We’re in an obesity epidemic and most people don’t know how to cook even very basic meals.

Make space for it, squish other classes if you need. Make it mandatory, everyone has to take it. Maybe even ongoing through multiple grades.

Edit: Rice, beans, and even basic meats are cheap. To eat healthy you don’t need your meal to be 100% Bell peppers and tomatoes.

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    11 months ago

    Yeah, so what subjects are they going to cut to teach cooking instead?

    There is zero chance they are going to make the school day longer, so there are only so many hours in the week for classes. So if you add a subject, then you have to remove some other subject.

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      11 months ago

      Geography, one subject that I literally never use. Cooking I do daily. So there

      Also I’d of learned more geography if I learned what types of food is from where