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title: "7 Cooks Quotes By Jamie Oliver"
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> [My general rule is that if everyone knew how to cook fresh produce from their local area, and Monday to Thursday within…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-oliver/my-general-rule-is-that-if-everyone-knew-how-to-cook-fresh-produce/)

[Jamie Oliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-oliver/)

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> [Every child should be taught to cook in school, not just talk about nutrition all day. Good food can be made in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-oliver/every-child-should-be-taught-to-cook-in-school-not-just-talk-about/)

[Jamie Oliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-oliver/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e1/jamie-oliver-8976_15-minutes_every-child-should-be-taught-to-cook-in_563390.jpg)

> [I wouldn't say that processed food, ready meals and even takeaways aren't relevant to modern life, it's just that over the past…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-oliver/i-wouldn-t-say-that-processed-food-ready-meals-and-even-takeaways/)

[Jamie Oliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-oliver/)

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> [I could cook from quite an early age - purely because I liked it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-oliver/i-could-cook-from-quite-an-early-age-purely-because-i-liked-it/)

[Jamie Oliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-oliver/)

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> [I wish for everyone to help create a strong, sustainable movement to educate every child about food, inspire families to cook again…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-oliver/i-wish-for-everyone-to-help-create-a-strong-sustainable-movement-to/)

[Jamie Oliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-oliver/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/efe/jamie-oliver-8976_children_i-wish-for-everyone-to-help-create-a-str_2461685.jpg)

> [Every kid in every school no matter their background, deserves to learn the basics about food - where it comes from, how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-oliver/every-kid-in-every-school-no-matter-their-background-deserves-to/)

[Jamie Oliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-oliver/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ba/jamie-oliver-8976_backgrounds_every-kid-in-every-school-no-matter-thei_2548927.jpg)

> [Fight the staggering rise of type-2 diabetes by simply learning to cook healthy fresh food - it's fun, and it could save…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-oliver/fight-the-staggering-rise-of-type-2-diabetes-by-simply-learning-to/)

[Jamie Oliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-oliver/)

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## Other authors on Cooks

## More by Jamie Oliver

> [Just because the Americans are so good at rattling out accessible and cheap junk food, nobody looks twice when it comes to their food.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-oliver/just-because-the-americans-are-so-good-at-rattling-out-accessible-and/)

[Jamie Oliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-oliver/)

> [Real food doesn't have ingredients, real food is ingredients.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-oliver/real-food-doesn-t-have-ingredients-real-food-is-ingredients/)

[Jamie Oliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-oliver/)

> [Basically, we're taking a product that would be sold in the cheapest way for dogs, and after this process, is being given to human…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-oliver/basically-we-re-taking-a-product-that-would-be-sold-in-the-cheapest/)

[Jamie Oliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-oliver/)

> [I love roasting because you can give it love, get it in the oven and go and play with the kids or whatever you've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-oliver/i-love-roasting-because-you-can-give-it-love-get-it-in-the-oven-and/)

[Jamie Oliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-oliver/)

> [Food is one of life's greatest joys yet we've reached this really sad point where we're turning food into the enemy, and something to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-oliver/food-is-one-of-life-s-greatest-joys-yet-we-ve-reached-this-really-sad/)

[Jamie Oliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-oliver/)

> [My general rule is that if everyone knew how to cook fresh produce from their local area, and Monday to Thursday within 20 minutes,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-oliver/my-general-rule-is-that-if-everyone-knew-how-to-cook-fresh-produce/)

[Jamie Oliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-oliver/)

> [Stop being a vegan and start enjoying what you eat.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-oliver/stop-being-a-vegan-and-start-enjoying-what-you-eat/)

[Jamie Oliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-oliver/)

> [It's very clear that there's a lot of double standards going on. Should there be a 30mph speed limit? Of course there bloody should.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-oliver/it-s-very-clear-that-there-s-a-lot-of-double-standards-going-on/)

[Jamie Oliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-oliver/)

> [Like most of the other teachers, I'd done a bit of teaching and we all think we're great at what we do, but you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-oliver/like-most-of-the-other-teachers-i-d-done-a-bit-of-teaching-and-we-all/)

[Jamie Oliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-oliver/)

> [I profoundly believe that the power of food has a primal place in our homes, that binds us to the best bits of life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-oliver/i-profoundly-believe-that-the-power-of-food-has-a-primal-place-in-our/)

[Jamie Oliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-oliver/)

> [Every child should be taught to cook in school, not just talk about nutrition all day. Good food can be made in 15 minutes.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-oliver/every-child-should-be-taught-to-cook-in-school-not-just-talk-about/)

[Jamie Oliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-oliver/)

> [From quite an early age I realised the effect that good food can have on others.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-oliver/from-quite-an-early-age-i-realised-the-effect-that-good-food-can-have/)

[Jamie Oliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-oliver/)

> [I'm probably a bit romantic about it, but I think we humans miss having contact with fire. We need it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-oliver/i-m-probably-a-bit-romantic-about-it-but-i-think-we-humans-miss/)

[Jamie Oliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-oliver/)

> [Pick a destination, go there, be open-minded and talk to the locals. Eat the things they eat and go where they go. You don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-oliver/pick-a-destination-go-there-be-open-minded-and-talk-to-the-locals-eat/)

[Jamie Oliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-oliver/)

> [I wouldn't say that processed food, ready meals and even takeaways aren't relevant to modern life, it's just that over the past 40 years…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-oliver/i-wouldn-t-say-that-processed-food-ready-meals-and-even-takeaways/)

[Jamie Oliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-oliver/)

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