Cutting stress is a piece of cake: Millennials turning to the kitchen and baking to improve their mental health
- Millennials are turning to the kitchen to boost their mood, a survey has found
- Nearly a quarter of adults aged 18 to 24 said they baked to reduce stress
- Twenty-six per cent of students felt it improved their mental health
Baking a delicious cake or a perfect pie is an activity usually associated with older people.
But now millennials are turning to the kitchen to boost their mood, a survey has found.
Nearly a quarter of adults aged 18 to 24 said they baked to reduce stress.
The popularity of TV shows such as the Great British Bake Off is likely to be a factor in the growth of ‘culinary therapy’
Twenty-six per cent of students felt it improved their mental health, and 14 per cent of those with full-time jobs said they benefited.
The popularity of TV shows such as the Great British Bake Off is likely to be a factor in the growth of ‘culinary therapy’.
Rosie Dummer, star of Channel 4’s Extreme Cake Makers, said ‘Giving or receiving home-made bakes offers a real feelgood factor.’
Research was commissioned by charity Help For Heroes ahead of the Bake For Heroes campaign next month.
Nearly a quarter of adults aged 18 to 24 said they baked to reduce stress