Jamie Oliver Busts Out 18 Wheels of Revolution

Telling Jamie Oliver 'no' won't make him go away. Just ask Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), where Oliver has been lobbying to revamp cafeterias.

Well, the LAUSD has given a firm 'heck no,' to Oliver's cameras, but the food revolutionist has an answer ready: an 18-wheeler food revolution truck.

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18 wheels of determination. (Photo: Grub Street)

The truck is outfitted with a built-in kitchen (see photos below) where he'll teach kids and families how to cook healthy, nutritious meals.

According to USA Today, "Oliver has received more than $1 million in donations of cash and labor for the truck and other elements of his campaign to fight obesity."

Sounds like a powerhouse idea. But we have to ask: what's his plan for neutralizing the carbon footprint of that truck?

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A peek inside the truck. (Photo: Grub Street)

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Comments 4

Submitted by Pinesage on Sat, 03/05/2011 - 7:08am
Is Jamie's 18 Wheeler running on Biodiesel?? I think that Jamie's show currently running on our Foodie network here in Charlotte NC....is an inspiration for all of us to Eat Locally Grown, &/or self grown foods!! Have you seen his gardens? He even shows you how easy it is to plant seeds. And his commitment to teach children, including his own, to cook & eat real whole foods gets my vote!!! By teaching children how much fun it is to see your own peas coming out of the ground, MAY help inspire a whole new generation of gardeners that will offset their own carbon ft-print. His Farm in England has certainly offset a ton or 2 of Co2!! Cut him some slack...Instead of criticising him...Donate some bio-fuel for his truck, plant a tree, create a garden @ your home..and plant seeds to feed your body & your soul...And if you don't have alot of space grow herbs & veggies in containers.

Submitted by JimGOfMissoula on Sat, 03/05/2011 - 5:11am
If you truly believe that your carbon footprint should be a consideration for everything you (or anyone else) does, then consider this: Jamie's message is to eat healthy. I do not recall any specific “Eat Local” message yet, (one step at a time!) but if he were to include Eat Local as a part of his Eat Healthy message, the potential cumulative effect of people choosing local produce and foods over those shipped in from afar would eventually offset the amount of fuel this truck will consume. An even more subtle but far reaching effect will be the cascade effect of eating healthy. Specifically, eating healthy promotes good health. Good health means fewer trips to the Doctor and pharmacy and consumption of fewer medicines and remedies which are trucked in from somewhere! Though difficult to quantify, and certainly harder to verify, I believe the overall carbon footprint of this truck could be a net reduction in fuel for transport of food and medicines.

Submitted by hemisusmarmoratus on Sat, 03/05/2011 - 1:03am
"neutralizing the carbon footprint of that truck?" - come on guys! still having difficulties to understand that CO2 isn't a pollutant? or Mr. Gore still has hallucinogen powers over you?

Submitted by Danny Higgins on Fri, 03/04/2011 - 5:52pm
Does he need a truck driver?