Confident, fearful and hopeless cooks: Findings from the development of a food-skills initiative

Martine Stead; Martin Caraher; Wendy Wrieden; Patricia Longbottom; Karen Valentine; Annie  Anderson

doi:10.1108/00070700410529546

Confident, fearful and hopeless cooks: Findings from the development of a food-skills initiative

Martine Stead
, Martin Caraher
, Wendy Wrieden
, Patricia Longbottom
, Karen Valentine
, Annie Anderson

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Abstract

One of the many barriers to a healthier diet in low-income communities is a presumed lack of practical food skills. This article reports findings from exploratory qualitative research conducted with potential participants in a cooking skills intervention, in low income communities in Scotland. The research found widely varying levels of skill and confidence regarding cooking, supported the need for a community-based intervention approach, and demonstrated the importance of consumer research to inform the content of interventions. Challenges the view that low income communities lack skills, suggesting that food skills should be defined more broadly than “cooking from scratch”. Other barriers to healthy eating, such as poverty, food access and taste preferences, remain important.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	274-287
Number of pages	14
Journal	British Food Journal
Volume	106
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1108/00070700410529546
Publication status	Published - 2004

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