The fastest way to make America healthier isn’t another drug — it’s dinner

The quickest way we can make America healthier, starting today, is to cook more food in our own kitchens. This isn’t for next year or after Congress passes another bill; it’s today. The more often people cook at home, the healthier they eat and the lower their risk of obesity, Type 2 diabetes and a portfolio of other chronic diseases. Imagine if every American family replaced just one takeout dinner each week with a home-cooked meal made from real ingredients. Somewhere along the way, we stopped teaching Americans how to cook. Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Andrew Gruel Schools ripped out home economics classes and kitchens, as families got busier. Real food became extinct while convenience became king. Instead of learning how to roast a chicken or scramble an egg, generations grew u