ABC Pulls Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution: Watch Some Dancing, Drink Some Chocolate Milk

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Jamie Oliver

If you tuned in last night to see Jamie Oliver, with or without his tomato suit, fighting the good fight on the streets of Los Angeles, if not in its public school cafeterias, you will have been disappointed. And though you doubtless enjoyed Dancing With The Stars as much as we did, you may have wondered what happened to your programming. It seems that ABC has pulled Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution from it's schedule, just in time for May sweeps. The second season of the British chef-cookbook-author-reality-television-guru's show is midway through its run, and last night was to have been the third of six episodes. Instead, the remaining four episodes will air beginning Friday, June 3 at 9 p.m.

Why? No, it's not some LAUSD conspiracy. The show hasn't been quite as, well, revolutionary as Oliver had hoped. It hasn't equaled the numbers of last year's first season, set in Huntington, West Virginia. And the premiere's ratings slipped nearly 40 percent from last year's series debut. ABC was already making the call last Tuesday, when the network pre-empted the third episode of Food Revolution for more DWTS programming.

Oliver has had his issues, as you may recall, with the LAUSD -- and thus the narrative thread of this season's shows -- although Oliver and new Superintendent John Deasy recently called a well-orchestrated détente on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Ah, well. Enjoy your ballroom dancing. Sign a petition. Have a glass of chocolate milk.


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Streetboyzinc
Streetboyzinc

We all don't want to face reality that our food is truly garbage! People are always hungry and the food dye is making us hyper and god knows what else. I never really watch this show much and started catching a episode here or there, but I surely rather watch ths than dancing with the star which is a rig show with bias British Judges that are racial. Back to CBS NCIS!

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This is author and columnist, David Lawrence Dewey. I have been writing about the dangers of hydrogenated oils, high fructose corn syrup, MSG, excess sugar in processed food and other toxins in the food supply since 1996. I was the first journalist to warn consumers about hydrogenated oils and aspartame, high fructose corn syrup, excess sugars in processed foods and other artificial sweeteners in 1996.First, high fructose corn syrup is NOT like sugar as the commercials want you to believe. I explain all that in my column. There are 4 teaspoons of HFC in one small carton of chocolate or strawberry flavored milk. And the other problem is, the flavoring is artificial as well. And HFC is in nearly everything, especially processed foods.I have written an extensive article about this fiasco with the LAUSD school district and I show by actual school menu items, what is in the food the school district is serving and how deadly they are. One lunch item has over 1,400 MG of sodium which exposes that Mr. Cortines posted letter that sodium is kept at 1,100 MG per meal is in error. I also respond to one of the Board Members reply to me. This has been kept from students, parents for too long. You can read it on my website at:What is the Los Angeles Unified School DistrictFeeding The Students?Is Jaime Oliver Correct? - Yes - Here Is Why http://www.dldewey.com/lausd.h... Oils-Silent Killershttp://www.dldewey.com/... first wrote this column in 1996 to warn consumers, and it has been continuously updated with the latest research since.Hydrogenated Oils-Silent Killershttp://www.dldewey.com/... first wrote this column in 1996 to warn consumers, and it has been continuously updated with the latest research since.I first wrote this column in 1996 to warn consumers, and it has been continuously updated with the latest research since.Also, sugar free milk? Artificial sweeteners such as aspartame/Equal and Splenda are more deadly that sugar.Read my article: Aspartame – Sweetness or Death? http://www.dldewey.com/aspar.h..., check out the new documentary, inGREEDients, that I wasthe content, creative and journalistic consultant on. Jaime Oliverhas picked it as one of his 7 favorite films. It has won (5) film awards.Also, check out the new documentary, inGREEDients, that I wasthe content, creative and journalistic consultant on. Jaime Oliverhas picked it as one of his 7 favorite films. It has won (5) film awards.http://www.dldewey.com/ingreed...If you are a reader of the The LA Weekly Blog, if you order the DVD and put my name DEWEY in the company field name, you will get (2) DVD's of the documentary for the price of (1). You can then give the 2nd DVD to a family member as a gift to help spread the word about the dangers of hydrogenated oils and other toxins in the food supply.If you are a student, I ask you to please read this article and the links to my other articles on the deadly toxins in processed food and how children as young as ten are developing diabetes, heart disease,learning problems because of poor diet. Email your friends about my article and if you have one of these diseases I would like to hear from you. You can contact me through my website.Jaime Oliver is trying to save lives, just as I have since 1996, let him in the schools!

