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Jamie Oliver: Teach every child about food

Jamie Oliver: Teach every child about food

Hamburger Chef Jamie Oliver Proves McDonald’s Burgers “Unfit for human consumption” Hamburger chef Jamie Oliver has won his long-fought battle against one of the largest fast food chains in the world – McDonalds. After Oliver showed how McDonald’s hamburgers are made, the franchise finally announced that it will change its recipe, and yet there was barely a peep about this in the mainstream, corporate media. Oliver repeatedly explained to the public, over several years – in documentaries, television shows and interviews – that the fatty parts of beef are “washed” in ammonium hydroxide and used in the filling of the burger. Before this process, according to the presenter, the food is deemed unfit for human consumption. According to the chef and hamburger enthusiast, Jamie Oliver, who has undertaken a war against the fast food industry, “Basically, we’re taking a product that would be sold in the cheapest way for dogs, and after this process, is being given to human beings.” Besides the low quality of the meat, the ammonium hydroxide is harmful to health.

Hungry Planet: What The World Eats Updated: May 23, 2016 10:44 AM EDT | Originally published: September 20, 2013 4:44 PM EDT American photographer Peter Menzel and writer Faith D’Aluisio have traveled the world documenting that most basic of human behaviors—what we eat. Their project, “Hungry Planet,” depicts everything that an average family consumes in a given week—and what it costs. The pair released their book “Hungry Planet: What the World Eats” in 2005, showcasing meals in 24 countries. More from TIME The Ayme family of Tingo, Ecuador, was pictured with a haul of vegetables. In 2013 and 2014, their “Hungry Planet” portraits were exhibited by the Nobel Peace Center to give viewers a peek into kitchens from Norway to Kuwait and China to Mexico, and to raise awareness about how environments and cultures influence the cost and calories of the world’s dinners.

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Super Size Me | A case study. Blake - ESL/EFL Listening Comprehension Lesson for the Movie Super Size Me The Internet TESL Journal Alenka Blakealenka.blake [at] gmail.com1st High School in Celje (Slovenia) Introduction Watching a film in class is always enjoyable for students, and using films from the English speaking world in English lessons is easy in terms of choice. It is more difficult, however, to fit such a long activity into the syllabus, especially since most films are longer than an individual English lesson. Often the teacher is required to cut a film into sections and only use certain parts in the classroom. An English-language film, even if only a few scenes are used, provides students with natural and authentic English. To do all this in one or two lessons I chose Morgan Spurlock's 2004 documentary Super Size Me. The length of the documentary did not allow for dealing with the entire film, so I opted for two portions. The first five minutes (immediately preceding the opening credits), which are a sort of fact file about eating habits of many Americans. Topic: Talking About Food

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