1. Module 4: Meals That Appeal to Kids
Cooking Matters EXTRA for Center-Based
Child Care Professionals
Module 4: Meals That Appeal to Kids
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2. Healthier Meals Fresh, not processed Primarily plant-based (ex: beans)
Seafood
Lots of vegetables
Whole fruits vs juice
Whole grains
Low fat dairy
Less fat, sugar, & salt in preparation
Healthier condiments

3. Which would you rather eat?
Or…
Why?

4. What Makes Food Appealing?
Appearance
Flavor
Smell
Cultural significance
Variety
Other ideas?

5. Taste Testing
Different colors or varieties of same food

6. Taste Testing
Different FORMS of same food

7. Taste Testing Different foods of same THEME Dried foods Leaves
Round foods
Yellow foods
Cultural foods

8. Let Kids Help with Other Food Activities, Too
Planning meals
Food shopping
Growing and picking foods

9. Questions?
Cooking Matters EXTRA for Center-Based Child Care Professionals was developed with support from the Pritzker Early Childhood Foundation