Super Healthy Kids, an amazing resource for healthy eating tips, recently posted the following…
Kids need to learn cooking skills. It is more difficult and time consuming to let your kids help you in the kitchen. But studies show, if they do, they are more likely to eat healthier, and when they leave home they will prepare healthier meals for their own families. And the cycle of health continues. We complain we have no time to be in the kitchen to make food for our families, yet we spend an average of 4 hours in front of the TV a day. So, let’s get back into the kitchen with our kids! They will not only learn vital skills, but you’ll be preparing them for life when they aren’t under your roof any more!
These are the 10 things I felt were important for my kids to learn, and which they’ve mastered beautifully.
1. Make toast– I do believe this was the very first “cooking” skill my kids have mastered, and to this day, I think they make toast every single day!
2. Measure things– I haven’t met one child (mine or anyone else’s) who doesn’t like to help with measuring things! I love turning this into a math lesson as well. I will say, if you are using a 1 cup, but the recipe says to use 1/2 cup, what should you do?
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