Lunch Tip of the Day - Thursday, January 7th, 2010: Is Cooking Becoming a Lost Art?

It is but a sad reflection of my life circumstances in the second part of 2009 that I got totally out of the habit of eating lunch. As a consequence, not only did this neglected little blog suffer, so too it cannot be denied did my gastric health. Lunch is a vitally important part of anyone's day and should never be shirked or skimped upon if our health is to be given its full and due attention. How appropriate therefore that we will today ponder the question, "Is Cooking Becoming a Lost Art?" as I aim to retrieve this blog from the ashes of its abandonment and build a very useful information source for all those who ask themselves on a daily basis, "What should I have for lunch today?"

There can be little doubt that the increased pressures of day to day life in present times, combined with the advances in cooking technology, have combined to ensure that the vast majority of us cook from scratch less than either we once used to or our forebearers did. The inherent danger in this fact, however, is that there are generations of people now growing up with no knowledge of how to cook and an entire inability to do so should the need arise. Is this a desirable situation? How serious has it become? The article linked to below explores the concept in greater detail and I hope that you can relate to its content.

Cooking is Becoming a Lost Art

Are You Estranged from the Art of Cooking?

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