Cooking for survival!

After listening to Jamie Oliver's wish on Ted talk, "Teach every child about food" I realized that cooking is so very important part of life. 

Obesity is no more a developed nation problem. India and other developing countries too have fallen into this pit. We all know that processed food is the main killer in obesity related diseases, but what made country like India to fall into this? Now again people might point fingers on MNCs pushing pizzas and colas. May be true to some extent but I am here to throw light on other major issues that needs repair.

First of all it starts from parenting I believe. The main concern revolves around the child's weight among most of the Indians. May be some have changed but most of them would agree that many think your child's skinny body is directly proportional to mother not feeding him well. And that pressurizes parents to try various methods of presenting food to their kid, starting from adding sugar to everything and then deep frying every single vegetable. Then comes discipline issues, forcing them to eat or running behind them to make them eat. Children are supposed to eat on their own once they start picking them with their fingers. This gives them a sense of independence and they will know what they are eating. Soon you will be proud when your 1 year old says give me broccoli or carrots.

So that was about parenting, second most important thing is gender equality. Yes I meant gender equality in cooking. Many boys even today proudly say that they don't know cooking. And sadly, feminists too jumped into the wagon by saying I don't like cooking. It is not about liking alone, it is for survival. It is like saying learn driving for the sake of mobility. So every boy and girl should know few life saving recipes to cook. They should not purely depend on outside food or even processed food. Now cooking needs customization too, according to our lifestyle. No need to cook those elaborate 2 page recipes, just a whole grain bead with some baked veggies would fix your dinner in a jiffy. 

So lets begin this revolution right from our home today. Cook and eat, in fact cook from scratch and eat. Include fresh foods with simplest recipes, pass on good health as great wealth to future generation.