Cooking with kids can be a challenge (and
messy!). However, it is important to get
your kids involved in the kitchen so they become healthy eaters in the
future. Also, kids will eat what they
created! Here are a few recipes that you can get your little one to help you
make
Fruit Salad
Cutting fruit helps develop dexterity (use a
butter knife or cookie cutters). This
simple fruit salad can include strawberries, bananas, grapes, oranges, apples
and raspberries. Add a little lemon
juice to stop the fruit from browning up.
Also you can use watermelon and have the kids stamp out fun shapes.
Scrambled Eggs
This is a great way to teach your child about
the safety and caution needed while working in the kitchen. In a bowl, crack two eggs and season with seasoned
salt and pepper. I like to add some soy
sauce in our eggs for a really great taste that kids love!
Potato Latkes
Get two potatoes and grate them, add with one
egg and ¼ cup flour with a pinch of salt and pepper. Heaat a little olive oil and drop a dollop of
the mixture into the pan and flatten out with a spatula. Fry them until they are golden brown.
Sandwiches
The younger a child starts eating “weird” food
like hummus, the easier you will have in getting them to eat other healthy
spreads. For the sandwich a great fun
project is to make a PB&J sandwich
on a longer dinner roll. Stick some
toothpick and add grapes to make it look like a whale.
Muffins
Baking muffins that are low in sugar and fat
is a great alternative to cupcakes and cookies.
Many great muffin recipes can be found on Foodista.com
