Cooking with Kids Resources
Try one of these great books or websites and get ready to have loads of fun preparing healthy meals with your kids.
Websites:
Home and Family Network's Cooking with Kids
Need ideas for your kid's lunchbox or after school snack? Check here fo kid-friendly ideas.
AmazingMoms.com Cooking with Kids
Easy and fun recipes that kids love to make and eat!
Easy Recipes for Kid Cooking
Articles, recipes, and cooking tips on the best ways to prepare meals for and with the entire family.
Emeril's There's a Chef in My Soup!
by Emeril Lagasse
Ages 9 - 12
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Bam! Emeril’s cookbook for kids has a section on lunches with some fabulous sandwich recipes.
Fairies Cookbook
by Barbara Beery
Ages 9 - 12
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Baked Snowflakes, Unicorn Calzones, Snow Queen Punch--everything you need for a perfect fairy picnic!
Fix-it and forget-it kids' cookbook
by Phyllis Pellman Good
Ages 9 - 12
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50 Favorite Recipes to Make in a Slow Cooker
How cooking works
Ages 5 - 9
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Why does chocolate melt? Why do onions make your eyes water? Why do eggs turn white when heated but bread turns brown when toasted? How Cooking Works provides the answers to every child's favorite question -- "Why?"
Kids' Fun & Healthy Cookbook
by Nicola Graimes
Ages 9 - 12
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Colorful photos show step-by-step how to create easy and healthy dishes. There are sections on breakfasts, main dishes, baking, and more.
Paula Deen's my first cookbook
by Paula Deen
Ages 9 - 12
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In her first cookbook for children, bestselling author and Food Network star Paula Deen introduces the basics of cooking to children, with easy-to-follow recipes, safety tips, a few lessons in good manners, and a whole lot of fun.
Salad People and More Real Recipes
by Mollie Katzen
Ages 4 - 8
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Complete with kitchen tips, safety, and behavior rules, this model children's kitchen guide contains recipes for 20 vegetarian dishes kids can prepare themselves with a little help from their adult assistant.
Semi-Homemade Cool Kids' Cooking
by Sandra Lee
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Now, Semi-Homemade Cooking made perfect for kids! With Sandra's guidance throughout the book, kids learn to have fun and succeed at cooking in the kitchen with nothing made from scratch!
The Monster Health Book
by Edward Miller
Ages 9 - 12
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Learn about nutrients, how to read foods labels, and what it means to count calories. Develop healthy habits, such as making time for breakfast, packing the best lunch, and the having a sit down (versus fast food) dinner. This book includes overviews on food illnesses and disorders as well as the importance of sleep and exercise.
The Toddler Cookbook
by Annabel Karmel
Ages baby to preschool
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An ideal kitchen primer for the youngest of cooks! Easy recipes for a wide variety of dishes, from lettuce wraps to crunchy chicken dippers, allow lots of opportunities for toddlers to lend Mom or Dad a hand as they whip up lots of new flavors--and lots of fun.
The Vegetables We Eat
by Gail Gibbons
Ages 4 - 8
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Glossy red peppers; lush, leafy greens; plump, orange pumpkins; and delectable little peas: vegetables come in many shapes, colors, and forms.
The children's baking book
by Denise Smart
Ages 9 - 12
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With easy-to-follow step by step instructions sure to inspire children to bake up brownies, breads, pastries, muffins, cookies, cakes, and more, the Children's Baking Book features more than fifty fabulous recipes guaranteed to stir any baker.
The edible pyramid
by Loreen Leedy
Ages 4 - 8
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Uses the U.S. Department of Agriculture's food guide pyramid to show the healthy way to eat, including information on the recommended servings from each groups.
You Can Cook
by Annabel Karmel
Ages 9 - 12
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This book helps children learn basic techniques they can use to make recipes of their own-from choosing ingredients, basic preparation, and flavor combinations, to nutrition and kitchen hygiene.
