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myLot reputation of 78/100. 3honor (9783)   ranked 3,738 out of 27,472 in mylot.com 2 years ago

Jamie Oliver was reported here as being in tears because the people of Huntingdon West Virginia and more widely the US were not impressed with his healthy eating message. There is a school of thought here in the UK that is not impressed with his overbearing influence on our school meals, but I think his healthy eating message is helpful because it informs my menus and meal planning. My son at 30 is too old for school meals though perhaps that's why I'm not too bothered about school meals. When I was young school dinners were centrally planned and had to be balanced so we had horrors like sago and rice pudding, not to mention lumpy mashed potato and boiled fish!! Not now kids have beans, chips, pizzas. What do you think? Is Jamie right to tell our government what to put in school meals (which he is doing in the UK) or, as in the US to make TV programmes about healthy eating and in Huntingdon reduce one mother to tears apparently.

 

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1. myLot reputation of 86/100. laglen (7665)   ranked 3,560 out of 27,472 in mylot.com   2 years ago

Do you have a news link to look at? I googled his name and just found his website. But nothing showing what he is doing with government/school meal programs.


myLot reputation of 78/100. 3honor (9783)   ranked 3,738 out of 27,472 in mylot.com  2 years ago

Try Googling the UK The Independent its a front page story today


myLot reputation of 86/100. laglen (7665)   ranked 3,560 out of 27,472 in mylot.com  2 years ago

ok thank you, I think it was because he went to the most obese place in the country with guns blazing, he needs to figure that they got that title for a reason!


myLot reputation of 78/100. 3honor (9783)   ranked 3,738 out of 27,472 in mylot.com  2 years ago

He did the same sort of thing here too - he went to Rotherham near me. But he's still advising our government!


myLot reputation of 86/100. laglen (7665)   ranked 3,560 out of 27,472 in mylot.com  2 years ago

crazy! well he is trying to carve a niche for himself

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2. myLot reputation of 96/100. saphrina (7514)   ranked 735 out of 27,472 in mylot.com   2 years ago

happyI don't think it is such a bad idea. The kids are looking a bit plumb, don't you think? shockedHealthier eating habbits is not that bad. You get used to it eventually.shocked And just one question, who eats boiled fish??? TATA.


myLot reputation of 78/100. 3honor (9783)   ranked 3,738 out of 27,472 in mylot.com  2 years ago

I didn't but it was served up on Fridays at school with mash followed by lumpy sago! The info on healthy eating is good kids here too tend to be overweight, but Jamie is trying to force us and is advising our Government on this who are making our dinner ladies comply.


myLot reputation of 96/100. saphrina (7514)   ranked 735 out of 27,472 in mylot.com  2 years ago

happyI know sweetie, that i saw, but leave him, whistlesomeone will eventually get tired of his nagging. TATA.


myLot reputation of 78/100. 3honor (9783)   ranked 3,738 out of 27,472 in mylot.com  2 years ago

You know I think not. He's all over our TV and the tabloids here. Some mums are protesting too so they're all over local and national tabloids too. It's ok if you aren't in UK or now US but he is a pain if you live there.


myLot reputation of 96/100. saphrina (7514)   ranked 735 out of 27,472 in mylot.com  2 years ago

happyYou can send him here, if you want. I'll sort it out for you. I have a lot of patients with people, whistlei think.


myLot reputation of 78/100. 3honor (9783)   ranked 3,738 out of 27,472 in mylot.com  2 years ago

thumbupIf you think South Africa is far enough away he's on the waycool


myLot reputation of 96/100. saphrina (7514)   ranked 735 out of 27,472 in mylot.com  2 years ago

happyOkay, as soon as he gets here and after i am finished, i will send him to my friends in Botswana. evil grinHope he likes a lot of sunshine.


myLot reputation of 78/100. 3honor (9783)   ranked 3,738 out of 27,472 in mylot.com  2 years ago

Botswana sounds ok but confiscate his mobile (cell) phone first though pleasedevil


myLot reputation of 96/100. saphrina (7514)   ranked 735 out of 27,472 in mylot.com  2 years ago

evil grinOkay. I will keep and use it, while he has a very nice little holiday.rofl


myLot reputation of 78/100. 3honor (9783)   ranked 3,738 out of 27,472 in mylot.com  2 years ago

