| Cooking is a basic life skill and promotes a more healthful diet. However, young adults lack cooking confidence. Eleven focus groups with 71 total participants were conducted to understand the perceptions of cooking education among high school students. Students who had not taken a cooking class lacked cooking confidence and experience, whereas students who had cooking classes displayed cooking confidence and valued the course and skills learned. Students believed cooking is a life skill, would like to learn more skills and about cultural cuisines, and thought cooking classes should be offered in high school, but not required for all students. |
