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Preschool Cooking Experiences

Discover the benefits of cooking with preschoolers, from fostering healthy eating habits to integrating food into various curriculum areas. Learn about food safety, allergies, and cooking hygiene practices to ensure a fun and educational experience for children.

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Preschool Cooking Experiences

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  1. Preschool Cooking Experiences

  2. Why cook with preschoolers? • Help children learn to eat a variety of foods. • Increase children’s awareness of selecting healthy foods. • Help children develop positive attitudes about food.

  3. WHAT CAN FOODS TEACH? Color Farm to Table Texture Cultures Taste, smell, sound Counting Safety Liquid/Solid Big & Little Team work Sequence Shape & size Following directions Keeping time

  4. Integrate Food into other Curriculum Areas: • SCIENCE: Melting, congealing, shrinking, expanding, water to steam. • LANGUAGE: Learn cooking vocabulary, names of foods and utensils. • MATH: Measuring, compare quantities. • SOCIAL STUDIES: Working cooperatively, learn about cultures & customs. • LITERACY: Read recipes from chart, make grocery lists, read stories connected to food.

  5. Food Safety Allergies: • Document any food allergies of children • Post notice for all employees to see Missie is allergic to peanuts. • CHOKING CAUTION: • Avoid raw carrots, peanuts, hard candy, raisins, popcorn, bite size pieces that can be swallowed without chewing.

  6. COOKING HYGIENE: • Be attentive to cleanliness • Hand washing • *For 20 seconds. Sing through the alphabet. • *After using the restroom. • *After sneezing or coughing. • *After touching face or hair. • *Before and after handling ANY food, but especially raw meat,poultry, or eggs. • Wear rubber gloves • Table and utensil cleanliness

  7. Model Proper Manners • “Please, Thank you, Your welcome, Excuse me”. • Sharing • Appropriate eating habits

  8. COOKING EXPERIENCES: • Being involved encourages tasting • Preparing a final product builds self esteem • Cook only nutritious foods • Let the children do the cooking • Plan for children’s safety • Be prepared and organized

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