Cooking, Food Agency and Pro- Health Behavior
Amy B. Trubek, Emily H. Belarmino, Julia A. Wolfson, Jacob Lahne · 2026
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Amy Trubek and three co-authors review what cooking at home does for health, and introduce food agency as the wider lens. Over the past century, prepared and processed foods have taken over much of the food supply, making home cooking a deliberate, health-supporting act. Food agency covers not just cooking skill but the planning, shopping, and judgment around making a meal from raw ingredients.
The evidence links stronger skills, more frequent home cooking, and greater confidence to eating more fruits and vegetables and having better overall diets. Barriers are real: food environments and cultural pressure favor convenience. The authors note research still fixates on eating rather than preparation. They offer a framework for studying how agency, skill, and behavior connect to nutrition security, and where support could help households cook more.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Amy B. Trubek, Emily H. Belarmino, Julia A. Wolfson, Jacob Lahne |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 31 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |