I think having students take a cooking class is a good idea to teach people how to eat healthier. Obesity is becoming more prevalent in society and eating healthy is more important now than ever. People who don’t know how to cook eat at restaurants, which tend to serve full of fat and salt. If more people know how to cook, they will not need to eat at restaurants as often. For example I have a friend whose parents both do not know how to cook. Every day they go out for dinner. My friend and both of his parents are overweight and have health issues because of their bad eating habits. I think my friend would develop better eating habits if he knew how to cook.