"What needs to be considered"

A delicious fragrance of freshly cooked food moves through the kitchen. With every minute, the appetite and anticipation grow to finally try the tasty delicacy. The children's eyes proudly shine while the little ones cover the table and all call for food. Cooking healthy with children is something wonderful. Today we give you valuable tips, suggestions and of course a few recipes with even toddlers can help you. You will also find out something about the security in the kitchen and what else you should pay attention to when it comes to cooking with children.

From what age can children help cooking?

There is no point in the contrary that the little ones can go on hand in the kitchen from the age of second. Of course, it is always important that the appropriate security in the kitchen is considered. Of course, this also applies if the children get a little older. With certain kitchen utensils, toddlers should not work only under supervision or with knives, peelers and electrical devices.

It is important, however, that your child never gets the feeling that it would not be able to do anything. Therefore, always give it easy tasks that it can do without much instructions. So the offspring feels needed and at the same time learns many important things about nutrition and preparing food.

Family cooks spaghetti together

Security has priority in the kitchen!

Before we swing the wooden spoon and cut vegetables for healthy dishes, they have to be aware that the kitchen is not a playground. There are different dangers for the little ones. Small children in particular first have to understand and learn that they cannot do everything on their own because they could burn, cut or scatter. Explain to your offspring that it is not bad when the parents are helping to help.

Please note the following things to ensure security:

Cutting with a sharp knife

Many parents think it is better to give the child a less sharp children's knife for cutting. However, there is a risk that it slips and cannot cut properly. If the child is older than four or five years, a sharpened knife can be used under her watchful eye. At best, it should not be cut under four years.

Father and son cook together

Boiling water, hot fat and stove plates

Your child should never remain unattended in the kitchen and always have a certain distance from security and keep pans so that they cannot scatter them. Of course, this also applies to stove plates that children could possibly grasp. Therefore: Always watch the offspring with one eye!

Risk of fall!

The little young chef is of course not enough. A stool or a chair is quickly used to offer an increase. Avoid it. Better take your little treasure in your arms. This is how they avoid falls.

The right dishes

If the dishes are cooked and the meal is on the table, it is time to eat the delicious cooking result. Here, fragile plates and Co. should be dispensed with. Special children's dishes and cutlery reduces the risk that your little treasure cuts or brings a plate.

 

What tasks can the little ones take on?

There are already some tasks that your offspring can take on when cooking. These include:

• Cutting vegetables
• Stir
• Garnish of occupied bread
• Prepare salad
• Knead the dough

Don't forget the supervision in these activities! If you don't want your child to spill off when garnishing rolls or kneading on the dough, it is suitable to wear old clothes or a beautiful children's apron to tie up.

 

Cooking with children takes longer

If you want to cook with your little sunshine, you should plan more time than usual. Because everything goes a little more slowly and needs your full attention. If you have stress and actually not time, then keep cooking with children for the weekend.

Everything starts with good planning and purchasing. Here already learn toddlers what it will be important to do later. Before going to the weekly market and the supermarket, you should think about what you actually want to cook together.

Then create a shopping list for the project with children:

Shopping with children

Healthy recipes for children

The dishes should be simple, fresh and less spectacular. There is a versatile selection in terms of recipes. Do not despair if there is supposed to be pasta for the feeling. Then take the chance and make a fresh sauce. We give you two delicious recipes for toddlers, who above all have the focus of healthy cooking with children.

A delicious stew

Required ingredients:

• Water
• Soup
• Carrot
• potatoes
• Bean
• Salt
• Fresh parsley

A delicious stew can quickly succeed and inspires small cooks. Take a large saucepan and fill it with water. First cut the soup green and put it in the pot for cooking.

In the next step, your child may take action. Put the vegetables ready in the stew. Help the potatoes peeling. Just like the carrots and beans, these can be cut small by the children. Put some salt to the broth and let everything cook until the vegetables are bite -proof. Finally, garnish with fresh parsley and the first dish is ready.

Two girls prepare gemuese

The classic: pasta with fresh tomato sauce

Required ingredients:

• Pasta
• Fresh tomato
• Salt and pepper
• some milk
• Depending on the taste: onions and garlic

A highlight on every children's plate is noodles with tomato sauce. The court can certainly be cooked with the help of the little ones. Cook the pasta according to the specification and dare to create your own tomato sauce with the offspring. Use fresh tomatoes and blanch them first in the hot water. Disconnect the shell because it usually doesn't taste good at all. Now hold the juicy pulp in your hands. The young chef can now cut this into small pieces.

Steam the whole thing in a little olive oil and season it with salt and pepper. Finally, add a little milk. So the sauce becomes nice and creamy. Depending on the taste, some garlic and small onion pieces fit into the sauce. However, this depends on the respective taste.

Noodles with fresh tomato sauce

Pizza and Co. do not have to be taboo for a healthy diet

Pizza, Nuggets and Co are very popular with the kids. However, most parents do not see a healthy diet or a tasty meal. But that doesn't have to be that way. Because healthy recipes for children also include pizza and Co.

Because freshly prepared and occupied with healthy ingredients, a pizza does not have to remain a junk food. There are plenty of recipes for pizzas. Above all, toddlers enjoy covering the dough. Fresh tomatoes, paprika strips, salami or ham not only taste delicious, but can also be cut by the smallest without a problem and placed on the bottom of the pizza.

Nuggets are also not rocket science if they fall back on fresh ingredients. Simply cut fresh chicken meat into small pieces, bread and roast. In addition a fresh salad. So cooking with children can work healthy.

Father prepares a pizza with his toechters

Eat together!

After the kitchen battle is won and the food is prepared, it is of course important to take the meal together. Take enough time here again and enjoy the food you cooked with your sunshine. If you pay attention to safety in the kitchen and always have a look at the offspring, cooking together should be wonderful.