Introduce Your Child to Healthy Cooking

By Shereen Jegtvig, About.com Guide

Updated May 31, 2013

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We talked about the recipe. Cream cheese is a good source of calcium so we kept that ingredient. Kendyl hasn't developed a taste for onions yet, so we left those out (here's why kids often dislike bitter vegetables). Maybe next time we will add some chives, which have a milder flavor than onions.

We looked at the nutrition facts for dried beef and decided that it had way too much sodium and preservatives we didn't want, so we decided to just cook a small beef roast instead. Once the beef gets cold, we can chop up the meat. Whole grain crackers make a better choice for fiber and other nutrients than soda crackers.

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• Learn About Good Nutrition Through Cooking
• Choose a Recipe
• Make the Recipe Healthier
• Hair Up and Out of the Way
• Wash Your Hands
• Prepare the Ingredients
• Assemble the Ingredients
• The Result – a Happy Kid

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