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Naked Chef Wants UK Cooking Like It's 1939

Posted Mar 29, 08 12:05 PM CDT in World,  Arts & Living 

(Newser) – Inspired by WWII food rationing, a British celebrity chef has declared war on the UK’s poor eating habits. Jamie Oliver is encouraging families in one South Yorkshire town to shun takeout and ready-made meals in favor of home-grown food and other healthier alternatives. “People are really busy, they’re on tight budgets, and no one has bothered to teach them how to cook,” Oliver said.

But if the past is any indication, the Naked Chef should be ready for another food fight: Oliver’s last effort to raid junk food from UK schools attracted worldwide attention when mothers passed their kids sweets through school fences, the Guardian reports. “It may feel like a mission impossible,” he admitted, “but it's too important for us to give up.”

Source Guardian (UK)

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"It may feel like a mission impossible, but it's too important for us to give up," said Jamie Oliver.   (AP Photo/J. Pat Carter)
Jamie Oliver pushed to take greasy french fries and chicken nuggets off the menu for British school children.   (AP Photo/Claudia Schmiedt)
Jamie Oliver is pictured in this undated file photo.   (Getty Images)
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