Thanks Jamie Oliver
My wife was out at a scrapbook night and I was home with the kids. After getting them in bed, I was doing some channel surfing trying hard to keep my promise of having 1 night that I didn't turn on the laptop. I spend ungodly amount of hours working on software, doing support, and keeping up with new trends (I'm on my third laptop in 5 years now). I ended up turning on Jamie Oliver's program.
So Jamie went to Huntington, W.V. to try and start a revolution in school nutrition. I was interested because I am trying to start a communication revolution in schools. Well, that was the start, but it definitely got me thinking. It got me thinking because when he went to the cafeteria to see what was being prepared, it was what I expected. "Is my daughter getting fed that kind of food?" I wondered. Then, when he turned to the family and cooked everything they eat in a week I was slapped upside my face. My family isn't in the bad physical shape that the family on his program was in, nor do we eat what they eat. However, we aren't immune to needing to get SOMETHING that two small children will eat and many times in the past that has been chicken nuggets (never again after that program), taquitos, and fish sticks are foods that they will always eat. What I realized was the convenience that I was falling victim to at home was the same convenience that the schools had fallen victim to - reheatable junk that resembles food.
I told all of this to Kymmie who does most of the cooking. She is very good about giving us healthy food and we cook many nights. However, what we haven't been doing is getting Tynker involved in it. She's 6 and it's about time we started getting her used to new foods. After I told Kymmie what I had seen about the manufacturing of chicken nuggets and how I realized that the shortcut foods were the same foods that the schools prepare, I asked that we change our ways a bit.
Last night we created our first Signature Recipe. Tynker and I created a grilled chicken dish with oranges, spinach, mushrooms, and noodles that she helped create and prepare. All fresh ingredients. We named it "Chicken Tynker" and it's now in the family recipe book. She ate every bit of it because she helped cook it. Of course, the mushrooms were a little new, but one taste and she was all over it. Now she talks about creating more recipes.
Weekend lunches have been the hardest because you want to make it quick. Today's lunch was a grilled barbeque chicken with mac & cheese which they both ate. If I can learn to change my own habits about eating good food prepared quickly, I think we will have a great beginning. So thanks, Jamie. You opened my eyes. Good luck with the Revolution. Count me in!
(you can find Jamie's TED presentation at ted.com)
Thank you Jamie Oliver - you really opened my eyes.
So Jamie went to Huntington, W.V. to try and start a revolution in school nutrition. I was interested because I am trying to start a communication revolution in schools. Well, that was the start, but it definitely got me thinking. It got me thinking because when he went to the cafeteria to see what was being prepared, it was what I expected. "Is my daughter getting fed that kind of food?" I wondered. Then, when he turned to the family and cooked everything they eat in a week I was slapped upside my face. My family isn't in the bad physical shape that the family on his program was in, nor do we eat what they eat. However, we aren't immune to needing to get SOMETHING that two small children will eat and many times in the past that has been chicken nuggets (never again after that program), taquitos, and fish sticks are foods that they will always eat. What I realized was the convenience that I was falling victim to at home was the same convenience that the schools had fallen victim to - reheatable junk that resembles food.
That night I decided that things were going to change in our house
I told all of this to Kymmie who does most of the cooking. She is very good about giving us healthy food and we cook many nights. However, what we haven't been doing is getting Tynker involved in it. She's 6 and it's about time we started getting her used to new foods. After I told Kymmie what I had seen about the manufacturing of chicken nuggets and how I realized that the shortcut foods were the same foods that the schools prepare, I asked that we change our ways a bit.
The creation of our Signature Recipes
Last night we created our first Signature Recipe. Tynker and I created a grilled chicken dish with oranges, spinach, mushrooms, and noodles that she helped create and prepare. All fresh ingredients. We named it "Chicken Tynker" and it's now in the family recipe book. She ate every bit of it because she helped cook it. Of course, the mushrooms were a little new, but one taste and she was all over it. Now she talks about creating more recipes.
Quick lunches
Weekend lunches have been the hardest because you want to make it quick. Today's lunch was a grilled barbeque chicken with mac & cheese which they both ate. If I can learn to change my own habits about eating good food prepared quickly, I think we will have a great beginning. So thanks, Jamie. You opened my eyes. Good luck with the Revolution. Count me in!
(you can find Jamie's TED presentation at ted.com)
