What food can a 9 year old cook?

Cooking with 8-11 year olds Use the microwave with your help. Make their own school lunch. Make a fresh fruit platter to go with dinner. Use the stove, with supervision, to make basic recipes: omelets, pancakes, quesadillas, soups or grilled cheese.

What foods do 11 year olds eat?

Feeding Your Child - Ages 10-12 Food Group Suggested Servings Milk/Dairy Milk Yogurt Cheese 4 daily Meat/Protein* Beef, Pork, Fish, Poultry Eggs Peanut Butter 4 daily Fruit/Vegetables Fruit Fruit Juice Vegetables 4-6 daily Breads/Cereals Whole grain bread Hot cereal, rice, pasta Ready-to-eat cereal Crackers 6-11 daily 2 more rows

Is it OK for 10 year old to cook?

With an adult supervising, a 10-year old should be able to scramble eggs, stir fry vegetables or flip a pancake on an electric stovetop (you may want to wait longer if you have a gas range). Safety tip: Be sure to teach them to tie back long hair and never wear loose clothing around the stove.

How do I get my 11 year old to clean her room?

Give them a hand to start It may not be helpful to clean the entire room for them. But your child will likely appreciate and benefit from having you join in at the start of the cleaning process. “Children learn through modeling, and when you make it a collaborative task, they're more likely to join in,” Ferguson says.

How do I get my 13 year old to clean her room?

10 Tips to Help a Teenager Keep Their Room Clean Start When They're Young. ... Be an Example. ... Set Out a Laundry Basket. ... Organize the Closet. ... Protect a Teen's Privacy. ... Let Teenagers Express Creativity. ... Help Them Start. ... Set a Schedule. More items...

How can a 13 year old make cleaning fun?

Tips for approaching chores with 13-year-olds Start small: Don't overwhelm your teen with too much at a time. Start with a few simple chores that they can easily manage. Make it fun: Chores don't have to be boring. Find ways to make chores fun for your teen, such as playing music or making chores into a game .

Should a 9 year old be able to cook?

Cooking Tasks for 8-9 Year Olds You'll have to decide if they are mature enough to work at the stove ; but you can start with easy toaster oven type of recipes if not. This age group can learn to do the following tasks in the kitchen: Using a pizza cutter can opener. Scooping batter into muffin cups.

Can a 9 year old do dishes?

7 to 9-year-olds can load and unload the dishwasher, help with meal preparation, and pack their own lunch for school . 10 to 11-year-olds can change their sheets, clean the kitchen or bathrooms, and do yard work. Those 12 and above can wash the car and help out with younger siblings.

Can a 9 year old bake?

Tween (ages 9–12 years) Try to give them as much independence as you can, but be available in case they struggle with a step, or need a reminder to turn off the oven and clean up the kitchen. Most importantly, have fun! Happy baking!

At what age can kids start cooking?

Ages 6-8 . In this age group, you can start to introduce some actual cooking skills. Teach them the basics of using a stove (with your supervision always). Practice turning the stove off and on.

Build Your Own Recipes for Kids (with Clean Up Tips Too!) (2024)

March 21, 2014 by Janice

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When it comes to their food, kids like to feel in control. Giving children, especially picky eaters, choices about their meals allows them to feel good about what they are eating and have fun and get creative.

With these simple “build your own recipes” for kids, you can make meal time fun and help your kids make healthy food choices. And since we know cooking with kids can get extra messy, we have some quick clean up tips for you too.

The Kids are in Charge with these “Build Your Own Recipes”

The goal of these recipe ideas is to let your kids choose the ingredients to design their own meal. There are a myriad of variations for you to offer up for your children and you certainly don’t have to (or want to) offer them all the first time. Choose ingredients that would work well together and offer enough options to let your kids have some choices, but not so many that they are overwhelmed.

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Build Your Own Wrap

From peanut butter and jam to cream cheese and avocados, wraps regularly replace sandwiches in our home. Wraps are versatile, fast, and easy to make — and whether you are creating a full meal salad wrap for yourself, or a quick apple and cheese wrap for your kids, wraps can save the day!

