How to influence new generation to get into cooking??? (….part 2)
Cooking any sorts of food after knowing it’s benefit is a key for anyone to get attracted towards it. These days each and every next person is completely aware regarding the health. People, unknowingly tends to spent a lot of money in medics to improve their health which is mostly caused because of the food they have choose to eat. Thus, preparation of the fresh and healthy food will not only save their precious health, but also their wealth. And, it is actually fun to cook once you know few basics to do it.
In order to make someone get into cooking, you need to be into it with full enthusiasm first. It will give a positive impact on the psychology of next individual and help to encourage them to get into cooking their own food later. Specially, in case of the new generations, the most important aspect to be considered is fun and entertainment with the hint of some key information regarding the health benefits of consuming the prepared food. The modern generation is though fully techno-friendly and quiet lazy in physical performance and yet, active in online social platforms most often so, some unique propositions must be carried out to make them into cooking.
For my understanding, if cooking our own food consist of following characteristics then it would definitely attract the new generation into making their own fresh and healthy foods. The characteristics required are:
- Color
- Art
- Taste
- Easy of preparation
- Time
These days, if you see a young one going for a gym class, be it a girl or a boy, all tends to be more cautious on the diet their trainer tells them to consume. In order to get more precious results, they tend to understand the function of certain diet on their body and they follow it properly as well. Also, regarding the skin and their youthfulness and attractiveness, all the modern generation people try to follow exactly what their skin doctor recommends to consume or as per a dietician explanation explaining through social medias. The online information affects so heavy on the modern youths that even if someone mistakenly starts a trend of let’s say carrot consumption as a easy healthy food delicacy, then it is for sure that everyone will go crazy to follow it and post it on their network. Here, though for show off, they actually consumes it. So, if we play with this psychology of the youths, we can make sure that they will avoid the junk food and fast food consumption and go for choosing the healthy diet. If one small step can save the whole coming generation and future then why not to try it? If we fail, we will try it more. But, if we succeed then it will be a worthy small step for a great healthy future ahead!!!
Color is a very important factor to influence today’s generation. Everyone is attracted with colorfulness. This can easily be seen from the mobile screen to the clothing, different accessories, themes associated with festivals, gadgets, animation, visual presentation and even to the design of their hair. Color makes the young feel cheerful, youthful and exciting. This reason is a key for them to attract to choose different food material and make them understand the nutrition content, taste and necessity as per the variation in color. Let’s make them fascinate with the color of different food items. Let’s make them aware that the red, yellow, orange color foods are packed with anti inflammation, anti radiation, lots of minerals and other essentials rare vitamins. Let’s tell them that the vegetables which are green, blue, purple, white are all packed with loads of vitamins, minerals, anti oxidants and many more. Once they are introduced with these all colors, and making them to visit a farmer’s market full of different fresh fruits, vegetables, herbs and spices will definitely make them excited into the world of fresh nature gifted resources. Let them capture these in their mobile frame and picture frame. Slowly, this impact of introduction them to the market once in a week basis and their post on the social media regarding the visit will play a different character build up in their minds. This build up will eventually led them to go on for the consumption of fresh foods rather then the world of the fast foods from the restaurants and factories.
Art is actually associated with every creativity that happens in modern days, as the verdict representation. Every individual, since has their different way of looking things, so the way we tend to show food in a plate if happens to be showcased as an art or as of a result of great skill then the value proposition of the food will get escalated in the eye of the today’s generation. If a plated food, even happens to be an eye appealing one or that has the effect to be framed for sharing with others, will help to create an impact for them. And, if the food is prepared with just few simple arrangements like; color of food, variety in texture (i.e., crunch, softness and chewiness etc.) and an accompaniment followed by a simple sauce will make a dish as a painting in a plate done by a creative artist. If we become capable in teaching them these aspects in simpler way, then no home made healthy food will ever be boring. A simple example could be: Taking a white plate (dinner plate) where, a sauce bowl full of ghee turmeric rice if placed at the center of the plate and a three pieces of chicken meat with bone (from chicken curry) is placed on its right side and simple stir fried broccoli, carrot and yellow bell pepper placed on the left with rice puff cracker on top and a lemon wedge and coriander leaf anywhere finished by the pouring of the fine smooth blended chicken gravy from the chicken curry will make the dinner plate full of attractiveness and appealing that no one will avoid it.
…. to be continued
