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Welcome! Here you’ll find lessons, recipes, videos, and inspiration developed by Cooking with Kids over the past 25+ years.

Kid-tested. Teacher-approved.

Curriculum

More than just a recipe! Lessons for hands-on nutrition education support academics.

Recipes

Cook these family-scaled recipes with your littles and get a BIG thumbs up!

Videos

Kid-friendly skills videos, farmer field trips, and more!

Inspiration

Not sure where to start (or looking for something new)? Here are some ideas to get you rolling.

The BIG little Project provides resources created by Cooking with Kids, Inc. to support, facilitate, and nurture experiences where grown-ups and kids explore and cook healthy food together.

These resources are included in the SNAP-Ed toolkit of evidence-based interventions that support healthy eating on a limited budget.

Thank you, Molina Healthcare New Mexico!

Thanks to the generosity of Molina Healthcare New Mexico,

New Mexico residents can download ALL resources on this site for FREE.

This collection of resources has grown out of Cooking with Kids’ 25+ years of experience of providing hands-on nutrition education to children.

Kid-Tested. Teacher-Approved.

Curriculum

More than just a recipe! Lessons for hands-on nutrition education support academics.

Recipes

Cook these family-scaled recipes with your littles and get a BIG thumbs up!

Videos

Kid-friendly skills videos, farmer field trips, and more!

Inspiration

Not sure where to start (or looking for something new)? Here are some ideas to get you rolling.

Kids really had fun with the tasting and tried foods they had not tried before.

Teacher, Afterschool ProgramPennsylvania

The recipes are simple and easy to follow and tasty. I like the language of "I might like this later".

Teacher, Pre-K - 1st gradeNew Mexico

The most beneficial part of the materials are the emphasis on healthy eating and the fact that we can tie educational standards into lessons.

SNAP Educator, County ExtensionMichigan

The tasting lesson plans were well thought out and applicable to my classroom.

Garden & Nutrition TeacherCalifornia

Kid-Tested Recipes to Inspire

Recipe
June 25, 2018

Mango Fruit Salad

Español English Mango Fruit Salad Enjoy with Indian lentils, carrot rice pilaf, and chapatis. Serves 6 as a side dish Ingredients 2 bananas peeled and sliced 1 ripe mango peeled and cut into ½-inch…
Recipe
April 19, 2018

Berbere Spice Mix

Español English Berbere Spice Mix Berbere is a blend of spices used in Ethiopian cooking. If you don’t have whole spices, you can use ground ones. Ingredients 1 whole cardamom pod 1 whole clove…
Recipe
April 19, 2018

Stovetop Pizza

Español English Stovetop Pizza Making your own pizza is a satisfying accomplishment. This delicious version uses fresh tomatoes and less cheese than most. You can bake these pizzas on cookie…
Recipe
January 14, 2019

Mediterranean Flatbread

(Serve with Sesame Flatbread and Tomato Cucumber Salad) Kids really love to mash, so no need to use a food processor when making hummus! Enjoy as a dip for your…
Recipe
March 2, 2018

Red Chile Sauce

Español English Red Chile Sauce Enjoy with vegetable tamales or llapingachos. Makes about 2 cups Ingredients 3 garlic cloves, minced 2 tablespoons butter 2 tablespoons unbleached white flour or masa harina…
Recipe
April 18, 2018

Chermoula

Español English Chermoula Chermoula is a sauce or marinade that is very common in North African cooking. It can be made and used in many ways, from marinating fish to…
Recipe
January 8, 2019

Carrot Rice Pilaf

Español English Carrot Rice Pilaf Enjoy with Indian lentils, chapatis, and mango fruit salad. Serves 4 to 6 as a side dish Ingredients 1½ cups basmati rice 2 tablespoons butter…
Recipe
January 29, 2019

Injera

Español English Injera Traditional Ethiopian cuisine is famous for hot spicy food served on top of a soft pancake-like bread called injera. True injera is made from a very nutritious…
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