<p> The purpose of this study was to investigate cooking beliefs and practices in relation to diet quality among young adults. Using an online survey, this study assessed university students&rsquo; attitudes towards cooking, frequency of preparing homemade meals, and confidence in cooking as they correlate with fruit and vegetable consumption. The parent-child dyad was also assessed to determine if people&rsquo;s cooking attitudes, confidence, and frequency relate to their parents&rsquo; cooking frequency.</p><p> The participant sample consisted of 448 California State University Long Beach students. Subjects ranged in age from 18 to 28 years; 67.9% were females. Most participants (86%) reported access to a kitchen at their residence. Results showed a significant positive correlation between cooking attitudes, cooking frequency, and cooking confidence and fruit and vegetable intake (<i> p</i> &lt; .05). A significant positive correlation was also found between cooking attitudes and subjects&rsquo; parents&rsquo; cooking frequency during subject rearing (<i>p</i> &lt; .05).</p>