Does Fat Equal Unhealthy?

Does Fat Equal Unhealthy?

GLOUCESTER, England, October 2/PRNewswire/ -- Jamie Oliver's latest promo trailer for his return to school dinners
programme shows the nation's favourite chef in a fat suit, eating burgers and
breaking his trademark scooter when he sits on it.

'Jamie's School Dinners' highlighted the unhealthy nature of the food
that the nation's kids were being served in our schools, and while we all
acknowledge that school lunches need to be improved, this attempt to engage
people in the second series confuses eating healthy food with being
overweight.

Julie Wells, MD of Sticky Mitts, the at-home cooking course for 8-13 year
olds commented: "Watch the show. How many of the kids that eat 'unhealthy'
food are overweight? How many are skinny? Without being scientific, it's
about probably at least 50-50. The issue is not about fat vs thin, it's about
good food vs bad food."

With recipes written by Rob Rees, MBE, Sticky Mitts is an innovative way
for kids to learn about food and cooking. As you'd expect from a
Michelin-starred chef, Sticky Mitts recipes are not revolting in the
tradition of most kids cookbooks. No, these are real meals cooked from
scratch with fresh ingredients which taste great.

Julie Wells continues: "How many of the children who we recently saw on
national news buying junk food through the school fence were overweight? The
answer is very few. I'm a mother of three and what worries me about this
approach is that pointing an accusing latex finger at young people, many of
whom already have body-image issues, might actually turn them off learning
about food altogether."

Sticky Mitts helps children learn about food and cooking without
lecturing on nutrition issues like low calorie or low fat. As Julie Wells
says: "Sticky Mitts is about equipping children with the life skills to make
informed choices about what they can eat, what they can cook, and where they
can get the ingredients to make fresh, tasty meals. And it's great fun!" For
Julie Wells, her kids, and the many people turning to Sticky Mitts, these are
the things that matter.

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Source: Sticky Mitts

For more information about Sticky Mitts campaign to get 100,000 children back in the kitchen, learning about good food and good cooking, please contact Liz Faid on +44-1242-539349 or email liz@consistentmedia.co.uk

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