With all restaurants closed some families are wondering what to do for meals.
Those of us working still might be much more inconvenienced than others, especially health care workers. With long hours of work and no time to prepare food for your family, do not let anyone shame you for using frozen dinners and instant meals.
A pack of Ramen can become super nutritious with the addition of some quick veges and a couple eggs and it’s a favorite of mine. Here’s a cool video for ideas to upgrade your ramen.
For the rest of us who have time, use it to make meals with your kids.
It could be as simple as cheese paste sandwiches or as complex as pelau. The trick that you need to master is looking at a recipe and figuring out which things your children can do.
Before you start, lecture your children about kitchen safety. Stove safety and knife safety should be paramount! Washing hands and keeping a clean kitchen should come next. Check this out for some good ones.
There should be no tolerance for breaking rules.
Stirring and mixing, measuring, seasoning, fetching things from the cupboards and carrying things to the sink.
These are safe tasks that will gratify your kids so much. Feeling like they’re helping and learning about cooking can be such great experiences for them .
They’ll be developing:
- Gross motor skills
- Fine motor skills/dexterity
- Concept of proportions
- Concept of measurements (THE MOST IMPORTANT CONCEPT EVER!!!) (Maybe I’m biased…)
- Sense of responsibility
- Discipline
- Sense of contributing to the house hold
- Patience
- An interest in cooking
- A stronger bond with their cooking partners
Want some ideas for what to make? Here are some easy ones.
- Chow
- Cheespaste sandwiches
- Deviled eggs
- Fruit salad
- Bake/roti
- Mashed potatoes
- Jello
- Cookies
- French toast
- Porridge
Want more of a challenge? Check out this link for some nice ‘kid friendly’ recipes.
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