Kiddos in the kitchen.

Inviting children to participate in selecting, preparing and plating food is a valuable investment in their health. Lifelong habits begin when we empower and educated children -as young as two even!- on good food choices and the life skill of cooking. In order to help them celebrate and succeed in the kitchen, providing them with age appropriate tasks and tools is key:

Age 2-3:

• washing produce - a wooden brush for cleaning nails works well for their smaller hands to clean veggies and fruits.

• picking herb leaves off stems

• pouring and mixing ingredients into mixing bowls and gentle stirring with adult hands guiding as needed.

• mashing and kneading

• squeezing lemons and citrus

Age 4-5:

• building on 2-3 skills

• setting the table

• washing and tearing lettuces, kale.

• cracking eggs

• “saw cutting” with nylon knife

Age 6-7:

• building on 2-5 skills

• peeling softer produce and potatoes with adult supervision

• using measuring spoons and cups for detailed measurements

• pouring liquids

Age 8-10:

• building on 2-8 skills

• creating recipes

• using mixer and blender with adult supervision

• building sandwiches and salads independently

• chopping, cutting, and dicing with age appropriate knives and practice