1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:01,600 Speaker 1: As I was telling you earlier, there's a little bit 2 00:00:01,600 --> 00:00:03,880 Speaker 1: of concern that not enough parents are teaching their kids 3 00:00:03,960 --> 00:00:06,760 Speaker 1: how to cook. Even though we say that we care 4 00:00:06,840 --> 00:00:09,520 Speaker 1: as parents, only twenty one percent of us are actually 5 00:00:09,600 --> 00:00:13,440 Speaker 1: actively involving kids at home. Just sixty percent of thirteen 6 00:00:13,480 --> 00:00:16,440 Speaker 1: to seventeen year olds can cook three or more dinner meals. Now, 7 00:00:16,480 --> 00:00:19,000 Speaker 1: little cooks teach kids at schools around the country, and 8 00:00:19,079 --> 00:00:20,960 Speaker 1: dulling Gooley is a chos to high dulling. 9 00:00:21,960 --> 00:00:22,799 Speaker 2: Hi, Hi, Heather. 10 00:00:23,200 --> 00:00:25,720 Speaker 1: This is just life, isn't it. Parents are busy, we're 11 00:00:25,760 --> 00:00:28,240 Speaker 1: working long hours, we're commuting, don't have the time to 12 00:00:28,280 --> 00:00:30,240 Speaker 1: teach kids. Yeah. 13 00:00:30,280 --> 00:00:33,960 Speaker 2: Absolutely, I think the statistic you read, the gap tells 14 00:00:34,040 --> 00:00:37,000 Speaker 2: us a lot. I think many parents want to involve 15 00:00:37,040 --> 00:00:39,880 Speaker 2: their kids but feel that they possibly don't have the time, 16 00:00:40,200 --> 00:00:42,560 Speaker 2: the patients, or the know how to make it work. 17 00:00:43,320 --> 00:00:45,680 Speaker 2: I also think they feel that the kitchen will turn 18 00:00:45,680 --> 00:00:48,560 Speaker 2: into chaos, or that it's quickt to just do it themselves. 19 00:00:48,800 --> 00:00:51,440 Speaker 2: And I can completely understand that, is it? 20 00:00:51,479 --> 00:00:54,600 Speaker 1: I mean, we always run the risk of catastrophizing something 21 00:00:54,640 --> 00:00:56,360 Speaker 1: like this. Is it really the end of the world? 22 00:00:56,400 --> 00:00:58,240 Speaker 1: I mean, obviously we want to teach the kids if 23 00:00:58,240 --> 00:01:00,120 Speaker 1: we can, but is it the end of the world 24 00:01:00,200 --> 00:01:02,240 Speaker 1: in an internet age where they can just go on 25 00:01:02,280 --> 00:01:03,800 Speaker 1: the internet and learn how to cook in the same 26 00:01:03,800 --> 00:01:05,319 Speaker 1: way that you can go on the internet and learn 27 00:01:05,360 --> 00:01:06,560 Speaker 1: how to do DIY. 28 00:01:07,800 --> 00:01:10,280 Speaker 2: Look, I think the earlier they learn, I do think 29 00:01:10,319 --> 00:01:13,520 Speaker 2: it's really important. The earlier they learn it sets them 30 00:01:13,560 --> 00:01:16,479 Speaker 2: up for successful less run in their lives. I think 31 00:01:16,520 --> 00:01:19,760 Speaker 2: the basic skills can be taught as early as five 32 00:01:19,880 --> 00:01:23,480 Speaker 2: or six. And in fact, it's a really good time 33 00:01:23,560 --> 00:01:26,400 Speaker 2: to spend with your kids in the kitchen getting them 34 00:01:26,440 --> 00:01:30,680 Speaker 2: off screens. Isn't that actually more important right now? I 35 00:01:31,200 --> 00:01:33,640 Speaker 2: think it has a host of benefits learning how to 36 00:01:33,680 --> 00:01:34,200 Speaker 2: cook early. 37 00:01:34,440 --> 00:01:36,680 Speaker 1: Okay, if we want to teach the kids, what do 38 00:01:36,720 --> 00:01:39,400 Speaker 1: we start. What's a good meal to start with? Or not? 39 00:01:39,400 --> 00:01:41,200 Speaker 1: Not necessarily to start with them, you probably want to 40 00:01:41,200 --> 00:01:42,800 Speaker 1: start with boiling an egg. But what's a good deal. 41 00:01:43,920 --> 00:01:47,000 Speaker 2: I think it's it depends on how young the kids are. 42 00:01:47,400 --> 00:01:49,440 Speaker 2: Some of the kids that I'm teaching at Little Cooks 43 00:01:49,480 --> 00:01:53,880 Speaker 2: are six years old, so the real littleis are washing 44 00:01:53,960 --> 00:01:58,160 Speaker 2: veggies and they're learning how to peel potatoes and prepping vegetables. 45 00:01:58,560 --> 00:02:00,720 Speaker 2: As they get a little bit older, teach them how 46 00:02:00,760 --> 00:02:02,840 Speaker 2: to cut an onion properly, teach them how to make 47 00:02:02,880 --> 00:02:06,240 Speaker 2: an omelet. It's the real basics. It doesn't have to 48 00:02:06,280 --> 00:02:09,440 Speaker 2: be fancy, and you'd be so surprised how capable these 49 00:02:09,520 --> 00:02:11,600 Speaker 2: kids really are if you just spend a little bit 50 00:02:11,639 --> 00:02:13,440 Speaker 2: of time and it doesn't have to be a lot 51 00:02:13,440 --> 00:02:16,320 Speaker 2: of time. The course that we do is an hour 52 00:02:17,400 --> 00:02:20,120 Speaker 2: and we manage to whip up something pretty pretty good 53 00:02:20,160 --> 00:02:23,200 Speaker 2: every time. Yeah, some of the things we make are 54 00:02:23,240 --> 00:02:27,040 Speaker 2: like apple crumble muffins. We've made chickpea curry with nane 55 00:02:27,200 --> 00:02:30,200 Speaker 2: made from scratch and all the kids get stuck in 56 00:02:30,680 --> 00:02:31,280 Speaker 2: good stuff. 57 00:02:31,280 --> 00:02:32,799 Speaker 1: Well, don't you come around to my house if you 58 00:02:32,840 --> 00:02:35,880 Speaker 1: want to, Darling any time, any time, really appreciate it. 59 00:02:35,960 --> 00:02:38,800 Speaker 1: Might look after yourself, Darling Gauley tutorant Little Cooks. 60 00:02:39,440 --> 00:02:42,600 Speaker 2: For more from Hither Duplessy Allan Drive, listen live to 61 00:02:42,720 --> 00:02:45,760 Speaker 2: news talks it'd be from four pm weekdays, or follow 62 00:02:45,800 --> 00:02:47,560 Speaker 2: the podcast on iHeartRadio.