International celebrity chef and TV personality Jamie Oliver is trying to revolutionize America with his new reality Food Revolution television program, and this week spoke to fellow foodie and health nut Gwyneth Paltrow about processed foods and vending machines.
Jamie says that as recently as 40 years ago, we all ate mostly fresh and local foods, and we knew were the foods were coming from. But since then our plates and the food business have drastically changed, introducing fast and heavily processed foods into our diets.
“Ultimately, this food is killing us,” Jamie says in the latest GOOP newsletter. “Obesity and weight gain are the most obvious symptoms, but the problem I have in telling this story is that there are also loads of skinny people suffering because the garbage they are eating is affecting them in a different, but equally dramatic way.”
Jamie also spoke to about the tricky situation of replacing vending machines in schools. The celebrity chef says that psychologically it’s good to have treats in life, and it’s great if a school has a well-run tuck shop or vending machine that stocks a variety of “better-quality treats”.
“The problem we have is that treats are taking over and a lot of companies are using cheaper sugar, cheaper chocolate, and other stuff that’s making them even worse for us.”
He says even if schools replace chocolate and candy bars in vending machines with muesli bars, kids will still end up buying the bad stuff on their way home from school. Jamie makes a good point, but that’s where good parenting and teaching your kids healthy food habits comes in.
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