrigued.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nThe show stars Jamie Oliver, a celebrity chef and health campaigner, who tries to make a grassroot effort in the US to curb obesity, starting with Huntington, West Virginia, one of the statistically unhealthiest places in the country.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m interested in this show for a few reasons&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Simple food.<\/strong> Oliver&#8217;s not about a special diet of certain foods as much as he is about eating foods in their simple, raw, natural form. Get rid of the processed junk.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Showing that healthy food doesn&#8217;t break the bank.<\/strong> I&#8217;m always amazed at how much cheaper it is to eat crap food. From the first episode, it appears that Oliver&#8217;s goal is to show that you can eat healthy food without killing your bank account.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Food\/health education<\/strong> We can all use a lot more of this.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Genuine care.<\/strong> After watching  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thekitchn.com\/thekitchn\/video\/jamie-olivers-ted-talk-teach-kids-about-food-108861\">Oliver&#8217;s recent talk at TED<\/a>, it&#8217;s obvious that he&#8217;s genuinely passionate about this issue. This is his passion groove &#8212; which is always great to witness in people.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The church gets involved.<\/strong> In the first episode, an entire segment shows a pastor in Virginia that is working to educate his community of faith about obesity and the dangers of unhealthy eating. I don&#8217;t know if they&#8217;ll play a role in the rest of the show or not &#8212; but it was great to see.<\/li>\n<li><strong>I love food.<\/strong> Yup. Maybe not as much as my dad&#8230; but I love a good meal. And I love variety as well. And I want to make good decisions for me and my family (especially now that I&#8217;m planning and cooking the meals each night. I want foods that are healthy, free of junk and easy to prepare &#8212; oh and Laurie has to like them as well. So I&#8217;m always up for more information and ideas.<\/li>\n<li><strong>I hate exercising.<\/strong> While it doesn&#8217;t appear there&#8217;s much focus on exercising, there&#8217;s a huge focus on eating healthy and how it can help you lose weight and live a healthier life. Personally, I&#8217;d rather eat better than spend an extra 30 minutes at the gym.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So our DVR is set and I look forward to seeing what happens in this small Virginia town.<\/p>\n<p>The show kicks off tonight (Friday March 26 at 7 p.m. CST). If you missed the preview show you can watch it online via Hulu or ABC.com&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><object width=\"512\" height=\"296\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.hulu.com\/embed\/JChbMxU2N0JitcJZOHQZOA\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><\/object><\/p>\n<p><strong>Will you be watching? Did you watch the preview episode? What&#8217;d you think?<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tonight, ABC will show the first &#8220;official&#8221; episode of Jamie Oliver&#8217;s Food Revolution. 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