Here's an interesting one I watched recently:
When Stacey and I sat down on our couch for dinner last night (our apartment is tiny; there is no room for a proper dinner table), we flipped on the idiot box expecting to be disappointed as usual by the drivel on the air. Instead, we happened to catch nearly an entire episode of Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution.
Yes, it's yet another reality show. While the show isn't entirely free from histrionics or archetypes, it's not nearly as contrived as, say, The Bachelor (with which I am far too familiar given Stacey's viewing habits). Still, I enjoyed the show because it does a good job promoting real food and of showing the damage done by crap processed food substitutes. Mr. Oliver isn't afraid to be frank and honest:
It's sad that our schools serve elementary and high school kids pizza and french fries on a near daily basis. It's even more sad that these foods somehow meet gov't mandates for fruit and vegetable servings. The saddest of all, however, is that when Mr. Oliver overhauls a cafeteria's menu to provide nutritious meal, he is forced to add crap to the meal in order for it to meet the gov't mandates. In one episode he has to add a hamburger bun to an otherwise healthy meal in order to provide two servings of grain. After all, if there's on thing most Americans need it's more grains. In another episode, Mr. Oliver is told that his meal doesn't include enough vegetables, and that he could meet gov't mandates by adding FRENCH FRIES!!!
I recommend checking it out. You can watch every episode on Hulu for free. Just click on over to here.
Also on the topic of food, Mark's Daily Apple is well-known among the endurance sports crowd. I recently prepared a pulled pork recipe featured on the site and, man, was it tasty. Next time I'd cut back a bit on the salt, but otherwise it's a great easy to prepare meal.
(Yes, I "borrowed" Mark's image...you better check out his site to make up for my faux pas.)
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