Better may be Zimbawe? SA has some links there I'm toldwhistle


myLot reputation of 96/100. saphrina (7514)   ranked 735 out of 27,472 in mylot.com  2 years ago

shockedShame no, i can never be that cruel. angryYou have no idea how we hate those links. whistleBut we have a bunch of stupid idiots, what can we say??


myLot reputation of 78/100. 3honor (9783)   ranked 3,738 out of 27,472 in mylot.com  2 years ago

I sympathise sorry we have idiots toosad


myLot reputation of 96/100. saphrina (7514)   ranked 735 out of 27,472 in mylot.com  2 years ago

thumbupSweetie, i think the whole world has their idiots. But we won't discuss that,whistle will we?


myLot reputation of 78/100. 3honor (9783)   ranked 3,738 out of 27,472 in mylot.com  2 years ago

You might be glad to know I boycoted SA for years - I would not buy or use anything that originated in SA for 50 years. I don't know if it made a difference, but I felt good for doing itdevil


myLot reputation of 96/100. saphrina (7514)   ranked 735 out of 27,472 in mylot.com  2 years ago

happyYou have no idea how proud i am of you.thumbup Good for you. I like it.


myLot reputation of 78/100. 3honor (9783)   ranked 3,738 out of 27,472 in mylot.com  2 years ago

thanks it was always hard to know. Now my plants taking over help they've been reading Day of the Triffids!!!!!!!devil


myLot reputation of 96/100. saphrina (7514)   ranked 735 out of 27,472 in mylot.com  2 years ago

happyNo worries. And don't be rude to the plants. evil grinThey need to know what the heck is going on around them.


myLot reputation of 78/100. 3honor (9783)   ranked 3,738 out of 27,472 in mylot.com  2 years ago

They ask I tell, why Day of the Triffids pleaserofl


myLot reputation of 96/100. saphrina (7514)   ranked 735 out of 27,472 in mylot.com  2 years ago

shockedSweetie, should i start to worry now??rofl


myLot reputation of 78/100. 3honor (9783)   ranked 3,738 out of 27,472 in mylot.com  2 years ago

Well they eventually worked out how to kill the Tiffids (water wasn't it?) Hah

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3. myLot reputation of 99/100. ElicBxn (24696)   ranked 25 out of 27,472 in mylot.com   2 years ago

Honestly, with the country all up in arms about the onset of obesity in our youth, you would think more people would be wanting them to serve healthy food in the schools, but apparently not.

I remember they published each Sunday what they were having in the schools and if we didn't like it, mom knew what days she'd need to make us lunches - we'd even have to tell her what we wanted our sandwiches to be.

And we were expected to get our milk from the cafeteria.

By middle school we learned there was barely any point in getting the lunch because the lines were too long unless you had the first lunch (I never did), but they had a "quick" line for drinks and chips if we had the money.

I too remember some pretty bad meals, but on the whole, at least half were pretty good, no pizzas or mac & cheese for us!


myLot reputation of 78/100. 3honor (9783)   ranked 3,738 out of 27,472 in mylot.com  2 years ago

Great times have changed a bit haven't they?


myLot reputation of 99/100. ElicBxn (24696)   ranked 25 out of 27,472 in mylot.com  2 years ago

and we didn't have free meals either...


myLot reputation of 78/100. 3honor (9783)   ranked 3,738 out of 27,472 in mylot.com  2 years ago

Well there were free meals when I was little, bus fares too but then as now they are means tested so only a few people qualify


myLot reputation of 99/100. ElicBxn (24696)   ranked 25 out of 27,472 in mylot.com  2 years ago

I wouldn't know, I don't have kids so I don't have grandkids - and they don't give much to grandkitties....


myLot reputation of 78/100. 3honor (9783)   ranked 3,738 out of 27,472 in mylot.com  2 years ago

I only have one boy (partly because of environment mostly because I wouldn't go through that again!) I might have a grandchild, my son isn't certain and the mother will have nothing to do with him. Grandkitties have no income so can't be means tested, maybe that's why they don't get free stuff (I don't think)rofl

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4. myLot reputation of 95/100. twoey68 (10563)   ranked 3,724 out of 27,472 in mylot.com   2 years ago

I think it's great that he is getting out there and making ppl aware of what their kids are being fed. Ppl wonder why their kids grow up overweight and unhealthy and it never occurs to them to look at the schools. I wish there were more ppl like Jamie Oliver, ppl willing to help others develop healthier eating habits.

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