Cooking

Children love getting involved in cooking, plus it helps them to develop practical food skills, learn about food and health and even encourages them to try new things. If you are less confident in the kitchen you can learn together with family cooking ideas that encourage children to get involved. There are several resources available to support family cooking that can encourage children to get involved.

Parent Club and Food a Fact of Life both provide a number of videos and articles about how to get children of different ages involved in cooking and mealtimes. Parent club even have a range of videos in their “cook along” section to give additional support and recipe guidance.  

Using the same link you can also find tips for cooking on a budget and planning meals for the week ahead.