According to Fast Food Nation which I read a few years ago, there are more safety regulations (concerning the presence of e-coli etc.) on the meat in petfood than there is on the meat in school dinners !!
His motives might be admirable, but he's is an annoying git.
I saw this and what came across most to me was the entrenchment and stubbornness to even consider that someone else might have an idea that was better than what was being done. OK, everywhere you will get the "who does he think he is coming in here to tell us what to do", but the notion of pizza for breakfast, chicken nuggets for lunch and then more of the same at home, just did not seem to be a problem for anyone on the program. He looked at the menu and saw that potato that was to accompany lunch and said, " ok I guess we'll better start peeling potatoes then". and the chefs laughed at him saying they had something better called [broken link removed] Just add water and you get instant mash, just make sure and whisk it quick and empty the bowl fast or it sets like concrete. What I noticed most was the only fresh item on the plate was the bread roll which was made from dough each day. Most of the kids threw it in the bin at the end. He suggested fresh chicken drumsticks marinaded and when the fresh, uncooked meat came into the kitchen the look on the chefs faces was priceless. You'd think they never saw raw meat before.
I did feel sorry for him as there was not even a glimmer of acceptance from any of the school people that his ideas might be healthier. The US Dept of Ag guidelines meant that he could not substitute rice for bread in his dinner as he didn't have 2 breads for the day. I must say at the end of the program I felt like saying to him just leave them at it.
I like him. I think he’s a very genuine person who could just stay at home doing the odd cookery programme and writing (or endorsing) the odd book and have a very nice easy life with his wife and his kids and his millions. Instead he does things that are not easy, that might fail and that leave him open to criticism and ridicule and he does them for largely altruistic reasons. It’s a pity there aren’t more people like him.
I also agree completely with what he’s saying. I see people every week in the supermarket filling their trolleys with processed junk that’s high in salt and fat because they are too lazy to cook properly for their children. We mightn’t be at the stage yet where a classroom full of 7 year olds don’t know what a cauliflower or a potato looks like but we’re not far off.
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