BAKERSFIELD, CA -- You are what you eat. That's the message celebrity chef Jamie Oliver is trying to spread with his big rig mobile teaching kitchen that rolled onto the campus of Bakersfield College Wednesday.
The forty week statewide tour is mainly paid for by the California Endowment and their Building Healthy Communities initiative. They found Kern County is the most unhealthy part of the state.
Things are cooking in the parking lot at Bakersfield College. That's where class is in session inside Jamie Oliver's mobile teaching kitchen.
"It's a great opportunity. I can't believe that Jamie Oliver's food truck is here," said Lorrie Brown who brought her daughter, Hannah with her to the first class.
Celebrity chef, Jamie Oliver, is known for his food revolution, trying to steer people away from processed food. His kitchen on wheels is a driving force of the charge.
"We're not about diet food. But, what we are about is healthy cooking, using the freshest ingredients possible," said Scott Bottemer with the Jamie Oliver Food Foundation.
Kern County is the second of fourteen stops the big rig will make, visiting the most unhealthy spots in the state. Kern County tops the list. The California Endowment found 62% adults are overweight and 74.2% of kids are not getting five servings of daily fruits and vegetables.
"I was surprised at how many people don't cook at home and don't know the difference between a tablespoon and teaspoon. And, that's what we are here to do," said chef Matt Harrison.
Oliver's chefs teach classes on how to cook fresh meals, quick, on the cheap, and the lessons are free.
"I've got young kids and I've got a bit lazy, so, I needed some new inspiration," said Jane Wade, a cooking student.
You'd think free food and Jamie Oliver would be a recipe for masses, but in Wednesday's first class, only four were in attendance.
"I'm really a little disappointed in the turn out. I honestly thought there would be just a crowd of people out here," said Lorrie Brown.
It's the first step in stirring the pot toward a healthier home in hopes the message boils over.
The mobile kitchen will stay at Bakersfield College until December 20 offering five classes a day, Tuesday through Saturday.
To sign up visit www.jamiesfoodrevolution.com/bigrig
The forty week statewide tour is mainly paid for by the California Endowment and their Building Healthy Communities initiative. They found Kern County is the most unhealthy part of the state.
Things are cooking in the parking lot at Bakersfield College. That's where class is in session inside Jamie Oliver's mobile teaching kitchen.
"It's a great opportunity. I can't believe that Jamie Oliver's food truck is here," said Lorrie Brown who brought her daughter, Hannah with her to the first class.
Celebrity chef, Jamie Oliver, is known for his food revolution, trying to steer people away from processed food. His kitchen on wheels is a driving force of the charge.
"We're not about diet food. But, what we are about is healthy cooking, using the freshest ingredients possible," said Scott Bottemer with the Jamie Oliver Food Foundation.
Kern County is the second of fourteen stops the big rig will make, visiting the most unhealthy spots in the state. Kern County tops the list. The California Endowment found 62% adults are overweight and 74.2% of kids are not getting five servings of daily fruits and vegetables.
"I was surprised at how many people don't cook at home and don't know the difference between a tablespoon and teaspoon. And, that's what we are here to do," said chef Matt Harrison.
Oliver's chefs teach classes on how to cook fresh meals, quick, on the cheap, and the lessons are free.
"I've got young kids and I've got a bit lazy, so, I needed some new inspiration," said Jane Wade, a cooking student.
You'd think free food and Jamie Oliver would be a recipe for masses, but in Wednesday's first class, only four were in attendance.
"I'm really a little disappointed in the turn out. I honestly thought there would be just a crowd of people out here," said Lorrie Brown.
It's the first step in stirring the pot toward a healthier home in hopes the message boils over.
The mobile kitchen will stay at Bakersfield College until December 20 offering five classes a day, Tuesday through Saturday.
To sign up visit www.jamiesfoodrevolution.com/bigrig