kids cooking classes – Macro Flavor

Cooking Classes For Your Kids?

As we take our Summer Break from Kids’ Cooking Classes (19 years and counting), we are reminded of this student. She was so excited to come to class and chop vegetables. She reminded us of the myriad of benefits children receive when they cook at school or at home, beyond health. If you are interested… more »

Kids Love Brown Rice!

Michael Bauce
May 15, 2018
Cooking With Kids
Tags: brown rice, brown rice sushi, cooking with kids, healthy cooking, kids cooking classes, macrobiotic cooking, macrobiotic food, nori, vegan

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 »

3 Ingredient Sweet Potato Soup

Michael Bauce
March 8, 2018
Cooking With Kids, Recipes
Tags: #macrobiotics, berkeley kids cooking, cooking with kids, health, healthy cooking, healthy vegetable soup, kids cooking classes, macrobiotic cooking, sweet potato soup, vegan soup recipes

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 »

Kids Love Vegetables

Michael Bauce
February 14, 2018
Cooking With Kids
Tags: children health, collard greens, kids cooking, kids cooking classes

Today in class, we watched child after child eat Collard Greens & Cabbage with exuberance. Although the common perception is that kids don’t like healthy food, the opposite is true. Most children actually love vegetables, fruits and whole grains, but are rarely offered them. When they are, they are often not presented in an appealing… more »

The Joy Of Cooking (With Kids)!

Michael Bauce
December 6, 2017
Cooking With Kids
Tags: cooking with kids, kids cooking classes, kids health

It has been my 18 year pleasure to spend my time cooking with kids, in schools (k-5), summer camps and private homes. I have observed that even the pickiest of students will eat healthy foods like Brown Rice, Vegetables, Beans and Fruit (if given the chance). In time, their exuberance for these foods spreads at… more »