Chef in Training
Kids Cooking Lessons
7-11 year olds
Lesson 3

 
If you are just joining kids cooking lessons I recommend doing Lesson 8's nutrition lesson plans from the assistant chef lessons along with today's lesson. We had a great lesson about nutrition and going on a shopping trip in the previous age group.

Kids Cooking Lessons Part 1: Nutrition

If you have done Assistant Chef Lesson 8 before please skip ahead to Part 2 below.

If you don't have a MyPyramid chart hanging in your kitchen, print off a MyPyramid kid's poster pdf version here.

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Kids Cooking Lessons Unit

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Also included in the ebook unit is our Food Facts Section and Seasonal Cooking Activities.

Cooking and Learning Unit

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Part 2: Food Diary

Take a look at the MyPyramid chart you printed off. Point out the fruits and vegetables. Talk about how many different kinds there are to choose from and why we need them.

You've heard of 5 a day, right?! But why do we need to have 5 servings of fruits and vegetables a day?

Not only does eating healthy fruits and vegetables increase your health, they are packed with vitamins and minerals our bodies need. They are also a natural source of energy. Perhaps that is why they are called super foods.


Visit our food facts pages where you will find information such as how each food grows, when it is in season, and other facts on a variety of fruits and vegetables.

Your Chef in Training is going to keep a fruit and vegetable diary this week. Each day have them write or draw a picture of what fruits and vegetables they have eaten.

Download and print off the diary page here.

You can even make this into a family affair. Have every family member (moms and dads too) keep a diary and at the end of the week see how everyone did. Remember to try to eat 5-9 servings of super-foods a day.

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Related Chef in Training Cooking Lessons:
~Lesson 1--Review kitchen safety and make a kids recipe, ~Lesson 2--Practice cracking eggs and making an omelet, ~Lesson 3--Nutrition and keeping a Food diary, ~Lesson 4--Reading a recipe and making a cheese ball,, ~Lesson 5--Dinner etiquette and manners, ~Lesson 6--Using a table knife for cutting and gearing up for sharp knives, ~Lesson 7-- Using a can opener and making a dinner recipe, ~Lesson 8--Reading labels and making an easy kids recipe,, ~Lesson 9--Kitchen tools, ~Lesson 10--Using the microwave and microwave cooking for kids, ~Lesson 11--Rolling dough and using cookie cutters, ~Lesson 12--Planning meals and writing shopping lists, ~Lesson 13--Continuously learning,

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