The variations are endless, but here are a few of our favorite starter wrap ideas…

BASE IDEAS:
Cream cheese (Plain, Herb and Garlic, Strawberry, etc.)
Peanut butter (or other nut butters)
Salad Dressing or Dip
Butter or Margarine

TOPPING IDEAS:

Seeds, Nuts, or Dried Fruits

Sunflower seeds

Pumpkin seeds

Crushed walnuts

Dried cranberries

Raisins

Fresh Fruit or Vegetables

Cucumbers

Avocados

Tomatoes

Apples

Bananas

Pears

Cheese, Meat, or Eggs

Grated cheddar or mozzarella

Crumbled feta

Chicken

Ham

Hard boiled eggs

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Build Your Own Smoothie
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26 Comments

Buddy Garrett says
April 10, 2014 at 10:10 am
Getting kids involved in food preparation is a great way to encourage healthy eating habits.
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Jamie Hamilton says
April 10, 2014 at 9:02 am
I think it’s important for the children to be hands on with helping prepare food. It makes them feel good and also helps build life skills.
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Lisha says
April 10, 2014 at 8:35 am
Love this idea. Would love to see what the kids put together on their own!
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RICHARD HICKS says
April 9, 2014 at 8:54 pm
This is great for those picky eaters. Let them make their own dish to eat!
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laurie says
April 9, 2014 at 8:13 pm
this sounds like fun most kids would love this their always wanting to cook or help you cook
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anna says
April 9, 2014 at 10:14 am
nice idea – got to do with my kids!
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Sky Evans says
April 8, 2014 at 10:32 pm
I love this creativity; it’s so nice.
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Betsy Barnes says
April 8, 2014 at 4:57 pm
What a wonderful way to encourage kids to be creative in the kitchen! My son loved helping me cook when he was younger, he was really good at it too 🙂
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Dana Rodriguez says
April 8, 2014 at 9:32 am
I don’t have any little ones but these are great ideas!
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Linda Meyers-Gabbard says
April 7, 2014 at 11:41 am
Awesome. This is a great way to get your kids involved in nutrition. Teaching independence in the kitchen. Learning how to prepare food will stay with them into adulthood.
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RICHARD HICKS says
April 3, 2014 at 1:03 pm
I like it. Great way to get them involved with preparing food and having fun doing it.
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Veronica V says
April 2, 2014 at 9:15 pm
Great ideas! I don’t have children yet but this is a fun idea when my nephew comes over.
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Cheryl Free says
April 2, 2014 at 5:50 am
I think it’s important for children to learn about food and cooking at an early age. This is a great start!
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Meagan bs says
April 1, 2014 at 10:42 am
These are so fun, I should do something like this with my daughter 🙂 she loves to help me cook, I bet she would love this too.
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Migdalia - says
March 31, 2014 at 6:59 am
I love these recipe ideas for kids! I’ve always believed children need to learn cooking skills- it’s an important life skill that will save them money on their health & take-out. It’s also a great bonding opportunity. My sons and I have more memories around the kitchen table thn I can name!
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Barbara Platt says
March 31, 2014 at 3:23 am
love these recipes, it looks fun and so good
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Shawna says
March 30, 2014 at 9:42 pm
Great post and ideas! I’m definitely going to be doing this with my boys as they enjoy helping in the kitchen and I love them eating healthy meals!
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samantha Wagner says
March 30, 2014 at 12:08 am
These are some great recipes. My kids love helping me in the kitchen.
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Linda Stewart says
March 27, 2014 at 4:25 pm
Definitely something I will have to look further into. It only makes sense that if you build recipes with kids in mind, and allow them to help out, they are more likely to eat and enjoy them.
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Bonnie Way says
March 27, 2014 at 3:28 pm
These are GREAT ideas! My oldest is a very picky eater but she loves to “help” in the kitchen so I’m going to try these with her! Thanks so much for sharing.
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Pam says
March 27, 2014 at 11:42 am
We do this all the time – it’s almost guaranteed to get my kids to eat way more than if I just served the meal. Here is probably our favorite version – Mexican Night: http://behealthybehappywellness.com/2013/09/my-last-minute-mexican-meal/
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Kristin says
March 24, 2014 at 12:36 pm
Yummm, so many great ideas!
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Shannon Leigh says
March 23, 2014 at 11:02 am
Wonderful idea. Perhaps involving them in prep will encourage them to eat more nutritious food.
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Erin Ellis says
March 23, 2014 at 9:18 am
Building your own wrap is such a great idea! My girls would love it.
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Clumsy Muffin says
March 22, 2014 at 2:33 pm
Have you ever tried adding greek yogurt in your wrap recipe? Greek yogurt is strained so it has less moisture (hello, creamy!). I use it instead of sour cream in a dip and in wraps. My kids love it.
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Snotty Noses says
March 22, 2014 at 12:33 pm
Such a good idea. I often find that when I present my kids with a variety of healthy options they pick out and eat something. If I just give them one healthy thing, it often gets refused! Would be great to try with pancakes too (the flat variety rather than the breakfast kind.)
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