Kids in the Kitchen

Do you have a potential sous-chef or two in the kitchen? Why not let the kids create their own snacks? Below you'll find some fun and easy snacks you can make together.

Personalized Pita Bread Pizzas

Pick your favourite ingredients at the store. The basics: Sauce, cheese, veggies, meat. Let the kids spread their sauce on the pita bread and sprinkle on the cheese. Then, they can decorate their pizza with the ingredients however they like before they go in the oven. They'll love eating their creations!

Ants on a Log

For really little ones, this is a cute snack to make. Take finger-sized slices of celery and spread peanut butter or cream cheese in the middle. Now, together you can take raisins and place them on top: little ants marching on the log.

Smoothies

You can talk about the importance of cleaning fruit before using it. Start with smaller fruits that don’t need to be chopped so that your child can be completely involved. Blend with juice and yogurt and enjoy this sweet, healthy drink.

Doughy Treats

Teach your child a basic sweet dough or regular dough recipe then together you can roll them into long, twisty, pretzel treats. Top with cinnamon or herbs depending on your dough choice.

Kabobs

After showing your kids how to clean and prepare vegetables, get them to work sticking them on wooden skewers. You can use fruit for these as well. Then, cook them up on the BBQ to enjoy.

Tacos

Have fun creating tasty tacos by going through the step-by-step process with your kids. Soft-shell tortillas should have less fat than the crunchy shells.

Cookies

Whether you’re working with gingerbread, shortbread or another type of recipe, it’s always fun to decorate cookies with sprinkles and other treats.

Banana Boats

A little slice on your part down the middle of a banana (skin still on) and you can stuff away with chocolate chips, marshmallows and other goodies before wrapping them up in foil and baking them.

You can use your imagination to come up with new ideas. It's fun to play with your food! Think of your kids' creations as edible objets d'art. Take a look through your recipe books for more easy-to-make snacks for the kids to create and enjoy.

By Robyn Burnett

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