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 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.

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.

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.