Jamie Oliver's TED Prize wish: Teach every child about food

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Malnutrition, as a health problem is as much about obesity is as much as it is hunger in the Philippines. With a lack of proper understanding of what sort of diet will allow for a healthier lifestyle, it is important that this problem be solved early on in the development of the child. This video shows a proposal by Jamie Oliver, a chef-advocate for fighting malnutrition in the United States, to provide a means to actually fight this important battle for the health of an entire generation. Though made for a Western audience, Filipinos can learn a lot and perhaps start a similar nutrition revolution here in our country.

Random Facts on Food: The Five Second Rule

MYTH: It safe to follow a 5-second rule for dropped foods.

FACT: It is not even safe to follow a 1-second rule. The transfer of bacteria from a contaminated surface to food is almost instantaneous—or, at the very least, quicker than reflexes. In one study (Clemson University), the experimenters contaminated several surfaces (ceramic tile, wood flooring, and carpet) with Salmonella. They then dropped pieces of bologna and slices of bread on the surfaces for as little as 5 seconds and as long as 60 seconds. After just 5 seconds, both food types had already picked up as many as 1,800 bacteria (more bad bugs adhered to the moisture-rich bologna than the bread); after a full minute, it was up to 10 times that amount.

Mark Bittman on what's wrong with what we eat

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Mark Bittman on what's wrong with what we eat. Available at: http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/mark_bittman_on_what_s_wrong_with_what_we_eat.html. Accessed on October 04, 2010

SUPER DIET FOR SUPERMAN

MYTH: When trying to gain muscle, one should eat extra amounts of protein.

FACT: Around 10 – 35% of the daily dietary intake should be protein – whether trying to gain weight, lose weight, or maintain weight. Most of this comes from our regular food and we seldom need to take protein supplements. Recent studies show that consuming additional amounts of protein don’t correlate with muscle growth. Also, extra protein does not make you stronger. There is no super-diet for super performance. Besides, high protein diet often lack key nutrients found in carbohydrate foods. You need every kind of food.

Random Facts on Food: SPAM

Spam stands for Shoulder Pork and hAM.