Episode Details

In this episode Professor Clare Collins interviews Dr Fiona Lavelle from King's College London about whether it matters if you can cook or not? They discuss food and cooking skills, meal planning and how this relates to diet quality. They cover the important question of who cooks and the challenge of balancing household responsibilities, and how to make cooking more accessible and enjoyable for all, especially kids.

Key Topics

1. Definition of cooking and food skills
2. Relationship between planning and cooking
3. Impact of cooking skills on diet quality
4. Gender roles and household responsibilities in cooking
5. Strategies for reducing mental load in meal planning
6. Involving children in cooking from a young age
7. Cost-effective and waste-reducing cooking practices
8. The spectrum of cooking: from assembly to from-scratch
9. Cultural insights: Irish soda bread and traditional recipes

Resources

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Keywords: #cookingskills, #foodplanning, #householdresponsibilities, #dietquality, #cooking, #kidscooking, #foodwaste, #budget, #mealprep

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