Show JuneJJ2004Sun£4£sl can remember he has spent working in the food booth in Gunnison park Even as a little kid he would help his father a member of the Gunnison Lion’s Club You will probably he Ask A Specialist by Utah State University Extension Everyone Takes a Turn Older CAN I GET MY KIDS kids and teenagers can help w ith TO HELP IN THE dinner preparation by taking one KITCHEN? night a week to make their signature dish Whether it’s spaghetti Answer by: Kathy Riggs USD Extension Family Consumer Caesar salad hot dogs or grilled cheese sandwiches let your desScience Agent Iron County Kids enjoy helping in the kitchen ignated chef take responsibility for and are often more willing to eat dinner Chances are high that you foods they help prepare This is a won’t get tired of it if you don’t have to make it good reason to involve children For parents of children ages 2 of all ages in the preparation of family meals and snacks It can to 5 the National Network for Child Care (wwwnnccorg) also be beneficial when trying to gives on how to involve get children to eat nutritious suggestions foods younger family members in the Another benefit of children kitchen are learning to helping in the kitchen is that they use the large muscles in their arms can learn safe food handling techniques Children of all ages can be They will enjoy activities such as scrubbing vegetables and fruits taught that good cooks always wash their hands before cooking wiping tables dipping vegetables They can also learn to wait until and fruits tearing lettuce and salad greens breaking bread for food is prepared before sampling fresh it This and other precautions will stuffing and snapping beans help prevent foodbomc illnesses are learning to Remember that it is important to use their hands Let them try acassign kitchen tasks appropriate tivities such as pouring liquids for your child's age For example into a batter mixing muffin batter enjoy mixing mashing and stirring food or setting the shaking a milk drink spreading table w hilc older children can pracpeanut butter on firm bread or tice measuring kneading bread dough following direcarc Four- - and tions and using kitchen equipment safely learning to control smaller muscles in their AdviThe Dole Healthy Family fingers Offer them experisory Board suggests these tips for ences such as rolling bananas in involving family members in food cereal for a snack juicing oranges lemons and limes mashing soft preparation fruits and vegetables measuring All Hands on Deck Get everyone in the kitchen and make food dry and liquid ingredients grindpreparation a family affair Have ing cooked meat for a meal spread with an and beating eggs the youngest member of the family assemble a salad after all the eggbeater When teaching in the kitchen cutting has been done Teenagers can prepare the meat and set the remember that children have short table while parents arrange side attention spans Give them quick dishes simple jobs and give instructions Make Your Own Night Have one at a time repeating directions each family member make exactly as often as needed Also expect w hat he or she wants to eat When spills and messes and be sure to involve them in the cleanup Alall meals are prepared family members can enjoy eating their meals ways be around to supervise your together After dinner have each child in the kitchen Involving a child in food prepaperson clean up after him or herself This cases the burden from ration can create bonding experione person and also gives parents ences between the child and adults With a little planning and the opportunity to set a good expreparation your child will learn ample of eating nutritiously Parents may even require that all meals skills that will be helpful now and in the future prepared include at least one vegetable it Edit of the if vf f s i c Cmtm'd XiaWestlund at Marvelous Marvas 460 S Main R ICHFIELD is now again this year also admire the people find him there and allow someone to through candy while traveling down the road 5 miles and hour Then there is the dancers We really know how to who skip hop shimmy and twirl our all into the on indepenthe hot asphalt Some of through them are pretty young They do dence Day holiday When you look at the it for the fun of it When was a schedule of events there is re- little tyke would walk the paally little time to rest With the rade in Park City If walked the actual holiday landing on Sun- whole route received a dime day the planners of local events Of course the 5 and 10 was at had several options It appears the top of the street and they those options followed county were handing out the dimes lines as most of the communiCome to thing of it my best ties in Sanpete County opted memories of the Independence for Friday and Saturday activholiday involve small towns or In Sevier Salina and at least small communities reities Richfield went the Saturday member putting crepe paper in the spokes of my bike playing Monday route This is great for someone cards pinned to make noise as like me have missed activi- the spokes strummed by and ties at one town or the other to be part of the parade for the This East Millcreek Community Pabecause of commitments year can actually party with rade We would end up at the my friends in Gunnison as well East Millcreek Park and enjoy as Salina a great lunch of hamburgers and As visit with some of the hot dogs Prepared by' - 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