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First of all who has says that half the UK kids cannot tell the difference between a courgettes and a cucumber? Did they even think that there was a possibility that they do look alike. I even sometimes muddle the two.
Secondly, who cares?
This is another scaremongering article from the Daily Mail to make middle class parents more worried about there child's development.
The article carries on by saying,
"In tests, one in four failed to identify an aubergine, while 7 per cent mistook spinach for lettuce. Further, only 10 per cent could recognise a leek, and just one in five knew what an avocado looked like."
Dose this newspaper think that we are so narrow minded that we think that children dose not have an imagination or that they might of looked like something else. These are kids for goodness sake. All that they really need to know is what is good for them and what is not so good for them. Also to know what is a healthy amount. We don't need to worry if the kids knows the names of the fruit and vegetables.
We are already trying to shovel information into there minds by the bucket full. With trying to teach them sex education at primary school, teaching them a foreign language from the moment they are born and emotional and behavioural management from the moment they step into school.
It finally says,
“It’s vital we equip future generations with the skills and knowledge to make good nutritional choices and this begins with getting them cooking.”
So this company (what ever it might be) thinks that being able to name fruit and vegetables will equip children in making better choices in the future. To be honest, I don't want to bore you any more with my ranting and moaning with the amount of rubbish in this article. I shall leave you to make up your own mind.
The article is titled,
The youngsters who mix up their veg: Half cannot distinguish between a cucumber and a courgette, in the Daily Mail.
