Kids cook with Tahini

Tahini is used in many middle eastern dishes, such as hummus and baba ganouj, as well as in salad dressings and desserts. It is a seed butter that kids can make from 2 cups ground hulled and roasted organic white sesame seeds and ¼ cup organic extra virgin olive oil. Tahini is heart healthy, easy…

Kids Water the Garden

Kids can water their garden by hand, using a spray nozzle with an extended handle on the end of their hose, to get close to the soil and not wet the leaves. The goal is not to water the plants, but to water the roots and the microorganisms living in the soil. Kids need to…

Kid Chef Spaghetti Squash Casserole

Spaghetti Squash has less calories than pasta, is richer in protein, and has less carbohydrates. Kids think it is fun to find spaghetti inside a squash and love to grow it in their organic  raised bed veggie garden. Spaghetti squash has a tough skin and needs a large sharp knife to cut it in half….

Kids Healthy Spreads

Kids can make creamy spreads using plain organic soy yogurt, organic soy mayo, or organic mashed avocado as a base that can last in the refrigerator for a week of sandwiches, like the avocado spread on the roasted veggie sandwich in the picture. Because most soy crops, as well as canola oils, have been genetically…

Kids Sustainable Clothes

Kids can use consumer power to create a sustainable planet. Synthetic fibers like nylon, rayon, polyester, acetate, acrylic, and spandex, are not biodegradable, and use cancer causing chemicals that leach into the water, air, soil, and workers. Normal dye process also uses toxic chemicals that cause cancer, pollute our water streams, leach chemicals into the…

Kids grow a Pluot Tree

There are several plum-apricot hybrid varieties with pluots being the most common. Pluots are first generation crossbreeds of 70% plum and 30% apricot. These hybrid trees are the result of pollinating the flowers of plums with the flowers of apricots. Both are stone fruits and grown widely in California. They are hand pollinated, not genetically…

Kid Chef Holiday Beet Dip

Kids can make this brightly colored quick and easy holiday party snack.The dip is also yummy as a fruit salad dressing. The beautiful color makes any meal a party. Beets are a circulation super food that support heart, eye, and digestive health. Preheat oven to 350°. Place ⅓ cup organic walnuts on a baking sheet…

Kid Chef Quinoa Salad

A magical holiday side dish, quinoa salad is light and refreshing with bursts of flavor. All the essential amino acids are found in the gluten free super food quinoa, a complete protein, with iron, magnesium, potassium, and fiber. Kids think pomegranates, which are high in antioxidants, are fun to eat with juicy seeds that pop…

Kid Chef Refrigerator Pickles

Kids are delighted to watch cucumbers growing, one day they are tiny and overnight they are ready to harvest. With the abundant harvest from just one plant, kids can make quick refrigerator pickles. Wash five 4 – 5 inch organic cucumbers and slice them into 1/16 to 1/8 inch disks. Cut 1 medium organic red…

Kids Fake Foods

Stella is happily playing in her pretend kitchen with plastic cake, but kids are not happy to learn there are synthetic pigments in their lunch. The stressful pace of life today makes fast foods, frozen and micro waved food, and fake food appear to be an easy and economical way to feed our families. However,…