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132: Top 3 Tips for Teaching Kids to Cook This Summer
Will this summer bring opportunities like no other? You can choose to be intentional with this time and infuse both fun, quality family time, and practical skills that will last a lifetime. I’m a big believer in goals for our families, even if we’ve felt we have missed goals in the past. Better to set...
Kids Cook Real Food Review: Gaining Connection, Confidence, and Creativity Together
If you’ve been on the fence with Kids Cook Real Food™, but aren’t convinced yet, you need to read Lori’s stories below about her two girls building connection, confidence, and creativity as they took our cooking course! Lori’s girls have awed us all with their sharp knife skills, perfect pouring, and share some humor as...
Cooking Classes for Tweens: Motivating Tweens to Cook Gains Time Back for Mom!
Our eCourse was the solution to this mom’s desire to pass on her love of cooking, teach her kids life skills and find skill-based cooking classes for tweens. Read on to hear their story! Getting kids in the kitchen definitely supercharges confidence and creativity for your kids, but it’s not always easy to get started....
124: Recipe for Picky Eaters: Kids Make Blended Green Soup Recipe
Parents who really want to raise their kids to be healthy, independent adults spend a lot of time searching for recipes for picky eaters… ..recipes to get kids to eat veggies… …recipes to sneak in veggies… That’s not the most effective way to get picky eaters to eat vegetables, and it’s certainly not the most...
At What Age Should a Child Start Cooking?
When I was a young mom with just one baby who grew into just one toddler, I was determined to do everything right. I was fortunate to attend a Montessori School for my own preschool and kindergarten, and those ideals never left me. I wanted my child involved in practical life skills from an early age,...
The BEST Way to Teach Kids to Cook: Skills Not Recipes!
Teaching kids to cook isn’t actually all about finding great recipes. To truly empower kids in the kitchen, build foundations much like you’d teach a child to read. See how Mary taught her kids to cook in just 2 weeks! I passed an elementary school the other day and saw quite a collection of massive...
The Worst Time To Let Kids Help In The Kitchen
How many times do you expect to prepare food for your family today? Three? Four? More than that? If you’ve got kids, I wouldn’t be surprised at all if you say four or more times, because I’m right there with you. Eating real food takes a lot of TIME, and it turns out that’s one...
Why Teaching Children to Cook Before Age 5 is Vital for Parenting
When I was young, I used to sell painted rocks. My poor neighbors! I also charged 25 cents for 2-dimensional paper bows, colored with the most amazing self-professed 5-year-old artistic talent. And I used to create menu prototypes for the restaurant I would open, highlighting my signature recipe: Crunchy Tuna Tacos I made this one...
Healthy Breakfast Recipe: Soaked Whole Grain Pancakes
Breakfast with the kids! We started last night to “soak” our very favorite whole grain pancake recipe and want to show you how flexible cooking can be. Don’t have whole wheat flour? White AP flour, gluten-free, spelt, etc have all worked in this recipe! Running out of milk or worried you might? Swap for water...
The Kids Cook Real Food Approved List of Healthy Snacks for Kids
Since the pandemic started, I’ve been connecting with a lot of parents and listening to their biggest concerns around food. Particularly when I was presenting on how to raise more adventurous eaters and reduce picky eating power struggles for families, busy moms kept asking for a list of healthy snacks for kids....