The baby in the future become a real cook, from an early age to attach it to the art of cooking. And do not be afraid of sharp knives, boiling pots and overspending products (and, believe me, your little cook will not save). It is better to let the will of his imagination, let him learn, experimenting, gaining experience that will be invaluable in the future.
Teachers say: child's learning cooking is comparable to accustomed, such as reading or pot. This is one of the most essential knowledge that is useful for both girls and boys.
Undoubtedly, home cooking - the best way to health, and if children from an early age to instill a love for cooking and to dedicate to the world of cooking, happy future for them is assured.
However, according to recent research by American scientists, only a quarter of the inhabitants of large cities are preparing meals "from scratch" in their kitchens. But their children to help in the process, 10% more consumed in the diet useful vegetables.
Here are some tips to educate little helpers in the kitchen:
- Partake of the child to ensure that he helped set the table, lay cutlery, filed a dry dishes and clearing the table of used dishes. These actions do not represent special complexity and begin to practice them, you can have the age of three.
- Allow the child to pick up the ingredients for a sandwich, which he will get for breakfast. Let himself flood cereal with milk, fruit peel and will wash, smear butter on bread. Children need to learn to cook their own simple breakfast with as early age as possible.
- Since the age of five, to accustom the baby to use a knife. To start pick up products, easy to cut, such as bananas or tomatoes. When the baby is comfortable with them, go to the onions, potatoes, apples.
- Be sure to teach the child to measure liquid and dry ingredients, grind spices, knead the dough, to sort and wash the grains.
- Explain and show how to get the hot pan from the oven and remove the pan from the heat. But always remain close and are accompanied by all the action.
Important: try to accustom the baby to clean, do not take everything on yourself. The child must firmly bear in mind that every time after work in the kitchen must be cleaned and wipe the table, wash the dishes, to monitor the cleanliness of sex.
