Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution

Jamie Oliver's food revolution has been sweeping the country for a while now and it is obvious why. He is a leader in transforming the way we think about school lunches, health and nutrition. He seeks detailed answers for obvious questions like, why can't we make our school meals healthier? Jamie brings together people from all over the world to recognize our childhood obesity epidemic and help school lunch reform.

He states some pretty disturbing facts on his website (http://www.jamieoliver.com/school-dinners/facts-and-figures):

• One quarter of teenagers are already obese.

• 14% of boys and 17% of girls between the ages of two and 15 are overweight.

• Nearly one quarter of adults are already obese.

• Kids with fat parents are twice as likely to become obese.

• Kids who are obese by the age of 12 are 85% more likely to remain obese into adult life.

• Kids who are obese in their early teens are twice as likely to die by the age of 50.

This is part of the reason why we need school lunch reform! We need to educate our children about nutrition so they can begin to think for themselves and make healthy life style decisions. We are not being fair to our youth if we raise them on food that is bound to kill them.