Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver to bring healthier food to Australia's schools

Jamie Oliver, the British celebrity chef, believes the fast food industry has "brainwashed" children into loving junk food and is looking to bring healthier alternatives to schools. However, offering healthy food isn't enough and he also looks to combat the ignorance in current schools and teach children how to eat healthier.

In a bid to beat rising obesity rates, the popular TV chef is trying to roll out a program that teaches primary school students how to identify and prepare fresh produce. He says obesity and diet-related illness will cost the Australian healthcare system $6.5 billion this year.

The Learn your Fruit and Veg program has been running in the UK since 2012, and was recently piloted at Solway Primary School in the Melbourne suburb of Ashburton.

The not-for-profit Good Foundation, which delivers the program and Jamie's Ministry of Food, provided the school with training, recipes and lesson plans. Students learned about where fruit and vegetables came from, and then cooked tomato bruschetta, beetroot and feta salad and raw broccoli salad with a yoghurt dressing.

source: thecourier.com.au

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