Eleven years ago I stood in front of my high school class on graduation day and quoted Tupac Shakur in my valedictorian speech: "It's time for us as a people to start making some changes. Let's change the way we eat, let's change the way we live, and let's change the way we treat each other."

Well, eleven years later, Tupac's words seem both buried in history and more urgent than ever. We made some changes in America. Yes, we have our first black president. But, eleven years later, some of his lyrics can be pulled straight from the headlines. Instead of a war on poverty, we still have that war in the Middle East. We still have drugs -- on the streets, in classrooms, killing all of Hollywood, it seems. And the news is filled with stories of people making "Gs" today -- yep, still in a sleazy way.

But how about the things that are more within our control? How about those changes we can make a little closer to home? How about changing the way we eat? Jamie Oliver claims he will do that.

I have to admit: when I first watched Jamie Oliver on The Naked Chef, I was not impressed. He came off as just another pretentious, network-created, good-looking host who was a lot more celebrity than he was chef. Today, I eat my words.

Not only does Jamie have the food background to support his current success, but he's making his ride all his own (or at least it seems that way). His magazine is awesome, his TV shows are good, and his food is delicious. There was something wrong with the way we eat in America long before Tupac ever wrote his lyrics and long before I ever made that speech. Still, I'm not ashamed to admit that I'm a little jealous I didn't come up for the concept of Jamie's new show myself. Jamie's Food Revolution will debut Friday, March 26th on ABC [9-10 EST]. According to the release, "the impassioned chef, TV personality, and best-selling author is determined to take on the high statistics of obesity, heart disease, and diabetes in the US, where the nation's children are the first generation not expected to live as long as their parents. Oliver is inviting viewers to take a stand and change the way America eats, in home kitchens, schools, and workplaces, in this thought-provoking new series."

I'll be watching. Heck, who couldn't learn a thing or two about eating better? Teach us, Jamie! After we change the way we eat, maybe we can tackle that next part: changing the way we treat each other.