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A Woman Cooking with a Boy
Help children learn about food and healthy eating by inviting them into the kitchen. Locate recipes, activities and guidelines to use when cooking with kids.
Reference DeskResources at the National Agricultural Library
Find resources in the NAL collection related to cooking instruction. For information on borrowing materials, please see the NAL Web site.
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Heart-Healthy Recipes for Kids
Open the Door to a Healthy Heart.
Includes recipes from the American Heart Association Kid's Cookbook.
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Kids a Cookin
Kansas State Research and Extension Family Nutrition Program.
A collection of recipes, tips and techniques to use with school-age children. Site is in both English and Spanish.
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Cooking with Children
California Department of Health Services.
Find information on the cooking abilities of young children, safety tips, recipes and more.
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Spatulatta
Cooking4kidsonline.
Teaches children to cook with free step-by-step videos starring two young sisters conducting a cooking show. Each week the site is updated with five kid-friendly theme recipes. Also contains text areas that teach basic cooking techniques or offer primers on kitchen equipment and weights and measures and tips on decorating and crafts projects.
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Junior Leagues' Kids in the Kitchen
The Association of Junior Leagues International, Inc
Includes a virtual recipe collection from celebrity chefs, local restaurateurs, celebrity moms and nutrition experts, designed to teach young children healthy eating habits at an early age.
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Kids Cooking
Fairfax County Public Schools Food and Nutrition Services.
Program designed to introduce students to healthy snacks and Virginia's Give Me 5! nutrition education promotion to help students learn the importance of eating five fruits and vegetables every day. Includes safety tips, recipes, and a printable packet of games and puzzles.
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Kids Can Cook - and Learning Is the Secret Ingredient!  (PDF|200 KB)
Penn State Cooperative Extension. Better Kid Care Program. Caring for Kids Newsletter.
Newsletter covering tips and ideas for cooking with young children, recipes, and age-appropriate kitchen skill activities.
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Chef Combo's Fantastic Adventures® in Tasting & Nutrition
National Dairy Council.
This is a program designed to teach simple nutrition concepts through a variety of cooking and tasting experiences to 4 and 5 year old students.
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Recipes for Kids
National Network for Child Care.
A collection of recipes with links to information on feeding kids and tips on how children can help in the preparation.
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Mister Rogers
PBS Kids.
On the Activity Guide page of this site, scroll down to "Recipes" to view recipes to create with young children and learn ways cooking together can benefit a child's development.
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Cooking With Kids
DeLaunay Communications.
This program was inspired by the reality of childhood eating disorders. The program shows how easy it is for kids to prepare snacks and meals that taste good and that are good for them – using the five food groups as a platform for nutrition messages.
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TeensHealth: Recipes for Teens
Nemours Foundation.
Check out these tasty recipes for people with all kinds of nutritional needs. Specialized recipes for cystic fibrosis, diabetes, lactose intolerance, celiac disease and vegetarians are included.
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Kids in the Kitchen
National Network For Child Care.
Help children learn to prepare meals. Lists food preparation activities appropriate for children 2-5.
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