When it comes to children and helping them choose healthy foods, we as parents must remember to practice what we preach. If we choose healthy foods our children will imitate and follow by example.
Would you like your children to become better, healthier eaters? Then bring them into the kitchen with you and teach them how to cook. Here are a few basic tips to get you stared:
- Kids are more likely to try foods they’ve helped prepare
- They learn valuable cooking skills they can use throughout their lives
- They’re introduced to different types of food
- Chopping and slicing is good for manual dexterity
- They can hone their math skills using measuring cups and spoons
- They can practice their reading skills following recipes
- They can contribute to getting dinner on the table more quickly
- It’s a good way to get their creative juices flowing
- They learn to become more self sufficient
- You get to spend quality time with them
For smaller children, you may give them a big wooden spoon for them to stir ingredients in a bowl and help you with taste testing. They will light up with joy!
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