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Colorful Cooking For Kids

by Heather

Colorful Cooking For Kids is all about bringing kids in the kitchen, and encouraging them to cook and eat colorfully. Eating the rainbow of produce allows us to get vitamins, minerals and all the goodness nature provides in a beautiful, delicious way. Colorful food is enticing and fun!

Kids in the kitchen cooking with kids

I’ve created resources to help you bring your kids in the kitchen and teach them how to cook! My hope is that you create memories, have fun and nourish yourselves.

Cooking with kids – where to start:


Grab the Colorful Cooking For Kids Lessons:

Colorful Cooking For Kids Lesson one

In lesson one we’re taking spinach and making green oatmeal mini muffins!

We love these because….

  • muffins are fun to eat
  • they’re naturally sweet – zero added sugar!
  • mini makes them perfectly kid sized
  • green is a fun color
  • naturally gluten free
  • so easy to make in the blender

Read more here.


Colorful Cooking For Kids Lesson Two

In lesson two we’re taking canned pumpkin + other pantry items and turning it into chicken pumpkin meatballs!

We love these because….

  • finger food is fun
  • made with pantry ingredients
  • kid sized and kid friendly
  • a unique use for canned pumpkin 
  • naturally gluten free
  • so easy to make and fun to roll

Read more here.


Colorful Cooking For Kids Lesson Three

In lesson three I’m so excited to share a recipe that I’ve been making with my kids since they were little – peanut butter banana soft serve.

We love it because..

  • it tastes like ice cream
  • it’s super creamy
  • naturally sweet
  • cooling on a hot day
  • the perfect base for toppings
  • fun to make (and even better to eat)
  • is a great use for ripe bananas

Read more here.


Favorite colorful kid friendly recipes to try:


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