Teach the Poor How to Cook

[buttercup]

I dont think we have food stamps in the U.K.
My theory on poor fat people is they use food as a comfort, sugar rush ect. Its pretty awful being poor. I suppose eating may be the one thing to look forward too.

Let's see i'm poor and have the choice of a fresh green salad or microwave meal of chicken korma hmmmm what will i pick, not hard is it?

[Bez]

Originally Posted by Victoria

Re the teaching to cook idea.. I thought I saw a program with Jamie Oliver where he tried to do just that.. Most were to lazy or un inspired to use his help though.

This was an excellent programme. I bought the book which has some good recipes.....very easy !!

There is a web site and the Rotheram 'Pass it on shop' is doing well I believe. Ministry of Food - News - Rotherham Food Centre Update

It is easy to become lazy about cooking nutritious meals and there are little or NO cookery lessons in schools any more.

[spot]

Go on Bez, you can do a GCSE in home economics - lots do - and schools have cookery teaching rooms

[Bez]

Originally Posted by spot

Go on Bez, you can do a GCSE in home economics - lots do - and schools have cookery teaching rooms

Hi Spot. .....I'm not a bad cook and swear by my 1964 Marguerite Patten 'Cookery in colour'. The weights and measures are a pain though....pounds and ounces. !!!

[Victoria]

I must admit though when I was in England last year I found it very expensive to buy fresh fruit and veg esp when Iceland is offering 'dinners for a pound' with the two silly gabby women in the ad and all the bogof's in the supermarket seemed to be pies,sausages,cakes, and crisp.

I never saw a single 'buy one get one' free lettuce or bag of appels

[spot]

Originally Posted by Bez

Hi Spot. .....I'm not a bad cook and swear by my 1964 Marguerite Patten 'Cookery in colour'. The weights and measures are a pain though....pounds and ounces. !!!

I'm sure you cook wonderfully Bez - I was commenting on "there are little or NO cookery lessons in schools any more."

[Lon]

Originally Posted by buttercup

I dont think we have food stamps in the U.K.
My theory on poor fat people is they use food as a comfort, sugar rush ect. Its pretty awful being poor. I suppose eating may be the one thing to look forward too.

Let's see i'm poor and have the choice of a fresh green salad or microwave meal of chicken korma hmmmm what will i pick, not hard is it?

I don't know about food costs in the UK, but for what a package of FROZEN Chicken Korma would cost here in the US I can make a healthy, thick soup with meat & veggies for the whole family.

[Lon]

They should not only teach the poor basic cooking, but how to shop, compare prices, making healty choices.

[CARLA]

Fat and poor don't got hand in hand and I think it is an over statement to keep mentioning it. I know plenty fat middle class, and rich people. In fact there are more of them then the "Poor Fat People." Poor people have limited money for food so they buy what will stretch an entire month if they have food stamps. Hard to cook a meal when you can't pay to have the electricity turned on.
If they are homeless buying fruits, vegetables,and cuts of meat wouldn't make any sense now would it, no place to store it, or cook it. Homeless people sure wouldn't have access to watch a cooking show either.
Poor people don't use the food for comfort. When your poor there is no comfort you go buy and eat what fills your stomach has not a damn thing to do with comfort or sugar rushes.
Volunteer some time at shelter your will see poor through different eyes. This is where I donate my time Homeless Women's Services -- Catholic Charities -- Diocese of San Diego

[buttercup]

Carla i dont think Lon was talking about homeless people and neither was i. Big difference between poor and homeless.