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Lara MHealthy Kids Cook At Home
December 28th 2006 12:13
Young people who prepare more meals at home themselves are meeting higher standards of dietary requirements when compared with those who don’t, the Sydney Morning Herald reports.
The article contains a lot of detailed information on the eating habits of young people, but is inconclusive in terms of the social reasons for such trends.
“While most of the study participants felt their cooking skills were adequate, one-quarter said they did not have the money to buy and prepare their own food, and more than one-third said they did not have the time.”
I believe that these are the two key problems when it comes to young people’s dietary health. Often working long hours and leading a hectic social life leaves little time for the preparation of hearty meal. In addition, the price of fresh food, and particularly meat is a major prevention of many young people eating right. Or maybe they just spend all of their money on beer instead. Thus all too often the staple diet is cheese on toast or endless packets of two minute noodles.
In the article Nicole Larson of the University of Minnesota suggests that the solution lies in educational institutions running courses on healthful food preparation. But really, if people are poverty stricken and pressed for time are they really going to able to afford said courses?
Personally, I think a more effective strategy would be a youthful cooking program geared towards those living in sharehouse. It could feature tight arse tips, security features to prevent house mates from stealing your food and action plans for reducing the level of week old dishes and the cockroach population.
REF: Sydney Morning Herald
The article contains a lot of detailed information on the eating habits of young people, but is inconclusive in terms of the social reasons for such trends.
“While most of the study participants felt their cooking skills were adequate, one-quarter said they did not have the money to buy and prepare their own food, and more than one-third said they did not have the time.”
I believe that these are the two key problems when it comes to young people’s dietary health. Often working long hours and leading a hectic social life leaves little time for the preparation of hearty meal. In addition, the price of fresh food, and particularly meat is a major prevention of many young people eating right. Or maybe they just spend all of their money on beer instead. Thus all too often the staple diet is cheese on toast or endless packets of two minute noodles.
A real sharehouse (NB: beer)
In the article Nicole Larson of the University of Minnesota suggests that the solution lies in educational institutions running courses on healthful food preparation. But really, if people are poverty stricken and pressed for time are they really going to able to afford said courses?
REF: Sydney Morning Herald
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