Getting Your Kids Excited About Cooking

Teaching our kids healthy eating habits is an important part of teaching them to look after themselves. While it’s easy to survive on takeouts, pre-prepared foods and junk, it’s better to be able to cook for yourself.

There are many different ways you can get your kids into the kitchen to help them develop a love for cooking. Here are some suggestions to get your kids excited about cooking, which are ideal for keeping them entertained too!

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Grow your own herbs, fruit and vegetables

Growing your own herbs, fruit and vegetables has many benefits for you and your family. It will save you money, give you a nice activity to do together, and it helps to get your kids excited about cooking. There are some excellent ideas for vegetables you can grow at home for everyday dishes, including carrots, broccoli and peppers. By getting the kids involved in the growing process, you can teach them some responsibility and help them feel proud when they see the things that they’ve grown on their plate.

Recreate your dine-out favorites

Eating out as a family is fun, but it’s not possible all the time. But that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy your favorite restaurant dishes at home. So where do you start? Take a look at some recipes for restaurant favorites that can give you some ideas. The internet is full of recipes, tutorials, and cook-a-longs to help you recreate anything, so why not work through them as a family and get excited about cooking new dishes together?

Show them it doesn’t always have to be about food!

Being a whizz in the kitchen doesn’t just have to be about food! There are other things you can do in the kitchen to make it fun and bring science to life! You can find out how to make safe slime for your kids that will keep them busy for hours. There are plenty of non-food experiments you can try in the kitchen, helping your kids to learn while also providing hours and hours of entertainment.

Learn together

Not all parents are great cooks, and if you feel like you could brush up on your culinary skills, then get the kids involved too! You can learn together by watching YouTube videos and more. Why not bookmark some recipes to start making like tasty spaghetti pizza? You can learn to make all kinds of things for the first time like your own pasta or pizza bases and get the kids involved to help you all learn something new. 

Cooking more yourself will help you eat better, healthier as well as encourage you to have a varied diet. There are so many great things you can do in the kitchen that will help your kids learn how to cook too. Start showing some enthusiasm for cooking fresh, tasty dishes, and help your kids learn valuable skills for their future too.