old fashioned cooking is no longer popular Recently, there has been a shift in food preparation from the old fashioned way to a more modern way. The first and most important reason is that we are living in a fast-paced society, and no longer enjoy the luxury of delicate food preparation. For example, fast food restaurants like KFC and McDonald’s have been all abundant, and more and more people choose not to cook for themselves. By eating fast food or takeout, people can save time from diligent food preparation for their work and family life. Secondly, there are major differences in how and what we eat between today and the past. Nowadays people are more concerned with health, and prefer to eat organic foods which are fresh, clean and often without the need for washing. In addition, the prevalence of high-tech appliances such as the microwave also has huge impacts on our eating habits. With the help of a microwave, people can buy some ready-to-cook materials and put them in a microwave for cooking, which is vastly different from the laborious washing, slicing up, frying and adding seasoning etc. procedures in the past. Last but not least, there are more males participating in cooking compared to the past. The character of men has also introduced a distinctive way of preparing food, typically illustrated in the popular television show named Jimmy’s 15 minutes’ cooking, in which lots of simple but effective procedures has been adopted by Mr. Jimmy to replace the tedious and prolonged procedures used for preparing food before. In conclusion, the stress of modern society, the vastly different eating habits and men’s widely involvements in cooking are the major reasons for the change in food preparation today.