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Teaching Kids How To Eat

What? I’m not crying, I have allergies. There’s something in my eye. Or you caught me watching  Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution on ABC. This equally disturbing and inspiring show documents Jamie Oliver’s quest to change the eating habits every kid in America’s unhealthiest and fattest city, Huntington, West Virginia. Jamie’s TED Prize wish was to teach every child about food. You can watch his speech here.

This month, the Child Nutrition Act, which could vastly improve the health of our country through school lunches, is up for re-authorization. Last week, The New York Times wrote an editorial about the importance of supporting this act. Time for Lunch, part of Slow Food USA, is also trying to make sure that all people, including children, have access to clean and healthy food and they have lots of suggestions on how you can help on their website. Learning about food, like language, is best taught at an early age. We have the chance to change an entire generation of eating habits that will hopefully trickle down to following generations. Watch the show and sign the petition to get The Child Nutrition Act passed.

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