Robert Alaniz
Robert Alaniz

For the record LAUSD’s school lunch rooms and kitchens have always been open to legitimate news media organizations and many have covered the school district’s efforts over the years. LAUSD’s concern over unscripted reality television and the disruption it causes in the classroom was of great concern however, given the District’s past history with similar shows. LAUSD’s invitation to Mr. Oliver still stands. In fact the current superintendent, Dr. John Deasy met with Jamie Oliver to see if there is an opportunity to work together to mutually benefit the children of Los Angeles. LAUSD hopes Mr. Oliver chooses to share his expertise with the district and be a partner on child nutrition issues in the United States. For the record LAUSD never banned Jamie Oliver as he would lead you to believe. He was always welcome to work with our menu committees and chefs. We just didn’t want to be part of a reality television program. To date Jamie has not accepted LAUSD’s offer and it is quite surprised given his public perceived “commitment†to the cause. One has to wonder is the Food Revolution stops when the cameras stop rolling?

Robb
Robb

And for you to call yourselves chefs? You're darn lucky it wasn't chef Gordon Ramsay showing your dirty laundry for the world to see.

Robb
Robb

Typical govt beaucractic response! Distract, duck and deny. Typical traits of govt paper-pushing red tape creators.

Mel wallace
Mel wallace

You want Jamie Oliver to come to your schools but, you do not want the cameras there, you obviously have something to hide & don't want it filmed. LAUSD must have seen what happened in Huntington, West Virginia & does not wish to be embarrassed for the terrible food (if you can call it food) you give those poor unfortunate children.

Rp
Rp

talk about biased one-sided response!

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This is author and columnist, David Lawrence Dewey. I have been writing about the dangers of hydrogenated oils, high fructose corn syrup, MSG, excess sugar in processed food and other toxins in the food supply since 1996. I was the first journalist to warn consumers about hydrogenated oils and aspartame, high fructose corn syrup, excess sugars in processed foods and other artificial sweeteners in 1996.

Someone posted that two teaspoons of high fructose corn syrup in a glass of milk is not that bad. Well, yes it is, because it is actually 4 teaspoons in one small carton of chocolate or strawberry flavored milk. And the problem is, the flavoring is artificial as well. And HFC is in nearly everything, especially processed foods.

First, high fructose corn syrup is NOT like sugar as the commercials want you to believe. I explain all that in my column. There are 4 teaspoons of HFC in one small carton of chocolate or strawberry flavored milk. And the other problem is, the flavoring is artificial as well. And HFC is in nearly everything, especially processed foods.

I have written an extensive article about this fiasco with the LAUSD school district and I show by actual school menu items, what is in the food the school district is serving and how deadly they are. One lunch item has over 1,400 MG of sodium. This has been kept from students, parents for too long. You can read it on my website at:

What is the Los Angeles Unified School DistrictFeeding The Students?Is Jaime Oliver Correct? - Yes - Here Is Why http://www.dldewey.com/lausd.h...

Hydrogenated Oils-Silent Killershttp://www.dldewey.com/hydroil...

I first wrote this column in 1996 to warn consumers, andit has been continuously updated with the latest research since.

Also, sugar free milk? Artificial sweeteners such as aspartame/Equal and Splenda are more deadly that sugar.

Read my article: Aspartame – Sweetness or Death? http://www.dldewey.com/aspar.h...

Also, check out the new documentary, inGREEDients, that I wasthe content, creative and journalistic consultant on. Jaime Oliverhas picked it as one of his 7 favorite films. It has won (5) film awards.

http://www.dldewey.com/ingreed...

If you are a reader of the LA Weekly BLOG, if you order the DVD and put my name DEWEY in the company field name, you will get (2) DVD's of the documentary for the price of (1). You can then give the 2nd DVD to a family member as a gift to help spread the word about the dangers of hydrogenated oils and other toxins in the food supply.

If you are a student, I ask you to please read this article and the links to my other articles on the deadly toxins in processed food and how children as young as ten are developing diabetes, heart disease,learning problems because of poor diet. Email your friends about my article and if you have one of these diseases I would like to hear from you. You can contact me through my website.

Jaime Oliver is trying to save lives, just as I have since 1996, let him in the schools!

James Sutro
James Sutro

I was wondering why my DVR kept recording that garbage show dancing.

Burcak
Burcak

This can't be happening ...............I am speechless......

Latonya "Keed" Bunn
Latonya "Keed" Bunn

Can it be that sanity has finally broken through, and we're about to go back to basics? Great ingredients, classically prepared by a crew of professionals led by a meticulous craftsman -- someone who's an egomaniacal tyrant only behind closed doors? What a ridiculous idea, but I felt the kids needed to hear it.

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