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    Chef Jamie couldn't change Huntingdon

    http://www.vancouversun.com/entertai...662/story.html

    So Jamie Oliver wasn't successful with Huntingdon, W VA for even capturing interest of residents there to change unhealthy eating habits. Would different tactics work or an American chef be more persuasive? Hmmmmmm.

    I have mixed feelings on the way how he tried it in England. He tried to get a town to learn to cook and eat healthier, etc. some of the tactics were clearly meant to please a TV audience, ie. tenderizing a chicken breast by smashing it with a frying pan. But hey, if it works in real life to get some folks to cook and eat better, ok.

    It's really hard to change people if things are foisted on them. Especially food and eating. Such a fundamental part of daily living and surviving.
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    Never heard of this.
    But, I know when I eat healthy it's thanks to "bag-o-salad" and low fat cheese. If I wanted to take the time to be a chef, I'd be going for all the calories for the biggest bang possible that's made available by cooking for myself.
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    I like Jamie Olivier shows when he's just demonstrating his recipes by himself on the show without an agenda to convert a whole town.

    Though these celebrity chefs are clever marketers and image makers, I have to credit folks like him, who have created an interest in certain readers/tv viewers to try cooking themselves. The image of the chef is so different now compared to the 1970's days of Graham Kerr.

    And it's abit sad that mass audience appeal of Julia Child didn't truly happen until towards the final decade of her life. Meaning appeal to the younger generation.
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    I finally got to see this tonight & am in tears .

    OMG..Words cannot describe how I felt when he first visits the family with the deep fryer & all the stuff is on the table piled up .

    Do people really eat deep fried chocolate covered donuts for breakfast???

    Sad..just plain sad.

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    That makes me so sad. I watched the show a few times, and I had hopes that he could make a difference. Sadly, it didn't work. I think we're stubborn and really like to eat what we think is good. It's hard to change habits and taste buds. I struggle with it daily (eating what I *KNOW* is healthy and semi-tasty vs. what I love to eat that is really tasty but bad for me).
    He tried- I give him all the credit in the world for at least trying to make a difference.
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    I used to take a bus to go to work in the suburbs..a more industrial part of that area.

    A young mother used to board the bus with her 3-4 yr. old daughter in stroller. Several mornings, she gave her daughter ..a bottle to suck on: chocolate milk.

    It's one thing to do this um..for breakfast maybe 1-2 times per year. But several times per month?? Her daughter at that time, still looked ok..not too chubby..yet.

    I try not judge families at Burger King or McDonald's. It maybe actually be a rare, special occasion for some families to have a junk food restaurant meal, as a "treat". (Yes, I know, strange thinking.) It was for my family.

    But true, the more telliing/revealing point is what families eat regularily..at home.
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    I don't think there's any question that majority eating habits in Appalachia are scary, but I found the whole thing offensive.

    How would you, your friends, neighbors and co-workers feel if someone from another country came to your city and announced to the world, "These people are doing X all wrong! I'm going to show the world just how wrong, and then I'm going to show them how to do it right" ???

    Whatever "X" might be. Your clothes or schools, let's say. Never mind all the economic and cultural factors that make food practices a particularly sensitive area to do this.

    Why doesn't Jamie Oliver go testify to Congress about the Farm Bill - one thing that would really help all Americans eat better. I'm sure he'd be equally effective there.
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    He didn't want to make a difference; he wanted to make money.

    Did children appear on the show? That's all that matters to me. I cannot fathom that parents allow their children to be publicly exploited for someone else's profit.

    I resisted this thread the first time around because by reacting to this sort of thing, one is giving it credence. But I'm feeling weak this morning...

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    One of the things that's been pointed out about unhealthy eating in poorer neighborhoods is the lack of access to healthy foods. No mega-marts. It's one thing to say: "you should eat more fresh fruits and vegetables." Sometimes it's a beast to actually find them.

    A recurrent fustration in the rebuilding of New Orleans, is that supermarkets have not returned to areas where people have rebuilt their homes. You either drive a ways to where there are supermarkets, or go to local small stores or convience stores - neither of which have much on selection or the same price range when it comes to your normal supermarket. If you don't have a car, then you're pretty stuck.
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