It’s an important part of a healthy lifestyle: Children who are encouraged to be a part of meal planning and preparation will take a personal interest and ownership in whatever they help make.
They will be more receptive to sampling new and different foods if they’ve had a hand in the preparation. Motivating children to cook gives them the nutritional knowledge which enables them to develop lifelong good eating habits.
Teaching children to cook is about creating memories and that is the most precious ingredient of all.
It equips a child with skills and knowledge that they will use and benefit from for the rest of their lives.
Enhances academics - Reading, math, science, history and geography:
Children learn to increase their vocabulary by reading recipes thus increasing their reading skills.
They learn different math concepts from measuring to learning about fractions and conversions.
Cooking is all about science. Hypothesis, prediction and outcome skills are honed in every recipe made.
Every food has a history, where did it begin, how did it get started, where did the name originate? This also brings in geography. What part of the world did the recipe originate, what produce grew well in that particular region, do the recipes of that area reflect the produce which was plentiful?
Great for self-esteem:
Cooking is self-gratifying, extremely creative, and an ideal activity for all children.
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