# How Covid-19 Is Making Millions of Americans Healthier

1 Opinion April 18, 2020 The New York Times ![Hans Taparia headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/Article%20Image_0.jpg?itok=JtXZ9MZE) By Hans Taparia >

Rachael Ray, Blue Apron and Michael Pollan all tried in their own ways. But Covid-19 has done what none of them could do.

At a scale not seen in over 50 years, America is cooking, a healthy move in the middle of a pandemic.

Yes, we are using restaurant delivery services more and demand for packaged goods has skyrocketed. Even sales of the unpalatable Hamburger Helper are up. But the frequency and consistency of cooking presents a tremendous public health opportunity.

Read the full [article in ](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/18/opinion/covid-cooking-health.html?searchResultPosition=1)*[The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/18/opinion/covid-cooking-health.html?searchResultPosition=1)*.

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*Hans Taparia is a Clinical Associate Professor of Business and Society.*## More from Hans Taparia

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