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Parent Newsletter Insert - NutritionCreating Kitchen Adventures with Kids
Cooking can be a delicious learning experience for your kids and you!From fixing breakfast, packing lunches, making snacks, helping to getdinner on the table, or assisting with the Christmas baking, kids of allages can take part.Cooking helps kids:
Explore new foods and build life-long cooking skills
Develop math, reading and science skills
Feel good about themselves
Develop a sense of teamwork
Connect with their family and culture To get started: 
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Include kids in meal planning. Look through cookbooks orbrowse recipes online. This kind of involvement can help withpicky eating at mealtime. Kids are more likely to eat when theyhave taken part in choosing what will be served.
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Assign tasks at the grocery store like picking out favourite fruitsand veggies, weighing produce, checking off each item on yourlist and arranging food into the four food groups. Let yourchildren know how important their job is in getting the foodhome and on the table.
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Keep cooking tasks simple and age appropriate. Think about thedifferent ways your children can help make a meal or snack.Stirring, measuring, pouring, and washing are tasks they mayenjoy.
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Start with something simple and tasty, like cookies. Move on tosoups and salads. Don’t worry if the recipe doesn’t turn outperfectly – have fun!
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 The next time you are thinking about a gift for your child, givecooking related items like a special apron or a child-friendlycookbook.
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Visitwww.bettertogetherbc.cawhere your kids can make theirown recipe book and you can find helpful tips about includingyour kids in the kitchen.
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