According to Lavelle, “not just young people lack the essential skills to know how to cook.” Many of them lack the expertise.
That their parents have since they are part of a generation that grew up with convenience goods. If you weren’t introduced to raw, fresh food as a child,
Handling it now might be frightening. The difficulty is in eliminating the element of dread. Lavelle has a bold idea to change the way we think about food.
“Children should be taught how to cook from the age of two,” she argues. Many kids show a startling array of abilities by the age of two.
They may be instructed on the use of a cookie cutter, rolling pin handling, and fruit and vegetable washing. Even how to clean up after themselves may be taught to them.
She thinks that risk-averse parents who perceive danger everywhere in the kitchen exacerbate the issue. “A child’s physical and cognitive development depends on certain aspects of risk,
