Hi there! Welcome back friends. Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution Day is coming quick. May 16th is the official day and my event is being held on May 17th. Food Revolution Day is all about getting kids excited about food………..Excited about eating a variety of good real food and cooking from real ingredients. It’s all about breaking the chicken nugget and sugary milk cycle and giving our children the tools to make healthy food decisions.
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My local event for Food Revolution Day includes a professional cooking lesson for a large group of our local Girl Scouts. I’m very excited about the event and the RSVPs are pouring in. I kept the cost low for the event because I want to find sponsorships for the event and keep the cost low for the girls. I’ll be honest………..I’m in a bit of a panic. This is my first Food Revolution Day event and I have no sponsors yet. I’ve been turned down by a few places that I was sure would invest in the future of food and cooking. I will pull this off, but there is much work to do. If you know of anyone that would like to help out our local event, please email me at jugglingrealfoodandreallife@gmail.com. I need aprons, patches, paper products, and ingredients for the cooking class. This is an annual event and all sponsors will get world-wide recognition for supporting my local event. You can read more about our event here.
Now………..more about Food Revolution Day.
by chef and campaigner Jamie Oliver in 2012. The aim of the day is to raise the
profile of food education as the key to transforming the lives of millions of
people across the world. This year, the main focus is to get as many children
as possible excited about food and cooking on the day itself, which in turn
will inspire others to do the same.
ambassadors. We are currently planning events, both big and small, in support
of better food education.
Jamie Oliver Food Foundation in the UK and USA, as well as partners, The Good
Foundation, in Australia. The Food Revolution Ambassador Programme was launched
in 2012, following the first Food Revolution Day, to inspire and empower
volunteers everywhere to stand up for real food. Voluntary ambassadors are on
the ground working towards a food revolution and they’re the ones who will make
Food Revolution Day 2014 another fantastic occasion.
engage leaders throughout the year and to reach communities worldwide, bringing
together an international community of foodies, chefs, parents, educators,
companies and activists, while arming people with the knowledge and tools to
make healthier food choices.
on Food Revolution Day 2014, there are a bunch of recipes on the official
website, written especially with kids, families and grown-ups in mind, so
anyone can join in. To take part, simply sign up via:
www.foodrevolutionday.com, download one of the recipes, mark Friday 16 May in
your diary and get cooking on the big day. Just remember to share your foodie
pictures via social media: #FRD2014
One year ago: Can You be Addicted to Sugar?
What a cool event! My oldest son participated in a program called Plow to Plate, where the kids learned to cook with ingredients from local farms. It was wonderful. They learned a lot about healthy eating as well. Unfortunately he is my worst one in terms of eating junk food…go figure! But he can cook kale that everyone loves!
Plow to Plate sounds like a really exciting program. Knowing where food comes from is so important. They say that we don't really want to know where food comes from and food is looking less and less like its original source. Do chicken nuggets look like chicken? Think about skinless and boneless. I wouldn't worry about your son too much. He has the information to make healthy decisions and that will matter when the time is right for him.
This is great Christina. I participated last year with a small dinner with my neighbors. I recently found a free baking program that I want to try with the kids. But I can't take anything else on this school year, so maybe next fall. For your event, try your local YMCA, farmer's market association, or county extension office. They may be interested or who of others that would.
Great ideas Nicky! I really need to get my local networking going again. I have a lot of legwork to do this weekend. We have over 100 girls signed up for the cooking lesson.
I hope you find the sponsors you need! I'm assuming you already tried your local health food stores like Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, Sprouts, Roots, etc? Nicky's idea to reach out to the farmer's market might work, too. It's a great cause and sounds like a lot of fun!
Thanks for the great ideas Nicole. I have hit the big ones, but I have not been to the local health food store. Forgot about that one! I need to get out and do some legwork. Hopefully, by Monday I can report some success. I have some friends helping me out with their contacts now. They are followers of the blog in addition to being friends. Ask for what you need, I've always been told.
I have such respect for the work Jamie Oliver is doing! I didn't realize Food Revolution Day was coming up, so now I'll be brainstorming ways I can get involved.
Jamie Oliver's work means a lot to me. I am thrilled that I can pay it forward with my Food Revolution Day event. Check out foodrevolutionday.com for more ideas to get involved……….Lots of recipes and activities.
Sounds like a really cool event! May have to start thinking how I could get my third graders involved …
I am hoping that it goes smoothly. It should be a wonderful celebration of food. There are lots of great ideas to get involved at foodrevolutionday.com
What an awesome event… and I love Jamie Oliver! I sadly had to let go of my Food Network channel and I miss watching him. I will have to mark that date in my calendar.
Visiting from the Let's Get Real Blog Hop.
Wishing you a lovely day.
xoxo
I think it's going to be a really fun day Jennifer. I'm thrilled to pass on the excitement of good food and cooking to this wonderful group of girls. Jamie is on Youtube. I think his channel is called Foodtube. You can check him out there.
I am so glad that they are having this event. What a wonderful idea and I believe it can certainly help educate a lot of people on eating healthier and living healthier. We need more events like this to help promote labeling of GMO's and just to help educate the world on the many health dangers in food and products. Thanks so much for sharing on Real Food Fridays Blog Hop. Will Pin and share on google.
You are right on Marla! I am excited to help educate these girls. Knowledge is power and I get to be a part of that.
Thanks for sharing this on Real Food Fridays and the reminder. I believe I have enough time to put together a cooking class at the local women's outreach center.
That would be wonderful Joyce. There are lots of great recipes at foodrevolutionday.com. Let me know how it goes.