When the half term \u201cI’m bored\u201d song starts singing, drag the kids into the kitchen to help them develop an understanding, love and respect for food they can take through life.<\/p>\n
delicious. magazine<\/strong> has ten smart ways to help get you started:<\/p>\n 1. Lead by example \u2013 if you\u2019re interested in cooking, they\u2019ll be interested.<\/p>\n 2. Get them cooking savoury as well as sweet dishes \u2013 there\u2019s nothing wrong with the odd batch of biscuits but main courses are the real deal, and kids know that. Plus, it saves you from having to eat endless sticky-finger cupcakes from the queasy five-year-old who\u2019s licked one spoon too many!<\/p>\n 3. Give them a job \u2013 a kitchen task that\u2019s always theirs. Chopping parsley with scissors in a cup is a good one \u2013 children love snipping!<\/p>\n 4. Discuss food with them \u2013 what they have to say matters. Listen and learn.<\/p>\n 5. Harness their competitive spirit Get them smelling different liquids \u2013 lemon juice and lime, for example \u2013\u00a0and take a blindfold test with them. Going head to head with adults can produce surprising results, and boy do they love to beat you!<\/p>\n 6. Take them shopping Discuss the uses of everyday items, teach them to look at labels and get little ones to fetch a cucumber or colourful pepper for you.<\/p>\n 7. Get the kit \u2013 for tinies a hat is good hygiene and feels serious.<\/p>\n 8. Don\u2019t be afraid of knives \u2013 if you can\u2019t cut you can\u2019t cook. Learning respect for blades is vital, and once a child is seven they can be taught to hold a sharp knife and use it under supervision.<\/p>\n 9. Buy a child-friendly cookbook \u2013 the best one is The Silver Spoon for Children, which has some seriously good dishes such as chicken with olives. Suggest they serve it with bread and salad the first time \u2013 potatoes and vegetables can come later!<\/p>\n 10. Eat what they cook! It\u2019s all about respect for the food and the chef, so the whole family should sit around the table to eat it and watch the young chef glow with pride.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" When the half term \u201cI’m bored\u201d song starts singing, drag the kids into the kitchen to help them develop an<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11658","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bristol-news"],"yoast_head":"\n