Today ABC announced that it pulled Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution from the May schedule and moved it to Friday nights at 9 PM starting June 3rd. They've basically sent it to the land of death for TV shows. Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution is a show that America, as a whole, needs to see. You should also check out Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution Website and sign the petition to get better food in to the schools. 

Obesity is an epidemic and it's sweeping our nation. The statistics are heart breaking and staggering. People need to be re-trained how to eat and how they view foods. I think so many people have forgotten what "sometimes" foods are because they've turned in to an "anytime" food. Sugar, in it's many different and often misleading names and forms, is being added to EVERYTHING! It's too much and it's got to stop. 

Did you know that one container of Yoplait low fat yogurt has the equivalent of 7 teaspoons of sugar in it? Would you feed your kids 7 teaspoons of sugar all at once? Heck no! But, because of the misleading packaging, labeling and hidden sugars, it's happening every single day. Don't even get me started on Gogurt .... ewwwww!

How can American's have a chance to fight the epidemic when every food manufacturer out there is trying to find cheaper ways to produce processed foods that are loaded with so much sugar and junk? It causes an addiction and it's a hard one to break. We need to take a stand and learn to feed ourselves and our children again. Forget that ridiculous food pyramid that the USDA has for us ... it has only made America fat, sick and unhappy.

The first changes that I've made in regards to feeding my family is I stopped shopping in the grocery aisles. I only go down the aisles for frozen vegetables, natural peanut butter, sugar free jam, condiments (mayo, mustard, reduced sugar ketchup). My kids have had a hard time with not being able to have cereal but we've talked about the whys and hows of it and created a compromise that I will make homemade cereal without the added crap that goes in to boxed cereal. We switched to whole milk ... yes, I said WHOLE milk. If you're going to consume dairy (I don't but my family does) it's far better to consume whole milk products. The fat in the milk is necessary to slow down the absorption of the sugar in the milk. Skim milk and cereal is probably the worst breakfast option to choose. It's basically a bowl full of sugar.

I'm far from perfect in my quest to change my family's habits and we still falter more often than we should. My husband is pretty much dead set against me. I can't change what he eats outside of the home and I know it annoys him to no end that I don't keep chips, cookies, snacks and crap in the house. I'm not willing to sacrifice our well being for something that offers so little satisfaction. Sure, it may taste good on the way down ... but was it worth it? It takes 4 days to break an addiction to sugar. If that stuff is in the house there is no way any of us would get past that 4 days and the vicious cycle would continue. 

If you feel like you and your family need to understand what is wrong with America's food system and want Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution to continue airing at a prime time and no the dead zone, please contact ABC and let them know. We, as Americans, need help!

If anyone needs help on a personal level, I would like to recommend Maria Emmerich. She is a wonderful nutritionist and author. You can find her books on her website and also on Amazon. She has helped me immensely and I highly recommend her!

So today's installment of Whimsical Wednesday is all about The Voice! Did you watch it on NBC last night?? It was great! I have this this like super duper celebrity crush on Adam Levine, the lead singer of Maroon 5, and I call him my boyfriend. I was going to watch The Voice for no other reason than to look at Adam with googlely eyes for an hour ... I was completely entertained and thought the singers were outstanding! Adam was pretty awesome too :) If you didn't see it, they opened the show with all 4 of the coaches, Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, Christina Aguilera and Cee-Lo Green performing Crazy. I totally wanted to scream a giddy little teeny bopper scream when Adam started singing (yes, totally crush). And here it is because I totally have to watch it again. Wow! Talk about a stellar performance from all of them!!

OMG, that part where Adam sticks out his tongue ... seriously giddy again! 

Jeff Jenkins is my current favorite ... not just because he's on Adam's team ... I got goosebumps on the first note. He also turned all 4 of the judges around with his rendition of Bless This Broken Road

I also really loved Javier Colon's performance of Time after Time ... he also turned all 4 judges heads! Wonderful!

I have 2 more that I just have to share. I could totally just put them all out here because all the singers were amazing but I've got to narrow it down a little. 

My next favorite is Vicci Martinez and her cover of Adele's Rolling in the Deep from the 21 album. I loved how they didn't show her face at all until a judge turned around so the audience was participating too. Love it!

And finally, Xenia ... 16 years old ... old soul version of Breakeven.  I'm excited to see how she does.

And just in case you need any of these songs because you love them all ... you can download any or all of the performances from last night on iTunes.

I can't wait for next Tuesday at 8 for The Voice!