What’s cooking Gen XL?

AUSSIE teens are clueless in the kitchen and it is impacting their health and leading our next generation towards higher rates of obesity.

The shocking findings of a survey include: CLOSE to half of all 12-18year-olds can’t boil an egg; ONE in five only have kitchen skills that allow them to pour milk on cereal; 42 PER CENT can’t boil pasta; 83.9 PER CENT don’t know how to roast a chicken; 60.1 PER CENT can’t bake a sold for closer to $900,000 are normal houses. These ones particularly have pools, huge entertaining areas and massive sheds.”

As the contract cooled on Cedarwood Court, McGrath, Geelong agent Ricky Forte was showing buyers through a four-bedroom house at 121-123 Homestead Drive, which sold after five weeks for $1.05 million.

The tropical resort-style playground in the backyard, complete with a solar-heated in-ground pool, a kids playground and a Balinesestyle entertainment area on the pool deck with a bar, spa and seating area, was a highlight.

Capital growth in St Albans Park has reached 17 per cent this year.

Ms Buckingham said the neighbourhood at the suburb’s Barwon River end offered luxury homes on huge blocks.

“Not far from there, VicRoads is planning to put the on and off ramp to the Bellarine Link (to the Geelong Ring Road),” she said.

“St Albans Park is isolated, because there’s no through way, so it’s really quiet. I think that’s the reason why the values are so good here.”

The record house price in the suburb stands at $1.65 million for the landmark St Albans Stud, the original homestead with links to early Melbourne Cup winners. tion of obesity and associated lifestyle diseases.”

Chef and Kitchen Garden founder Stephanie Alexander said that if more was not done to change the tide we would be heading towards a generation of fatter and more unhealthy kids.

Alexander said parents need to step up but also government needs to do more.

On Monday, Alexander will launch a pilot of her hugely successful Kitchen Garden program into secondary schools so teenagers can learn the art of growing and cooking food.