“Naked Chef” Dishes on Local Food for Health

Jamie Oliver, known as “The Naked Chef,” recently dished up criticisms of what has become an unhealthy American food system and said that basic food education is needed in this country, for kids on up to adults. Oliver said that government needs to get passionate about food education because they owe it to us. “You can't scream about bad health on one hand and then strategically feed them crap on the other,” he said in an interview with CNN.

“My wish is for you to have a strong, sustainable movement to educate every child about food, to inspire families to cook again and to empower people everywhere to fight obesity,” Oliver said in a recent speech.

Starting a Food Revolution

Oliver will take this message to national TV on March 26 when Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution premieres on ABC at 9 PM. In this reality show series, Oliver visits Huntington, West Virginia, to kick off this initiative. “The time is right for people to rediscover the sense of pride, satisfaction and fun you can get from cooking for the people you love. I want to prove that turning around the epidemic of obesity and bad health doesn't have to be boring or dull in the slightest,” Oliver said at his web site.