Recipes to cook with kids

Cooking together is fun family activity and allows kids to practice their fine motor skills, improve their reading skills and use math and science concepts.

Cooking together also promotes healthy eating and helps to teach your child important life skills around food preparation. Chatting over the counter creates a wonderful opportunity for casual and relaxed communication and bonding. The relationship that you develop and nurture while being in the space together, sharing food and passing on family traditions can be truly special.

If you are a parent, grandparent, or carer and if you have a little extra time this weekend or during the school holidays, give cooking together a go!

Here are some of our favourite recipes for you to try...

Sweet potato cheese muffins Prep time: 10 mins Cook time: 25 mins	Toasted breakfast bar Prep time: 5 mins Cook time: 45 mins	Pumpkin sweet potato scones Prep time: 10 mins Cook time: 15 mins	Mediterranean scrolls Prep time: 20 mins Cook: 20 mins
Mexibean tortilla melt Prep time: 15 mins Cook time: 5 mins	Prawn avocado rice paper rolls Prep time: 30 mins	Tomato, spinach pesto calzone Prep time: 35 mins Cook time: 15 mins	Vegie filo cups Prep time: 15 mins Cook time: 35 mins
Carrot and ricotta dip Prep time: 10 mins Cook time: 10 mins	Tzatziki Prep time: 10 mins	Chocolate zucchini muffins Prep time: 10 mins Cook time: 20 mins	Gluten free chicken quiches Prep time: 10 mins Cook time: 25 mins

Looking for more ideas? Check out all our recipes here

If you want to learn more about all the wonderful benefits of cooking with kids, check out our Crunch Bites episode. 

Listen to the podcast episode here