Fed Up Page #11

Now, you can wait around

for the ideal day

when government regulation

will be perfect.

Meanwhile, you gotta keep working

the food industry

to get them to change.

But you have to change

the diet of America.

That's the most important thing.

The exercise is important.

All these things are important.

But we've gotta change the way

we produce and consume food.

My mom always said people

make time for what they want to.

It's a matter of priority, you know.

Being willing to put forth the effort

and the time that it takes to change.

The kids' health, my health,

my husband's health,

definitely more important than any

chocolate I have in the cabinet,

more than any piece of cake.

And even as much as I want to

take the chocolate and hide it,

it still has made me think.

I've gotta choose.

I've gotta choose between

helping Brady or...

or getting rid of the chocolate.

I know what's more important in here.

It's just hard.

But it's a matter of priority

and I really want to change.

- Ohh!

- What?

This is our new recipe

we're fixin' to taste.

I am excited. I can't believe

how different I feel.

And I'm so happy that, um,

a light switch just came on.

It's not an easy transition

to real food, but it starts locally.

It starts, really,

as local as our fork.

And everybody has a choice three times

a day what they put on that thing.

The most important thing

you can do...

and it's challenging for

many people... is cook real food.

You can forget about nutrients.

You don't have to worry about sugars.

If you cook real food, your family

will be eating much better.

Does it look like

it comes from nature?

Or is it a product with a long list

of artificial ingredients?

That's a distinction between

real and fake foods

that even a five-year-old can get.

Lot of sugar, huh?

Third ingredient.

That's not real.

I thought I knew

the way it was supposed to be

but in truth I had no idea

what the truth was.

And I think so many kids in America

don't even know

what it really means to eat healthy.

Nicholas, you are eating

asparagus, I'm so proud of you.

This is the way we're

supposed to eat all the time.

Not just for a diet or detox.

We're supposed to eat like this

for the rest of our life.

And that's what I want it to be.

John is eating

his sweet potatoes.

It started out

as such a small story...

about weight, diet and exercise.

For the majority of kids,

there is no happy ending.

It's time for a new story

about the food we eat...

and the environment

we want for our children.

This has to be about the food,

not the weight.

I mean, why don't diets work?

Sure, for 30 days, 60 days,

90 days I can deprive myself,

I can lose the weight.

But then I go back in the environment,

I get cued again,

my brain gets hijacked.

So of course I'm going

to gain the weight back.

Unless we dramatically change the

environment, take away all these cues,

we're never gonna be able

to protect our kids.

How long have you waited

For someone to come

to your rescue?

Called up

and calculated

Some kind of hope

to hang on to

Will the wait be over soon?

Feelin' so fascinated

Set on a course to continue

Discussed and demonstrated

With all the sight

to see right through

Another world created

Another life belongs to you

When you're surrounded by

Something strange

And so brand-new

It's not complicated

It's just another

point of view

So now let's celebrate it

A change is so long overdue

And we should be home by now

And we should be home

By now

I know we'd find a way

Forever starts today

We should be home by now

We should be home by now

We should be home by now

If time permitted

I know we'd find a way

Forever starts today

If time permitted

I know we'd find a way

Forever starts today

Forever starts today

Forever starts today

Forever starts today

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