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Many people these days never learned to cook. The convenience of eating out, getting food to go or heat and eat using a microwave is just too alluring. Unfortunately I think many people are missing out on the pleasure of cooking. I look forward to going home and creating something tasty for dinner.
I learned to cook by watching my grandmother and mother prepare meals. I've always enjoyed helping in the kitchen. I also had home economics classes from 7th through 12th grades. Home economics was also the first class where I learned to prepare a budget and balance a checkbook. Lack of home economics in today's curriculum could explain many current trends.
I'm currently focused on incorporating more Superfoods into my daily meals. I stop at the market on almost daily for fresh fruits and vegetables. I love spices. Shopping at the local Penzeys has become my latest little indulgence. My next purchase will include Turmeric, one of mother nature's tasty little miracles.
I learned to cook by watching my grandmother and mother prepare meals. I've always enjoyed helping in the kitchen. I also had home economics classes from 7th through 12th grades. Home economics was also the first class where I learned to prepare a budget and balance a checkbook. Lack of home economics in today's curriculum could explain many current trends.
I'm currently focused on incorporating more Superfoods into my daily meals. I stop at the market on almost daily for fresh fruits and vegetables. I love spices. Shopping at the local Penzeys has become my latest little indulgence. My next purchase will include Turmeric, one of mother nature's tasty little miracles.
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voted helpful: defolts
I think busy is part of the answer, but the other part is that there is a greater variety of prepared foods.
When I can go into a store and get a $3 microwave steamer meal I know that it may be pricy but it will be fast and tasty, it can be very tempting to stock up on frozen meals and cut meal prep time out of my day.
If my wife did not enjoy cooking it is fairly likely I would live off of easy prep items, sandwiches, oatmeal, raw fruit and veggies.
When I can go into a store and get a $3 microwave steamer meal I know that it may be pricy but it will be fast and tasty, it can be very tempting to stock up on frozen meals and cut meal prep time out of my day.
If my wife did not enjoy cooking it is fairly likely I would live off of easy prep items, sandwiches, oatmeal, raw fruit and veggies.
voted helpful: defolts
I wouldn't go so far to say that families have forgotten how to cook. That'd assume that they knew how to cook at one point, but literally no longer know how. It's either a case of families not cooking anymore, or never starting.
I agree that business and the large variety of prepared foods is a large part of the issue. To that, I'd add the explosion of restaurants. If someone isn't sure they're a great cook, or is worried that they'll botch a meal, it can be very tempting and/or comforting to have someone else do it for them. (I'm not being self-righteous here or anything -- I just bought a pita wrap from downtown for my dinner.)
I also suspect that some of this is about how we approach the idea of cooking. There's still this idea around the word "cooking" that it's complicated and hard while, at the same time, somehow a lesser pursuit, not respected as much as other things. Society says that there are the famous chefs, sure, but if you're not good or famous enough to be a Big Name Chef, then you're just a cook. Perceptions like this are really powerful, and I'd be surprised if this didn't play at least a small role.
I agree that business and the large variety of prepared foods is a large part of the issue. To that, I'd add the explosion of restaurants. If someone isn't sure they're a great cook, or is worried that they'll botch a meal, it can be very tempting and/or comforting to have someone else do it for them. (I'm not being self-righteous here or anything -- I just bought a pita wrap from downtown for my dinner.)
I also suspect that some of this is about how we approach the idea of cooking. There's still this idea around the word "cooking" that it's complicated and hard while, at the same time, somehow a lesser pursuit, not respected as much as other things. Society says that there are the famous chefs, sure, but if you're not good or famous enough to be a Big Name Chef, then you're just a cook. Perceptions like this are really powerful, and I'd be surprised if this didn't play at least a small role.
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