Allow them to help you prepare healthy meals for the entire family! Not only does this improve their healthy eating habits, it's a good self-esteem boost as well. Check out these simple ways kids can help in the kitchen.
As long as it's age-appropriate, they can:
- Wash produce
- Put baking cups in muffin pans
- Tear salad greens into bite-size pieces
- Peel bananas
- Empty the trash bowl into the can
- Set the table
- Count spoon- or cup-fulls or help read measurements
- Pour egg yolks or whites from a bowl
- Open packages
- Pour ingredients into a bowl
- Mix ingredients
- Pour or stir liquids
- Gather ingredients
None of these tasks interest your little one? Ask your child for ideas of "kitchen helpers" they can provide. You may be surprised at how simple things seem like a really big deal to them. When I was little, I loved making "tea sandwiches" by simply cutting out whole-grain bread circles with an upside-down juice glass and filling them with hummus or chicken salad. If you both use your imaginations, preparing food together can be easy, fun and educational.
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