Involve Kids while Cooking - Fun Recipes

Are you bored of the same routine cooking procedure? Cooking can be a pretty tedious process. It depends on an individual how to pep it up and make it a fun process. One of the most easiest and fun way is to involve small kids into the process. It converts the tedious process into a fun & frolic cooking process. Small children are very inquisitive; Children will often try a dish as long as they've had a hand in cooking it. Cooking together at home is a good opportunity to introduce new ingredients and recipes into children's diet. This also helps the cause of providing nutritious food to the kids. Introduce new ingredients into your fridge and store cupboard. Make sure you have different types of fruit and vegetable for children to choose from.

The more choice there is, the more likely they are to find something they like. Discuss the week's menu with your children to ensure they have some input into what they eat. Let them write it down and decorate it then pin to up on the fridge so everyone can see what's on the menu each day. Bake cakes, cookies, pancakes, bread and scones, don't buy them. Baking is cheap and the end result is usually very pleasing. You'll find the homemade version more satisfying, healthier and gratefully received. Don't worry about mess. Let your children stir, mix, chop and taste. Encourage them to have a go and you'll get there in the end. Give them their own cooking kit. Gather together a small, inexpensive knife, a saucepan and wooden spoon and a chopping board with their name painted on and you'll find they're keen to use them. Let us discuss a fun recipe that you can try with your kids.

Peanut Noodles with Chicken

Serves 4| Hands-On Time: 20m| Total Time: 35m

Ingredients

•     1 8-ounce package thin rice noodles or sticks
•     1 2- to 2 1/2-pound rotisserie chicken
•     1 carrot
•     1 seedless cucumber
•     1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
•     2 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce

Directions

    Place the noodles in a large bowl and cover with hot tap water. Let soak until soft, 25 to 30 minutes. Drain in a colander or large strainer.

    Meanwhile, shred the chicken meat, discarding the skin and bones. Use a vegetable peeler to make long strips of carrot and cucumber.

    In a medium bowl, whisk together the peanut butter, soy sauce, and 6 tablespoons water until smooth.

    Divide the noodles, chicken, carrot, and cucumber among 4 bowls. Drizzle with the dressing.

Nutritional Information

•     Per Serving
•     Calories 724
•     Fat 33g
•     Sat Fat 7g
•     Cholesterol 124mg
•     Sodium 1,210mg
•     Protein 54g
•     Carbohydrate 56g
•     Sugar 5g
•     Fiber 4g
•     Calcium 49mg

               

You can substitute spaghetti or angel hair pasta, cooked according to the package directions, for the rice noodles.

               

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