February 2007 |
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No recipe required-delicious pork meals in minutes
I just came across this free e-book/brochure from the National Pork Board. It has some easy meal ideas for pork that doesn't require a recipe. Hence the title of the book is "No recipe required."
There are some easy recipes that your kids can help put together so it is worth taking a look at.
Non reader recipes or picture recipes for young kids to create in the kitchen.
To help young kids in the kitchen we have a non reader recipes section. Included are picture recipes for them to create themselves and ideas to make your own recipes for non-readers.
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How to make sure you get our mail.
To make sure that our newsletter is not deleted or filtered into a "junk" or "bulk" folder please see our page on how to make sure you get our mail.
I'm working on March's newsletter now so you don't want to miss it.
Sorry you have to do this but blame it on the spammers.
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Are you looking for the Valentine countdown recipes?
The Valentine recipe countdown is over so I have added those recipes to our Kids Valentines page. (just in case you are missing them)
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Spaghetti party cake with meatballs
A cake decorating idea for a Spaghetti party cake with meatballs.
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Are you looking for a recipe using real snow?
I just added a link to a friends site who has a recipe for snow ice cream using real snow. So if you are buried in snow at your house or even have a little bit perhaps this recipe is for you. You can find the recipe at the link below.
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Kids Cooking Party Section
Have you had a chance to look through our kids cooking party section? This is my big goal this month to get this section finished and ready for all my readers. I'm really excited about it and hope you will be able to find some fun party ideas for your kid chefs.
We have tried to think of everything but if you see something missing from our party planning or have ideas for a party let me know by visiting the contact us page. I'd love to hear from you.
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Ideas, recipes, menus and all you need for a kids cooking party.
Kids Cooking party ideas, menus, complete step by step directions and all you need for hosting a kids cooking party
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Ideas for Calcium rich snacks and meals
Some fun ideas to add calcium to your kids breakfast, lunch, snack or dinner.
A three minute video
I love my webhosting service because it is so much more than that. There is no way I could have build my website without them. My site has just turned 6 months old this month. Yes, that is it just 6 months old! With SBI I've been able to do everything I have wanted with it and I am slowly building more step by step, like a tortoise (SBI's mascot). Site Build It has just come out with this 3 minute video, it is like a visual tour of what SBI is all about. Enjoy the video and remember if I can share my passion you can easily do it too.
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Milk Matters for Children
I just received some information in the mail from the US Department of Health and Human Services about milk matters to children.
There is some great information in their pamphlet I wanted to share with you.
Why do kids need calcium?
- Strengthen bones
- Help prevent osteoporosis later in life
- Keeps mouths healthy
Kids Daily Calcium needs
I don't know about your house but I have one child who doesn't like milk or cheese. After reading this information and realizing how much he is lacking I'm going to have to come up with new ways to introduce dairy. Maybe a skim milk or a chocolate milk may entice him?!? Do you have any ideas? Let me know.
Here are some of the Natural Institutes of Health ideas for one serving:
They also have a Milk Matters with Buddy Brush Coloring Book you can order for free for your younger kids.
More Kids Cooking Videos just added!
We have just added 8 more kids cooking videos throughout our pages. These are a lot of fun and thanks to Cooking with Kids for sharing. Visit our Videos page and look for this sign
Hope you enjoy them as much as we did.
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St Patricks Day recipes include Irish recipes, green food and just fun recipes
St Patricks Day recipes include Irish recipes, green food, or leprechaun's bringing luck. However you celebrate it, it is a day to have fun, wear green and pretend your Irish (even if you're not).
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Creating kids Recipe books
Ever since out children were very young we have been cooking together.
Initially it was the usual easy kid recipes and decorating fairy cakes and biscuits. As our children have grown (they range in age from 12 – 5) I have asked them to participate in cooking the evening meal and other additional cooking chores.
Over the course of this last year my 10 and 12 year old children have learnt to create a great number of tasty meals. My son is the more adventurous and confident cook, thus he creates meals like “Basil and Parmesan Meatballs with a Tomato sauce over Spaghetti.” My oldest daughter has preferred learning how to make waffles, flapjacks, choc chip brownies and egg dishes.
This year we are creating recipe books for them. As they master their dish they will write the recipe out and file it in a folder. This means when they eventually set up their own homes, they will have a tried and tested recipe book to give them a strong start.
My younger two children are well into their training process already (aged 5 and 8) by making salads, baking and making fresh carrot juice for us in the morning!
I hope this idea will inspire other moms with young chefs,
Regards
Wendy
http://www.homeschool-curriculum-for-life.com
Kids Valentine recipes to enjoy and share this Valentine's Day.
Valentine recipes that your kids can make this Valentines day. Including ideas for giving, breakfast for your Valentine and a Valentine dinner menu.
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Top ten tips to prevent childhood obesity
From the village news (see link below)
Childhood obesity has reached epidemic levels in the US, with more than nine million children over the age of 6 now classified as obese. The California Association for Nurse Practitioners offers the following tips to encourage healthy lifestyles for children.
- Educate yourself. Talk to your healthcare provider and seek out articles about eating healthy and keeping you and your kids healthy and active.
- Make meals a family affair. Include our kids in cooking healthy meals to set a precedent of healthy eating.
- Be prepared. Especially with smaller children, have healthy snacks on hand. It could be the difference between fast food and Cheerios and a banana.
- Monitor your children. Take measurements of your children as they grow. Keep tabs on their growth and weight gain and compare to normal standards to catch a weight problem at its start.
- Know your serving sizes. Many people don’t look at the serving sizes on the back of the products they consume. While you might think a 20-ounce soda is 100 calories, it is actually 250!
- Avoid sweetened beverages. Make sure that children are consuming adequate water and 100-percent fruit juice; sweetened soft drinks provide no vitamins or healthy antioxidants and should be avoided by adults as well as children.
- Limit prepackaged foods. Many convenience items such as frozen breakfasts and prepackaged lunches are high in preservatives and artificial additives. Take the time to prepare your children healthy foods, not easy foods that lack proper nutrition.
- Limit TV and video games. The amount of time that kids spend watching TV or playing video games should not exceed two hours a day.
- Get them out of the house. Enroll your kids in sports to maintain an active lifestyle. If your child dislikes sports, there are many clubs that can keep kids active, like dance, fencing and even acting!
- Don’t force your kids to eat. Set specific meal and snack times, but let your children learn what makes them feel satisfied, not full to the brim. Doing so can prevent chronic overeating in the future.
February newsletter
I just finished sending out the Kids Cooking February issue of our newsletter. This month's topic is on Recipes for non-readers. If you have preschoolers who love to cook sign up for our newsletter, they'll love this issue.
I also discussed how to get your teenagers involved in cooking for those older kid chefs. I hope you enjoy it.
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