Cooking with Creativity

  Hello everyone!  I apologize for such a late video.  Since it was so late, I decided to post without a video.  The concept this week is cooking with creativity.  When you were a kid did you enjoy decorating and playing with your food?  Sure you did!  Food turns kids imagination on and gives them the opportunity to be creative.  When I was a toddler, I liked my parents to make shapes with my sandwiches like a heart or a star using a cookie cutter.  Making shapes with my food also helped me eat healthier when I was little.  For example, arranging healthy foods to look like an animal or a landscape.  Here are some ideas.....

                          This beautiful rabbit is made from....


                   The head, body, ears, and feet are pancakes.  You could use waffles for a different texture and roughness.  On the bottom, they added whipped cream to resemble the fluffy tail.  On the feet, they added a banana for a healthier option.  Although, they also added three chocolate chips!  Instead, you could add a strawberry and raisins.  Every ingredient is optional and could be changed to something tastier.

                                For a more simple kind of food art, you could create a mini race car.


This was made simply with apple slices, grapes, and skewers.  The wheels were attached by putting the skewer in the apple with the grapes already attached.  For older kids, you could you could make multiple or however many you want to make.  For safety, you could cut the pointy ends off the skewers.



I hope you are willing to try some of these snacks.  They are easy and absolutely delicious.  Once again, all ingredients are optional and can be changed.  Allow kids to do these projects so they can get there creative juices flowing and have fun.  Although, make everything safe and kid friendly.  Thanks for tuning in and I hope you enjoy some delicious snacks!