Chef in Training
Kids Cooking Lessons
7-11 year olds
Lesson 12

Kids Cooking Lessons will be getting your chef involved in meal planning this week. Not only is the chef-in-training at a good age to help in the kitchen they can also be a big help with meal planning and writing shopping lists.

Part 1: Planning Meals
and
Writing Shopping Lists

Allow your child to help you with the next week's menu. Have them write down the menu on a calendar or paper to hang on the refrigerator and let them write out the shopping list. This is good writing and language skills for them.

Need help learning why and how to menu plan?

Here are some free pdf menu planning worksheets for your lesson:

Printable Grocery Shopping List
Menu Calendar
Weekly Menu Calendar

Part 2: Making Stuffed Meatballs

Add this easy healthy meal idea to your menu in the next week's menu plan and have your chef-in-training prepare it. (You can make this ahead of time, if you'd like, and freeze on a cookie sheet until frozen then place in Ziploc bag)

Stuffed Meatballs
1 lb. Ground hamburger
1 Egg
1/3 Cup Bread crumbs
Mozzarella cheese cubes

In bowl combine hamburger, egg and bread crumbs. Break up hamburger into small pieces and massage with your hands until well blended. Form into small balls placing a cheese cube inside each meatball. Place on cookie sheet. Wash hands well. Adult should bake at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes, turning after 10 minutes. Serve with a spaghetti sauce and noodles, meatball sandwiches or in your favorite meatball recipe.