I’ll scrub your bathroom, I’ll mop the floor like Mr. Clean, but please don’t make me cook. I really don’t enjoy cooking. And I wish I did, really. I’m envious of those who enjoy a little sauteeing and flambe-ing.  But in all honesty, I’d rather dial than dice.
Which is why I’m a little dismayed at this blog post titled, “Are women responsible for obesity among children?” or mainly, are those women who work responsible for today’s fat youth? According to Dr. Sanjay Gupta’s post, there’s a theory abounding “that when women started to enter the workforce en masse in the 1970s and ’80s, kids started getting fatter.” The experts (I’m guessing it’s not Ronald McDonald on this one) suggest that because a woman goes to work, there’s no one around to make a balanced meal and to make sure the kid gets some exercise.Â
I don’t believe for a second that there could be that high of a correlation between working moms and fat kids. However, preparing my son’s meals are the one part of parenting I really struggle with. Because I don’t like to cook, I am not that inventive with my son’s food. If I can nuke it, great (don’t tell me Morningstar veggie sausage isn’t tasty). If I can get my tush to Whole Foods to get a prepared meal, even better. I try to buy organic and healthy when I can, but if I’m rushing home from work to feed him dinner, I’m not going to cry over a 3-minute Easy Mac ‘N Cheese. Especially when I end up eating most of it anyway.Â
I hope that doesn’t mean that I’m going to get fat too. I might just have to learn to like cooking after all.
Tags: obese+children, cooking, Sanjay+Gupta, Ronald+McDonald
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I heard somewhere about another study which pointed the fingers at DADS! Apparently, when dads are more involved in their kids lives, the kids are less obese!!
So it’s down to DADS!! Ha, ha!
And again, why can’t the blokes make dinner after a long working day?? What is it about being a woman which means we have to take sole responsiblity for making the food hey!
Oh my…well I would say it is a combination of factors. One, society in general is much more sedentary (typed as I sit here on my butt in front of my laptop!)
That’s crazy. Let’s blame moms for one more thing! It’s all about balance. My husband and I swap off cooking. Personally, I don’t enjoy it like he does but we both work and if we didn’t cook we’d quickly get tired of takeout!
What about a study that says that salaries are not keeping up with inflation, therefore dual incomes are needed and people just don’t have time to cook!
Your post just inspired me to guiltily order delivery from a neighborhood mexican restaurant.