VIU AP5
JAMIE OLIVER’S TED AWARD SPEECH – ONE WISH TO CHANGE THE WORLD
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIwrV5e6fMY
1. Who is Jamie Oliver? Country England Occupation Chef Age 34 Mission save lives through a food revolution – better choices
2. How have life spans changed? Shorter life span than parents by 10 years
Which is more dangerous homicide (murder) or diet related disease? Diet related disease
3. Is this true only in the US? No. Global problem
4. How much does diet related disease cost America per year?150 bil$ 10% of health care budget
5. Are Stacy’s family’s problems inherited? Critical thinking: Why are they obese?
No. Never learned to cook. 3 generations of bad choices created bad habits. Exercise? Working parents
6. Are there families like Stacey’s family with obesity problems in your country? _____ What does ‘She’s eating her liver to death’ mean? Her liver can’t deal with the work or the weight – liver failure
7. Does obesity only hurt the people that have it? No. Family and friends
8. Who is pastor Steve? Jamie’s ally in Virginia What is he fed up with (tired of)? Burying friends and congregation members with diet related disease
9. Write the underlying problems, in point form, related to the triangle: HOME
Also, write the names of the food you see on Stacey’s table:
Used to be heart of good food culture, now no good home cooking – can’t cook
Pizza, hot dogs, corn dogs, donuts, lasagna, cake, candy…
SCHOOL MAIN STREET
Used to build skills to succeed Corporations: fast food, big
Didn’t evolve to deal with diet brands, supermarkets - power
180 days/yr in school Food not local and processed
School cooks told what to do by Portion size and labeling problems
Accountants
Must buy cheap
Processed food
No veggies
No knives or forks = fast food
10. Correct the mistakes children made guessing the vegetable’s names:
Potatoes tomatoes Broccoli cauliflower Celery beet Pear eggplant I don’t know potato
11. Will children eat food they don’t know? No
12. What’s the problem with the two bottles of milk children get at school for five years? Flavour, colour and sugar
13. What do children need to leave school knowing? Food names and how to cook 10 recipes
14. What is Jamie’s wish? Educate every child about food, teach cooking again, fight obesity
15. Does your country have school meals? __________
DISCUSSION
16. Critical thinking: Jamie only had 18 minutes to talk. If he had more time, what else might he recommend children, at home or at school, do to avoid obesity and diabetes?
17. Jamie said he thought the bad food available at school is child abuse. Do you think he’s right? Why?
18. Do you think governments should be responsible for providing money for healthy food at school, and should governments make laws to protect children from dangerous food? Why? Critical thinking: One theme to discuss would be ‘freedom’.
19. If your country has school meals, what are the problems with school meals in your country? Or, what is good about the food in schools in your country?
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