This is what people don't understand: obesity is a symptom of poverty. It's not a lifestyle choice where people are just eating and not exercising. It's because kids - and this is the problem with school lunch right now - are getting sugar, fat, empty calories - lots of calories - but no nutrition.
Interpretation
Obesity often results from poverty rather than personal choices, worsened by unhealthy school lunches.
In this quote, Tom Colicchio emphasizes that obesity should be understood within the context of socio-economic factors, particularly poverty. He argues that many individuals do not simply choose unhealthy lifestyles; instead, they are often constrained by the quality of food available to them, especially in schools, where meals rich in calories but poor in nutrition contribute to this public health issue. Colicchio calls attention to the need for greater awareness about the links between financial hardship, food options, and health outcomes.
In practice
During a public health seminar to discuss child nutrition.
We're adults. We're the ones who should teach the kids what's good to eat. I don't think the government should ever regulate what we eat at home, but we're feeding them in school with tax dollars. Quite frankly, if my tax dollars are being spent to feed kids, I'd rather feed them better food.
Most cooks try to learn by making dishes. Doesn't mean you can cook. It means you can make that dish. When you can cook is when you can go to a farmers market, buy a bunch of stuff, then go home and make something without looking at a recipe. Now you're cooking.
You can buy a box of low-fat macaroni and cheese made with powdered nonsense. I'm not worried if I'm using four different cheeses and it's high in fat. It's real food. That's what's more important.
Hunger is a political issue, and there are several things politically that are keeping people hungry - not funding food stamps adequately, not funding school lunches adequately. So there is a political solution to the problem of hunger.
I think the most effective way to run a kitchen is to teach, not to just yell.
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