14/08/2024
🧑🍳 Cooking with Kids 🧑🍳
The summer holidays are a brilliant time to encourage the kids to get creative in the kitchen. There’s a little more time and less rushing around, so things feel more relaxed.
Children love to bake cakes and biscuits but it’s also a good idea to encourage them to cook savoury dishes and main meals. This is where they gain most of their nutrition, so it’s building life skills they can draw upon when they eventually leave home.
In the meantime, getting them involved with cooking really pays off as they can take responsibility for cooking a family dinner once a week, taking the pressure off you!
Don’t be afraid to let them loose in the kitchen. Cooking is such a valuable life lesson, and a skill they will use day in, day out for the rest of their lives. Yes there will be mess but it’s worth it!
As a parent you want to equip children with the knowledge and experience to be able to whip up a handful of easy and nutritious dishes so they can easily fend for themselves when the time comes. It’s also brilliant for building confidence and a sense of responsibility in the family. A win win for everyone 😀
What do yours like to cook? My children’s favourites are chicken risotto, tofu stir fry, spaghetti bolognese, chilli, macaroni peas (yes peas!), fahitas and tuna pasta.
Why is it meals always taste better when someone else cooks them?! 😂
