Cooking is a fun activity that children can learn useful stuff without realizing it. Cooking is a life skill, preparing food for themselves and others. They can learn math and science from cooking in the kitchen. More importantly, cooking encourages healthy eating habits. Today we are cooking Muesli Bar, healthy snacks for the little tummy. The original recipe was found on kidspot.com. The recipe is so easy. Even the children can make them by themselves with little supervision.
Ingredients
- 3 cups high quality muesli
- 1 can (395g) condensed milk
Method
- Preheat oven to 180°C (160°C fan-forced). Line a lamington tray with baking paper.
- Combine muesli and condensed milk, stirring well.
- Press into the prepared tray.
- Bake for 20 minutes or until the top has just begun to turn golden.
- Remove from oven and let sit for about 10 minutes.
- Cut into bars and allow to cool completely before storing in an airtight container for up to one week.
What They Learn
Children learn a lot from cooking, here are some examples.
- Cooking introduces children to fresh and healthy food which are the foundation for good nutrition. Cooking new recipes helps children to develop a positive connection to all different types of foods and encourage healthy eating habits.
- Cooking teaches young children sensory skills. They can knead the dough and feel how soft it is, lick the spoon to taste the tastes, smell the biscuits that just came out of oven, touch it to feel the warmth or listen to the bubbly sound on the stove.
- Cooking builds math skill. For toddler and preschool children, we count how many cups of flour, or how many eggs. Whey they are older, we can work on fractions or multiplication when we double or half the recipe, how many half cups make one cup.
- Cooking is science experimenting. What happens to the dough when you put it in the oven or when you mix flour with milk. Cooking provides an opportunity for kids to get hands-on experience with basic science.
Watch our children cook Muesli Bar
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