I have always loved Jamie Oliver – from the Naked Chef cookbooks to the Food Revolutionary that is passionately fighting for better nutrition for children in schools, I just LOVE him. Jamie is an amazing bundle of energy and to spread the word and that energy globally, Saturday May 19 is the very first Food Revolution DAY.
Food Revolution Day on 19 May is a chance for people who love food to come together to share information, talents and resources; to pass on their knowledge and highlight the world’s food issues. All around the globe, people will work together to make a difference. Food Revolution Day is about connecting with your community through events at schools, restaurants, local businesses, dinner parties and farmers’ markets. We want to inspire change in people’s food habits and to promote the mission for better food and education for everyone.
Worldwide, obesity has more than doubled since 1980. For the first time in history, being overweight is killing more people than being underweight, and at least 2.8 million adults around the world die each year as a result of being overweight or obese. This has to change, and it’s down to us. We need to get back to basics and start thinking about where our food comes from. We need to become a conscious community and understand the food choices we make on a daily basis. We can do this by improving food education.
Encouraging people to cook from scratch at home is at the heart of this. We all have family and friends who could make better food choices. On Food Revolution Day we can work together to empower people with the skills to improve their diet. Making simple changes to our food choices will improve our quality of life and our children’s. Forty-two million children under five are already obese and we need to reverse this. Let’s make some noise, raise our voices together and have a lasting and positive impact on their lives and ours. Food Revolution Day is our opportunity to get the world to focus on food issues and rally our efforts to bring food education back into schools.
Start at the Farmers Market and take it all the way to your tummy – home cooked food, easy recipes for real food meals for families, nutritional tips – All of these are the things that we can share for The Food Revolution.
Get more info on Food Revolution Day and we will see you on twitter on the hashtag #FoodRevolution!
