"Every kid in every school no matter their background, deserves to learn the basics about food - where it comes from, how to cook it and how it affects their bodies. These life skills are as important as reading and writing, but they've been lost over the past few generations. We need to bring them back and bring up our kids to be streetwise about food."
"Young people can be disruptive and screw up classes. But even if they are being a pain in the arse it's a cry for help - they don't feel like they are being listened to."
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Jamie Oliver
Chef, Author, Television Personality
Jamie Oliver is a British chef and food activist known for his efforts to promote healthy eating and cooking education through various media.
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"Real food doesn't have ingredients, real food is ingredients."
"I profoundly believe that the power of food has a primal place in our homes that binds us to the best bits of life."
"Imagine a world where children were fed tasty and nutritious, real food at school from the age of 4 to 18. A world where every child was educated about how amazing food is, where it comes from, how it affects the body and how it can save their lives."
"Sugar is the next tobacco, without a doubt, and that industry should be scared. It should be taxed just like tobacco and anything else that can, frankly, destroy lives."
"Homicide is 0.8% of deaths. Diet-related disease is over 60%. But no one talks about it."