As children become more interested in cooking and preparing meals, parents can provide them with easy to make recipes for kids. These recipes can be found on several online recipe websites such as Childrensrecipes.com that are focused on recipes suitable for young chefs.http://www.childrensrecipes.com/ In addition to online sources, there are many cookbooks that are dedicated to providing easy to follow recipes that appeal to young children. These recipes often include ingredients that are commonly found in most kitchens such as fruits, vegetables or other snack items. Recipes for kids also may exhibit creativity in the manner the dish is arranged or decorated such as using fruit or candies to create a face or other fun design.
Common Recipe Variations for Kids
Breakfast recipes for kids are often variations of traditional breakfast foods. Fruit or nuts can be added to waffles, pancakes or cereals. Also jams and jellies or flavored spreads such as cream cheese can be used on toast, English muffins and bagels to provide a variety of flavor combinations. http://familyfun.go.com/recipes/breakfast-recipes/
Recipes for lunches or after school snacks can also be prepared in a variety of ways. Kids can create their own mini pizzas by using miniature bagels and topping them with items such as pizza sauce, cheese, pepperoni or other common pizza toppings.http://stepbystepcc.com/snacks.html Chopped up fruit can be conformed into a cold fruit salad for warm afternoonshttp://www.childrensrecipes.com/fruits.htm. Also, cookie cutters can be used to create shapes out of traditional peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. http://www.childrensrecipes.com/peanutsandwhich.htm
Snack recipes can also be kid friendly. These recipes are designed to be fun to make and easy to prepare. Pudding is a popular treat and can be paired with fruit to provide a healthy alternative. Rice Crispy treats are also a popular children's snack, but instead of marshmallows, peanut butter can be used.http://allrecipes.com/Recipes/Appetizers-and-Snacks/Snacks-for-Kids/Top.aspx By using prepared pie filling and ready to bake dough, kids can prepare their very own mini fruit pies which provides ideal portion sizes.http://www.childrensrecipes.com/toasty_apple_pies.htm
Easy Snack Recipes For Kids
Kid's snack recipes are perhaps the most fun for kids to make and enjoy. As shown in this instructional video there are a variety of treats that kids can make with little help. Using ingredients that most kitchens already have available, children can create their very own snacks, which are most often healthier than those found in supermarkets.
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Fast Facts
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Main ingredients
May include fruits or vegetables, snack foods, common foods used to prepare breakfast or lunch items
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Cooking methods
Many require little or no cooking
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Cooking times
Varied depending upon the recipe, preparation times are generally 20 minutes or less
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Cooking temperature
Varied depending upon the recipe
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Healthy variations
Instead of sugar or candies, use fruit or honey instead
