Food is played with, if it is to learn…

Do the kids in your house also like to cook? Well of course, children love to be part of the habits of adults, so the kitchen can become a fun meeting point for parents and children to have a great time together. 

Would you like to cook with your children? Here are some tips and tricks to turn the preparation of rice into an exquisite game in which you will not only learn more about food and how to cook it, they will also acquire good eating habits. 
 

• Your interest in ingredients will increase.
• They will learn to identify flavors.
• You will share a fun experience that will strengthen your relationship.
• You will see that when they cook their own food, they do not leave anything on the plate!

Start with easy recipes

Overly elaborate dishes, they bore any initiate and if it is a child, imagine! To hook them to the kitchen, start with easy recipes like a Cuban rice, a rice salad, rice pudding, etc. so that they have the opportunity to participate in the process, mixing, kneading, decorating.

Letthem choose, your opinion counts

Introduce them to different simple recipe options and let them make the decision, so they will feel more connected and work with more enthusiasm. During the process, let them satisfy their curiosity by tasting the ingredients, they will discover new avors and together you can expand their catalog of favorite dishes.

You can also have them accompany you to the purchase to select the ingredients together, and take the opportunity to teach them to choose fresh fruit or explain the differences between one product or another; you know what Monti says "A grain of rice is not the same as a grain of rice with Protected Designation of Origin Ebro Delta".

Security, hygiene and a lot of patience.

It will be fun but not so easy, now you know, children break things, they stain, They are curious and put their hands where they should not. Do not despair, work your patience to achieve a good atmosphere and fun despite the incidents, and for your peace of mind, make sure you have your workspace ready, set certain limits to avoid unexpected burns or cuts. Also take the opportunity to instill good hygiene habits, handwashing, to tie the hair, wash food well.

It is important leave children unsupervised. Feed your imagination. How a dish changes with a creative presentation! Stimulate their team spirit by having them come up with new dishes, and collaborates "at your command".

Use the creative freshness of your children to invent new ways of presenting dishes together, while you show them how to dish their own "works" with hygiene and good taste. Here we show you some ideas for fun dishes made with rice.

We show you some fun dish ideas made with rice.