“It’s simple to make soups or stews with vegetables and potatoes, even if you can’t make a proper meal, but kids don’t know how to do that.”
John Finnegan, 70, a food bank director, adds, “Education is a problem.” “We want a space large enough to sit them down and explain things to them. We attempted using the Facebook page, but it was unsuccessful.
He sighs, “I just don’t know.” “The younger ones aren’t being taught at school the way they used to, but the older people know.”
According to Joseph, some people dislike picking up loose potatoes and carrots. “They prefer to handle vegetables that are in plastic bags.”
The picture in Margate is indicative of a historic change in Britain’s relationship with food, according to Dr. Fiona Lavelle, lecturer in the Department of Nutritional Sciences at King’s College, London.
