Thunder Bay District Health Unit : Cooking with Kids

In today’s world, we are surrounded by convenience food and getting away from cooking nutritiously. It’s so important for our kids health to give them a fun and safe opportunity to learn the basic cooking skills that will last a lifetime.

Cooking Basics for Kids Adventures in Cooking Kid-friendly Recipes

Cooking with kids is lots of fun!
See for yourself!

Take a peek inside a kids cooking class by watching the clips below.

1. It's Safe!

2. It Helps Prevent Diabetes!

3. It's Fun and Easy!

4. It's Healthy!

Cooking Basics for Kids is a cookbook designed
to get children more involved in the kitchen.
It offers important safety tips, food safety
information and simple recipes that kids will love!

Download a copy of Cooking Basics for Kids

Adventures in Cooking is a program for leaders who work with kids aged 8-12. It is a comprehensive 5-lesson program designed to pass on the basic skills of preparing food, while filling hungry tummies with healthy meals and reinforcing the importance of healthy eating.

Download a copy of the Adventures in Cooking Program

Recipes

The recipes included in the Adventures in Cooking program are easy to follow,
use economical ingredients and focus on vegetables and fruit.

Click here for a list of recipes.

For more great recipe ideas to use with kids, visit this link:

Kids Health

To learn more about Adventures in Cooking, email Janice Piper, Public Health Nutritionist, at Janice.Piper@tbdhu.com or call 625-5968