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Thanksgiving Cooking For Kids

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Everything revolves around the kitchen. People are naturally drawn to this room of the house and kids are no exception. Whether its watching a parent or adult role model cook or getting the opportunity to help prepare a meal, children welcome the opportunity to be in the kitchen where the action is.

Teaching and allowing little ones to cook and help prepare meals is a great way to help them develop an appreciation for a variety of foods and tastes. Kids are more apt to eat what they have been allowed to help prepare. So if you have the time, and in some cases the patience, you should take the time to show your little ones how to cook. And just think, the day will come when you will be invited to their house for a meal. By creating a solid foundation as a child, you will be assured of a great meal. Until then, find some time to show your little ones the fundamentals of cooking, no matter how simple the meal or dish is.

These no bake quick recipes for kids will provide them some scrumptious desserts and healthy treats. The kids will have fun and you can relax while the kids have fun preparing their own treats.

No Bake Peanut Butter Balls

Ingredients:

*1/2 cup peanut butter

*1/2 cup honey

*1 cup crushed corn flakes cereal

*2 tablespoons powdered milk

*Set corn flakes aside.

*Mix all other ingredients well.

*Roll into balls.

*Then roll again in Cornflakes until covered.

*Refrigerate leftovers!!

Great with milk

Waffle Sandwich

Kids can make their own breakfasts and snacks. They can even experiment to create their own designer sandwich.

Ingredients:

*Two waffles - frozen or homemade

*Peanut butter

*Jelly

*Marshmallow spread

* Bananas,

*Chocolate chips

*Honey

*Dried fruit...

Spread peanut butter on one waffle, jelly on the other and make a sandwich -- it's that easy. Set out all the ingredients so the kids can experiment with several combinations to create a one-of-a-kind creation.

No-Bake Yogurt Pie

Ingredients:

*1 9" graham cracker crust shell

*1 8oz. container of orange flavored yogurt

*1 C. thawed whipped non-dairy topping

*1/2 C. canned mandarin orange slices - drained and

broken into pieces

Instructions:

1.Combine yogurt and whipped topping together in a bowl and stir with a spoon.

2.Add mandarin orange slice and stir.

3. Spoon into the pie shell.

4. Cover with plastic

5. Wrap and chill.

You can freeze this pie and thaw slightly before serving.

Appetizers and Snacks

Vegetable Dippers

Ingredients:

*Bowl of carrots,

*Celery, cucumbers and

*Cherry tomatoes

Instructions:

1. Mix a 16oz. container of light sour cream with dry soup mixes like tomato, vegetable or onion.

2. Allow the dip to blend over night or mix it up in the morning.

Cream Cheese Dip

Ingredients:

*1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese with chives

*1 (5 ounce) container sharp processed cheese food.

Fruit Dips-1

Ingredients:

*2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened

*1 cup brown sugar

*2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Fruit Dip -2

Ingredients:

*Cream cheese

*Crushed pineapple

Instructions:

1. Combine cream cheese and crushed pineapple

2. Stir until you reach the desired taste and consistency.

Thanksgiving Cooking For Kids

How to cook for kids so they'll actually eat. Oh boy, a common ongoing problem in my home at the moment. My four year old has definite opinions about what's good and what is ?yucky.? What he loves one day he hates the next day. His eating behavior varies from a huge appetite to more of a grazer depending on how he feels and what he's doing daily. It's hard to get him to stop a fun activity and sit down to a meal.

Good nutrition is an important aspect of a child's health, but what is a parent to do when their child is a picky eater? One good bit of information is that it's really not necessary to add every important nutrient into dinner meals. Since little kids, like mine, often tend to prefer grazing throughout the day, a good option is to spread healthy choices in all of the snack options that you provide your child. That way, when dinner time comes and they're in one of those picky moods they'll at least have had something nutritious earlier in the day and all is not lost.

Kids love macaroni and cheese, but they can't live on that alone; although my son would give it a go if allowed. Now days, most whole grain foods are available in convenient packaged varieties as well so there are more kid friendly choices out there, making meal time a little easier for parents. You can meet your child's calcium and dairy product needs by adding milk as the drink of choice for meals or a slice of cheese melted over their favorite vegetable. Ice cream, yogurt, and pudding also make excellent calcium rich treats, in moderation of course.

Try to get your children to try new things rather than cooking the same few meals over and over again just because you know they'll eat it. By cooking diverse meals, you cause a couple of things to occur. First of all, it helps prevent food boredom both for your kid and for yourself when you have to cook the same things repeatedly. Second, it lets your child experience new flavors and textures and form their own opinions about them. By trying new things they will learn not only about what foods they dislike but also the ones they really enjoy.

Parents often tend to forget that their kids are people too and have real opinions about what they don't like to eat. If they have tried a food and never want to eat it each time it's offered, then most likely they really don't like the dish. Just as you have foods you like and dislike they also will develop tastes over time. Those tastes may also change in time as well. It's frustrating, I know, to spend time preparing a meal only to have your child push the plate away and refuse to even take a bite. A great way for you to spend time with your child and to let them have a hand in preparing the family meal is to ask them to help in the kitchen. Parents have found that kids who have a hand in cooking are more likely to eat the meal without complaining. A little bit of trickery, but hey, if it works and the kid learns something while getting their nutrients, then why not?

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