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Chefs Demand Cooking Lessons for Kids to Combat Obesity

3/6/2026

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Dame Prue Leith, Delia Smith, and Stanley Tucci advocate mandatory cooking lessons in primary schools from age four.
Leith emphasizes cooking from scratch empowers children and improves their health.
Tucci notes the education system fails to equip children with cooking skills.
Research shows 75% of primary pupils lack regular cooking lessons.
The government says it is addressing childhood obesity through initiatives.

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Story summary

Dame Prue Leith, Delia Smith, and Stanley Tucci advocate mandatory cooking lessons in primary schools from age four.
Leith emphasizes cooking from scratch empowers children and improves their health.
Tucci notes the education system fails to equip children with cooking skills.
Research shows 75% of primary pupils lack regular cooking lessons.
The government says it is addressing childhood obesity through initiatives.