All children should be taught basics of cookery and as young as possible so that it is fun. There is nothing difficult about making soup or a casserole. It is no good just saying well there parents dont do it.....it is time to stop the bad habits being carried on to a further generation. There is room for convenience foods in a balanced diet, and convenience doesnt mean junk. If I buy a ready cooked chicken, rip open a bag of prepared vegetables I have made a healthy albeit slightly more expensive version of a healthy meal. However, I often pop into Iceland on my way home as it has plenty of parking, I go there if I run out of bread, milk etc. It is horrifying to see the trolleys piled high with meal after meal for a family. Frozen chips, lasagne, burgers, pies, complete meals, curries, you name it, Iceland have it in a packet. Some people must have massive freezers! My son and daughter have always been good at taking a turn to cook at home, and now that my son is at Uni he prepares chilli, fajitas, pasta bakes etc, and DD is already planning on how she is going to cater for herself next year when she goes to Uni. Do you know they even sell frozen omelettes in Iceland? how hard is it to make an omelette for heavens sake?