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One in five Americans would sooner take cooking advice from a “food-fluencer” than from their own mom (18%), according to new research .
A survey of 2,000 adults found that for many, social media is overtaking traditional ways of learning to cook — so much so, that even our own mothers can’t compete. Only 33% say their mom’s recipes are on par with cooking advice from social media.
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