Will It Help

[sandra4444]

With the price of food on the up including all the naughty treats of sweets and chocolates, plus takeaways may become a lot less affordable. Do you think it will help obesity problems?

[jno]

our classes were split into woodwork (m) and cookery (f) but I dont know if this was standard.

[Prudie]

It was certainly only to girls in my day. The boys did woodwork. My DS teacher was the school Fanny and put me off cooking for life.

[dannyk13]

jno //would I be right in thinking they only taught it to girls, dannyk?//
During my school days (1940's) yes, only the girls were taught Domestic Science.

[Cloverjo]

They teach Home Economics, but not anything useful like how to cook a decent meal. It’s all ‘Design a Pizza’ type things.

I drove past a McD’s this morning and cars were queuing round the block. I don’t think they’ll suffer.

[Redhelen72]

I was taught Home Ec at school and it was open to all sexes, we were taught how to cook a 3 course meal of various budgets
But
My main experience was at home from my parents both of whom could cook

[jno]

this is just one of the changes in modern life, I think: boys are no longer expected to run up a table or some shelving when they can be bought; the same for cooking, now that women work

[sandra4444]

Prudie. A 99p burger bun may just about keep hunger at bay for an hour or two, because they have little sustenance.
As @ naomi24 the average family could spend £20 in macs, and for what? rubbish in my view, for one sitting.

500g mince beef £3, bag carrots 50p, frozen peas 80p, bag onions50/60p, 2.5kls tatters around £1, veg stock tablets £1. Total 6.90. Makes a hell of lot of cottage pie. :)

[New Judge]

//Total 6.90. Makes a hell of lot of cottage pie. :)//

You forgot the thought, the planning, the time and the effort (and made the rash assumption that the ability was plentiful), Sandra.

Non-starter I'm afraid.

[sandra4444]

Yep your more than likely right. The phone contract and sky TV will come first.

[Canary42]

Monsieur de Pfeffel: "Qu'ils mangent de la brioche"