cooking with kids

Common Mistakes of Vegan Parents

Michael Bauce

Cooking With Kids, Health & More
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You’ve made the “shift” from a meat-centered diet to a vegan one, a great choice!  You’re not only stepping in the right direction, you’re making a commitment to the environment while insuring the health of your Family. But there’s some ruts in the road to healthy eating for you and your children that should be… more »

Kids Love Brown Rice!

Michael Bauce

Cooking With Kids
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Marta assisting students in cooking class making brown Rice Sushi. Making Brown Rice Sushi in Class today! Every child was excited to have Sushi and Brown Rice. It’s not that kids don’t like healthy food, it’s that they are rarely exposed to it. Most kids have a negative perception of Brown Rice, for example, because when… more »

It’s Not The Vegetables Kids Don’t Like…

Michael Bauce

Cooking With Kids
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It’s the way they are prepared. Most school districts have no idea how to cook and present vegetables. They are focused on Meat and Dairy. As a result, they unknowingly have turned children off to eating healthier fare. Food Service Directors across the US have complained to the State that kids don’t like vegetables and… more »

3 Ingredient Sweet Potato Soup

Michael Bauce

Cooking With Kids, Recipes
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Kids usually like simple when they are trying something for the first time. Sometimes an overly strong taste (like spicy) turn a child off to to the taste of the vegetable. We made this Simple Sweet Potato Soup in class today. The students cut rounds into half-moons and then triangles. They toasted pumpkin seeds and… more »

Happy New Year Won-Tons

Michael Bauce

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We celebrated the Chinese New Year yesterday in class by making vegetable Won-Tons. We were honored to have the Parents of a Chinese student in class, making the skins by hand and showing us different ways to fold.  The flavors of ginger, soy, sesame oil and the vegetables has made this popular with all students… more »