"Every child should be taught to cook in school, not just talk about nutrition all day. Good food can be made in 15 minutes. This could be the first generation where the kids teach the parents."
--Jamie Oliver
Know what? Kids love to
have a job in the kitchen. We give them
jobs when they come to our workshops. That
is why we have so much fun playing surrounded by fresh veggies.
One of the
great joys we experience in our Growing Healthy Kids in the Kitchen workshops is
teaching kids how to use basic kitchen tools.
My belief is that all kids should be knowledgeable in using 10 basic
kitchen tools. Let’s start with two of my
favorite kitchen tools.
When kids come
to our workshops, they clamor to use the graters and microplane zesters. Something magical happens when
you give a kid a cutting board, a box grater, and a pile of zucchini and
carrots or a cutting board, a zester, and a bowl with lemons and limes*.
My Rx for
your children’s wellness? Take the kids shopping this week and pick out a new kitchen tool.
Playtime! They’ll have a new job they
love and you’ll be halfway towards a great batch of whole grain breakfast
muffins!
MEMO TO PARENTS: Hug your children and tell them "I love you" every day. These are the most important habits for Growing Healthy Kids.
In gratitude,
Nancy
Heinrich
Founder,
Growing Healthy Kids, Inc.
