I remember when we used to order pizza on Friday night. It’d be a pizza, maybe a salad if mom wanted it.
It got me thinking when a young grandmother said “your dad ordered all this food…AND a pizza…you kids are so lucky these days”
And I think it’s true that people are ordering more food. Unless you’re on a budget and don’t have much income.
But I deliver in the same town I grew up in. A pretty affluent town. And the parents these days tend to order A LOT of food to feed their families. Like 2 large pizzas and a bunch of appetizers. Their bills are often $60 easily. My mom would have NEVER spent $60 on a takeout meal when we were growing up.
Maybe leftovers are more popular. People are lazier?? These people are wealthier than I think maybe. Maybe parents don’t have the time to cook anymore. Or what. Idk.
It just seems like delivery is way more used than it used to
Ya and then you have those services where you can have McDonald’s or Taco Bell delivered right to your door. I have a pizza delivered maybe once a month. Our town has a really good pizza pub.
I think also that a lot of people out there just don’t know how to cook. I was a 4H cooking project leader when my kid was a member. I remember being at a beef sale and one of the buyers for a supermarket chain was telling the kids when they look for in a steer now: one that produces steaks and hamburgers because that’s all most people know how to cook. Being able to do a roast beef, a pot roast, and a stuffed turkey is becoming increasingly rare. Yeah, I can make my own bread and make my own pizza crust, but most can’t.
My last year as cooking leader my project was “food your Grandma cooked.” I taught the members how to do a post roast, a slow-cooked stew, etc. The kids loved it.
Yeah people just dont know how to cook. I’m still learning at age 43. I think their should be more emphasis on cooking in school. Cooking is more of a skill you could use out of necessity. You could use it everyday unlike calculus or trigonometry
I haven’t used 90% of the math I learned after grade six as an adult. I wish they’d spent more time on home finance, stock markets, how credit works, etc. Stuff you could actually use. We did have Home Economics when I was in Jr. High, but I don’t remember it having an economics portion other than shopping for food. It was all cooking and sewing, both of which I was very good at.
Calculus has saved my life numerous times like when a car pulls out in front of me I’m able to calculate in my head the proper amount of brakes to apply while factoring in speed, tire pressure, radio volume, and that cute girl I’ve been staring at on the sidewalk.
Actually, when you do your S endorsement (school bus safety) as a bus driver here in Alberta, Canada, you have to be able to calculate stopping distances when the bus is loaded and empty, roughly speaking.
My cooking skills are not good . I think poor executive functioning plays quite a big part in that . Recipes with lots of ingredients and instructions throw me .
I have heart of the virtues of meal planning ,but doing so is another matter.
My mom was 43 when she had me. My mom is Italian and from the little Italy section of the Bronx. She’s always been a good cook I think. She broke her wrist when I was ten. That’s when I learned how to cook!! Because she couldn’t make bacon and eggs so I taught myself and ever since I’ve liked cooking. Especially cooking for other people is more rewarding
It’s great that you taught those kids how to cook. I made it a priority to teach both my kids how to cook. They started out as sous chefs and once they learned all the prep, safe food handling and knife skills they got to graduate to cooking. Some of my best memories are with my son in the kitchen. And both my kids are good cooks now.
I eat mostly canned goods. I find it easier to watch my portions. I can cook well but I always end up eating too much and spending too much when I cook a lot.
Same. Little LED is only 3, so not doing a lot, but she is already measuring ingredients, cracking eggs, mixing, and stirring things in the pan. I try to let her do things that she wants to do even when she’s probably a little too young because if she’s interested I don’t want to discourage her. I let her stir things on the hot stove and let her use sharp knives when I’m right there. Since I’ve let her do those things she’s much more responsible around knives and the stove, too.
