Cooking yourself is fun
Children under 10 Years should not work alone at the stove if possible. But even 6 year olds can enjoy cooking under supervision. And cooking yourself is very important for a healthy knowledge of nutrition: A child learns this best, what it can understand in practice. And the earlier it is introduced to food preparation, the more natural it will deal with it later. So don't be afraid of the mess in the kitchen, but use your child's interest: Is it older for now?, it will swing the wooden spoon much less enthusiastically.
• Beginnen Sie mit kleinen Handreichungen, that your child can do for you – but initially only for the cold kitchen: Stir the salad sauce, Pour in milk, Wash vegetables, Peel fruit. It learns in the process, with the tools of the trade, also the knife, deal properly.
• Im Sommer bietet sich die kalte Küche an der frischen Luft an, because outside is allowed to piglet, without the mother moaning.
• Ein eigener Picknickkorb stellt, the kitchen in small format for children. So it's a great opportunity, to eat alone with friends.
• Ein elektrischer Puppenkochherd ist für kleine Küchenlehrlinge ideal: The plates don't get too hot, the working height is right, and the
Quantities are easy to handle.
• Macht Ihr Kind gute Fortschritte, you can also go to the big stove. On the pages 58-61 you will find recipes for little cooks.