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15th September 2015
02:13pm BST
A new poll shows that 18 to 25 year olds only cook two of their own evening meals per week, once they've moved out of home.
The study showed that young Britons are far more likely to go back to their parents' house for a bite to eat or just order a takeaway.
The most common reasons for this, according to people asked, was they 'didn't know how to cook' (27%), they 'didn't know many meals' (28%) or simply because they couldn't be arsed (25%).
Most people in the poll were single and had flown the nest within the past two years and said the hardest part about fending for themselves was ‘cooking’ (39%), ‘cleaning’ (36%) and ‘waking up on time’ (27%).
We're surprised there weren't more responses of 'dressing myself' here, to be honest.
The study found that young Brits spent double (£32) a week on takeaways than food from the supermarket, and when they're not cooking these are the top 5 ways they fill their bellies:
