Light dinner for children. Children's dishes for dinner: recipes with photos

You should start preparing your baby for independent life from the diapers. It just seems that the little one will be a “disturbance” for mom while she is preparing dinner. In fact, a two-year-old child can already be trusted to beat eggs, for example. Or sifting flour. A 5-year-old child is already a more experienced assistant. He is capable of mixing a salad, decorating a dish, and making dumplings. Well, a child over 8 years old can already be allowed near the stove. But only under the supervision of mom! The main thing is to choose the right dish.

Here are the best recipes for young chefs!

Sandwiches for the holiday table

The simplest dish that even a 2-3 year old child can easily handle.

What to look for in bins:

• Bread (sliced).
• 6-7 leaves of green salad.
• A couple of tablespoons of mayonnaise.
• Sliced ​​ham and salami.
• Sliced ​​cheese.
• Green.
• Polka dots.

And also pickled cucumbers, olives and boiled carrots (which mom will first cut into circles).

There are no cooking instructions. Because in this case everything depends only on the imagination of the child (and the mother who helps him). Food, as you know, should not only be healthy and tasty, but also... aesthetically pleasing in appearance. And on sandwiches there is room for your imagination to run wild - mice, cats, Smeshariki, marine themes and much more.

Let's stock up on food supplies and get creative!

Crispy cucumbers in a tub - getting ready for a delicious winter

Yes, imagine, a child can cook this too. Real pickles, prepared by the hands of your own son (daughter) - what could be tastier!

Of course, you will have to help a little, but the main work is on the young cook (let him feel involved in the “great”). And if the child is also a fan of crunching a cucumber with potatoes, then cooking will be doubly more interesting. A real grown-up dish for a growing child.

Don’t worry, there are no glass jars or boiling brine in the recipe, and a child over 12 years old can handle this Russian dish on their own.

What to look for in bins:

• The cucumbers are fresh and small. Quantity - in accordance with the container (about 5 kg).
• Salt. For 2 liters of brine - 140 g of salt.
• Various spices - fresh and washed. For 5 g of cucumbers: 150 g of dill, 15 g of garlic, 25 g of cherry leaves, 25 g of horseradish (leaves), 25 g of black currant (leaves) and 2.5 g of hot pepper (optional), bay leaf and peppercorns.
• Sugar - a couple of tbsp.
• 2 liters of water.

So, instructions:

1. Wash the spices thoroughly.
2. Peel and finely chop the garlic (if the child is not yet trusted with a knife, the mother can do this). We pound it in a mortar with a masher (and this is the child’s task).
3. We sort the cucumbers, choosing the smallest and thin-skinned ones. Wash thoroughly and soak in cold water for about 5 hours (so that the cucumbers do not wrinkle in the brine).
4. We take 1/3 of the spices and cover the bottom of the pre-prepared tub with them. Next is a layer of cucumbers, which need to be laid as tightly and vertically as possible (“standing”). Then another layer of spices and another layer of cucumbers. Afterwards, all the cucumber beauty is covered with the remaining spices, and horseradish leaves are laid on top of them.
5. On top there is a bend on which the load is placed. And only then we water everything with brine. How to make it? Dissolve 140 g of salt in water that has cooled after boiling (warm, 2 liters) and pour in our cucumbers so that they are completely covered with brine.

It's done. Cover with a lid and forget about the cucumbers for a couple of days, leaving the “dish” in the kitchen or room.

On the 3rd day, as soon as the initial fermentation process has started, we hide the tub somewhere dark and cool for at least a month.

Fruit butterflies - for a summer mood!

This recipe is suitable for a child 7-9 years old if he is already allowed to use a knife. However, you can cook “butterflies” even at 3-4 years old, if your mother helps you wash everything, cut out the wings and plan the antennae.

What to look for in bins:

Orange.
Grapes (for example, Quiche Mish and Lady's Finger).
Strawberry and kiwi.
Zest.

Instructions:

1. Orange slice - in half. And we lay these halves in the shape of butterfly wings.
2. Along the “back” of the butterfly we place half a grape – the “body”.
3. We put a small and round grape in place of the head.
4. Cut thin tendril strips from the orange peel, apply them to the “head” and bend them slightly to the sides.
5. Decorate the butterfly's wings with kiwi and strawberry slices.
6. The eyes can be made with a couple of drops of melted ice cream.
7. Place it on a plate and... make the family happy!

If desired, butterflies can be seated on a “meadow” of currant leaves or hidden among marzipan flowers. By the way, children also love to create the latter.

Homemade apple marmalade

Tastes better than store-bought (and safer). Children will not only enjoy cooking this sweetness, but also eat it.

Recipe for a child aged 12-13 years. Or - for cooking with mom’s help.

What to look for in bins:

• 100 ml water.
• ½ cup apple/juice.
• Gelatin - about 20 g.
• Lemon zest - a couple of tbsp.
• Two glasses of sugar.

Instructions:

1. Pour fresh juice over the gelatin and leave to “swell.”
2. Gently grate the lemon zest so as not to injure your fingers.
3. Next, pour water into the sugar in a saucepan and add grated zest to it.
4. Place the pan on the fire and stir thoroughly.
5. After the sugar has dissolved, remove the dishes from the heat and add our swollen gelatin.
6. Mix everything thoroughly until all lumps are completely dissolved.
7. Strain the lemon zest through a sieve.

All. All that remains is to place in the molds, cool overnight in the refrigerator, then cut, generously roll in powdered sugar and place on a plate.

You can decorate with cranberries and mint leaves.

Tofifi candies - prepared with nuts and cranberries

An option for an adult child (from 12-14 years old) or for a baby who would not mind helping his mother create a small miracle.

What to look for in bins:

• Hazelnuts - about 35 pcs.
• 70 g dark bitter chocolate.
• 9 tbsp cream (approx. 10%).
• Creamy toffees (the most ordinary, stretchy, not crumbly) - 240 g.
• One and a half spoons of plums/oil.
• One and a half spoons of vegetable oil/oil without smell!

Instructions:

1. Finely chop the toffee, add cream (5 tbsp) and melt in a water bath.
2. Melted? Remove from heat, add butter and mix until smooth and shiny.
3. We grease the mold (this is where the mold from the candy box comes in handy) with butter (or take a silicone “fancy” mold). Even a toddler can do this.
4. Now we hand the baby a spoon and wait patiently while he pours the melted toffee into the molds.
5. We clean the nuts (hazelnuts) in advance and lightly fry them, wash the cranberries.
6. We give the child a plate with nuts and a plate with cranberries - let him decorate the candy.
7. Meanwhile, mom melts the dark chocolate, gradually adds 2-4 tablespoons of cream to it (we look at the consistency) and pours the resulting mass into a container.
8. We give the child a spoon again. Now his task is to “drench” each future candy with chocolate before it hardens.

Ready! Place our sweets in the freezer for 4 hours.

We arrange the candies beautifully on a platter and go treat dad and grandma!

Flowers for a tired mom after work

An original snack for a hungry mother who is exhausted after a hard day at work. Option for children who are already allowed to use the stove. Or for smaller children, but with the involvement of dad or grandmother in the process (dads also really like to misbehave in the kitchen).

What to look for in bins:

• Thin sausages of good quality - several pieces.
• Green onions, dill - for the bouquet
• Regular baby noodles (a handful).
• Products for decoration (whatever you find).

Instructions:

1. Remove the film from the sausages and cut them into 5-6 pieces (of course, across the sausage).
2. We carefully and creatively stick the noodles into our sausages so that they stick out halfway from the sausage. Do not portion it so that the noodles do not fall out during cooking.
3. We put our “buds” into boiling water and wait 15 minutes for them to “bloom”.
4. Carefully remove with a slotted spoon and let dry a little.
5. Well, now the most important thing is creating a bouquet. We beautifully lay out the stems with leaves (onion, dill) on a dish, arrange our “flowers” ​​and, at our discretion, add, for example, vegetable butterflies (the principle is the same as for fruit butterflies - see above).

Mom will be pleased!

Mini pizzas - for the whole family

The cook's age is from 3 years. But only mom turns on the oven.

What to look for in bins:

• A package of puff pastry dough (total 0.5 kg).
• 100 g marinated chopped champignons.
• Russian cheese - 100 g.
• 150 g sliced ​​brisket.
• Ketchup (optional - and mayonnaise).
• Ingredients for decoration: shaved bell peppers, sliced ​​olives.

Instructions:

1. Defrost and roll out the dough. The child diligently helps his mother with a rolling pin.
2. Cut out exactly 8 circles of the same diameter.
3. Decorating pizzas - giving free rein to your imagination! Smileys, animal faces, funny inscriptions - anything is possible!
4. Bake until fully cooked in a preheated oven. Naturally, with my mother's help.

Ready! You can invite your family for afternoon tea!

Scrambled eggs Heart - for mom's breakfast

Well, what kind of mother would refuse such a breakfast!

Are they already letting you near the stove? Then go ahead and have a good mood!

What to look for in bins:

• 2 long sausages.
• Salt, drain/oil.
• Of course, eggs (2 pcs).
• Green onion and lettuce leaves - for “decor”.

Instructions:

1. We cut each sausage (note - not all the way!) lengthwise.
2. We turn it inside out and carefully secure the sharp corner of our heart with a toothpick.
3. Heat a frying pan, melt the butter and lightly fry the sausage heart on 1 side.
4. Fried? Turn over and crack the egg directly into the center of the heart.
5. Don't forget to add salt.
6. After cooking, place the “heart” with a spatula on lettuce leaves and garnish with red pepper.

You can bring mom breakfast!

Banana cocktail - impossible to stop eating!

Any child whose mother already lets him near the blender can handle this drink. An easy and simple recipe for a quick summer refreshing and nutritious drink.

What to look for in the bins (serves 4):

• 2 .
• 400 ml fresh milk.
• Cinnamon.
• 200 g of creamy ice cream.

Instructions:

1. Place ice cream in a blender.
2. Add chopped bananas to it.
3. Fill the products with milk.
4. Beat until the bananas are completely chopped.
5. What's next? We coat the edges of the glasses with banana (do not overdo it) and, turning them over, dip them in cinnamon - that is, we decorate the rims of the glasses.

All that remains is to pour the cocktail itself over them and serve.

Berry ice cream made by a child

It doesn't matter that summer is over. After all, the best time for ice cream is always! And if you also learn how to make it yourself, then even your grandmother, who stubbornly refuses to eat “cold” food in the slushy autumn, will not resist.

As for the age of the cook, we note that again we cannot do without the mother.

What to look for in bins:

• 300 g of ready-made berry puree (make in a blender in advance).
• One egg.
• 200 g drain/oil.
• 150 g sugar.

Instructions:

1. Mix the egg with sugar. Children love working with a whisk.
2. Add the resulting mixture to our berry puree and cook this mixture over medium heat for 5 minutes, remembering to stir.
3. Next, beat the butter with a mixer and slowly pour it into the now cooled fruit mixture.

Now you can pour the ice cream into molds and put it in the freezer.

Apples with cottage cheese

Healthy and tasty. The cook's age is from 12-14 years.

What to look for in bins:

• 2 large apples.
• 100 g low-fat cottage cheese.
• A handful of washed raisins.
• 1 tbsp honey.

Instructions:

1. Cut out the cores from the apples.
2. Mix cottage cheese with raisins and honey for the filling.
3. Stuff the apples with the filling and sprinkle a little sugar on top.
4. Place the dish in the preheated oven. You can also cook them in the microwave.

To check the readiness of the dessert, pierce the apple with a toothpick.

Rolls for dad

Even a 6-7 year old child can prepare such a snack.

What to look for in bins:

• Pita.
• Filling: 100 g cheese, garlic, mayonnaise, sliced ​​ham, washed lettuce leaves.

Instructions:

1. Cut the pita bread into squares in advance (you can cut it with scissors).
2. Grate 1 clove of garlic and cheese on the finest grater, mix with mayonnaise.
3. Place the cheese mass in a thin layer on a square of pita bread, place a thin slice of ham and a leaf of lettuce on top.
4. We roll our square with the filling into a neat roll.

Banana cookies for grandma

Who said cookies are only grandma's domain? It’s not true, everyone can cook! And the children will prove it to you.

The cook must be over 9 years old with the right to use a microwave.

What to look for in bins:

• A few bananas.
• Drain/oil.
• Coconut flakes.

Instructions:

1. Grind bananas in a blender. If you don’t have a blender or your mother still forbids using it, grind it with a fork or on a grater until smooth.
2. Mix the mixture with coconut flakes.
3. We form future cookies with our hands.
4. We take a plate without pictures and gilded edges (allowed for the microwave), grease it with butter and carefully transfer our cookies.
5. Dry the dessert in the microwave for 5 minutes.

We take it out, crumble crushed walnuts on top, decorate with cranberries and serve.

Vitamin salad for mom's lunch

We've been cooking without a knife since we were 4-5 years old!

What to look for in bins:

• Grated cheese - 100 g.
• 1 tbsp vegetable oil.
• Half a lemon.
• A handful of pine nuts (hulled).
• 10 tiny cherry tomatoes.
• Green lettuce leaves (washed).
• Greens and arugula - to your taste.

Instructions:

1. Place the tomatoes in a wide salad bowl.
2. Sprinkle with nut kernels and grated cheese.
3. Tear the greens and lettuce leaves on top with clean hands.
4. Squeeze the juice of half a lemon onto the salad.
5. Add a little salt, a little pepper and pour vegetable oil over all this beauty.

The salad is ready!

Curd tomatoes

The cook's age is from 7-8 years with the right to use a knife.

What to look for in bins:

• Tomatoes - 5 pcs.
• A couple of green onions.
• Cottage cheese - half a pack (125 g).
• A clove of garlic and herbs.
• Sour cream, salt.

Instructions:

1. Wash the tomatoes and carefully cut off the tops.
2. Carefully remove the pulp with a regular teaspoon.
3. Place the tomatoes with the holes down to drain the juice.
4. Chop the greens, crush the garlic, mix.
5. Add the cottage cheese mashed with a fork, 3 tablespoons of sour cream and a pinch of salt to the mixture.
6. Mix again and stuff our tomatoes with the mixture.

Bon appetit and good luck to the young chefs!

Before allowing your child to prepare simple meals on his own, study with him. It would be better if you prepare a colorful instruction sheet for your baby in the kitchen - which you can also draw with him.

What kind of dishes do your children cook? Share your children's recipes with us!

The child is growing, and the mother has to review his diet from time to time. What is not suitable for feeding a one-year-old baby can be offered to a child who has reached the age of three. What dishes to prepare for your baby, and how to determine what is good for him and what is not? We will offer you several recipes for feeding a three-year-old, and also give you recommendations on how to properly process certain foods.

First of all, it should be remembered that the digestive system in children by the age of three is not yet fully formed. Gastroenterologists say that the slightest deviations from the norms of quantity and quality of food for such a baby can lead to digestive problems. It is known that gastrointestinal diseases are often diagnosed at the age of 3-7 years.

• Children who have reached the age of 3 years should be transferred to four meals a day. This means that feedings before bedtime should be discontinued.
• A child should eat 1500-1600 g per day, of which a third should be milk and fermented milk products. Among them, sour cream, cream, hard and processed cheeses are relevant.
• Your baby's daily diet should contain meat. These can be soups with meatballs, meatballs, cutlets, baked meat.
• Hot sauces are prohibited - mustard, horseradish, ketchup with chili pepper.
• The child's table should be as balanced as possible - it certainly contains proteins, carbohydrates, and fiber. According to standards, children from 3 to 5 years old should eat about 65 g of protein per day, most of which is of animal origin. It is advisable to fill the diet with fats, the amount of which is commensurate with proteins (65 g). More than 85% of the fat consumed should be of animal origin.
• The menu of a child aged 3-7 years should contain at least 270 g of carbohydrates per day. Note that carbohydrates are found in cereals, fruits and some vegetables. These substances help the body absorb fats and proteins. In this regard, you should not limit your carbohydrate intake.

Meat, fish, eggs

It is best to boil meat for your baby, but you can steam it, stew it or bake it. This product can be offered with first and second courses. Minced meat (meatballs, steamed cutlets, meatballs in soup) is ideal for feeding babies. In addition, it is important to ensure that this product is not fatty; it is advisable to choose rabbit, chicken, or beef. A child can eat about 80 g of meat per day.

Fish should also definitely replenish the three-year-old’s menu. It can be offered 1-2 times a week. It is advisable to choose marine varieties of fish in order to be able to get rid of bones. Fish can be boiled, stewed, baked, or made into soup. This product contains valuable amino acids and vitamin D.

Eggs are also necessary for the child. Egg dishes should be included in the diet three times a week. These foods contain easy-to-digest protein, are extremely filling, and good for your heart and mental performance. You should not give your baby raw eggs; it is better to serve them in the form of an omelet, in a boiled state.

Milk and dairy products

Milk remains an important component of a 3-year-old baby's diet. This product is considered one of the suppliers of protein to the children's body. It is important to offer boiled milk or buy pasteurized milk. Nutritionists believe that a 3-4 year old child can drink up to 300 ml of this product per day.

Fermented milk products should be chosen with medium fat content. Low-fat yogurt and cottage cheese are not very healthy for a baby, and children's cottage cheese with 20% fat content will be a heavy burden for the pancreas.

Porridge

Porridge should occupy a worthy place in the baby’s menu - they are served for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Cereals contain a lot of useful substances, being carbohydrates. They should be boiled in water, milk, added butter or vegetable oil, and sweetened.

It is important that the baby regularly consumes this type of food, which can be offered in combination with other products. For example, decorate semolina and oatmeal porridge with fruit or jam, cook buckwheat in milk or mix with minced meat, cook rice in the form of pilaf or risotto.

Oils

A three-year-old child's diet should include different types of oils. Creamy, added to porridge, spread on bread. Vegetable oils are also necessary for the child as a source of polyunsaturated fatty acids.

It’s good if the crumbs get sunflower, olive, corn, and soybean oils on the table. The main thing is not to overdo it, but to give the oil in small portions as a complement to vegetables, cereals and soups.

Flour and sweets

At this age, the baby can already get pancakes and pancakes for breakfast, and sometimes you can buy him a sweet bun. However, you should feed him such dishes once every two to three days. The baby can be allowed to eat sweets, caramel, and chocolate occasionally, so as not to allow the body to get used to such food.

Empty carbohydrates cause drowsiness, reduce activity and performance, and in large quantities harm the pancreas. An excess of sweets can cause the development of diabetes, lead to obesity, and affect the condition of the skin.

Vitamins

The vitamins that a baby should receive are found mainly in vegetables and fruits. In this regard, he should receive daily vegetables in raw and processed form, as well as fruits in the form of purees, smoothies, and juices.

Fruit jelly and compotes are also required in the baby’s diet. Salads from seasonal vegetables can be offered to your child as a complement to main dishes. In winter it can be sauerkraut, in summer it can be tomatoes, cucumbers, greens, radishes.

Liquid

It is extremely important to monitor your child's water intake. If your baby lacks fluids, his digestion will become sluggish, which means his body may lack vitamins and nutrients.

The average fluid requirement for children 3-7 years old is 80 ml per kilogram of body weight. That is, a baby weighing 14 kg should drink 1.12 liters of water per day.

Menu for a child for a week

We have compiled in detail an approximate menu for a child three years old and older, designed for a week. You can change positions in it, adjusting the diet to suit the child’s taste, but try to maintain a balance of proteins, fats and carbohydrates. Also, the list of products can be adjusted depending on the season. For example, in winter, more often offer grated vegetables - carrots, boiled beets. In summer - cucumbers, tomatoes, all kinds of greens.

Recipes for babies

The famous doctor Dr. Komarovsky claims that feeding a baby when he has no appetite is pointless. In this regard, if your offspring cannot boast of an excellent appetite, you should try to make your child want to eat. To do this, try preparing dishes for him according to our recipes. We have selected only healthy and tasty recipes that are easy to prepare. If you don't know what to feed your child, our selection will also benefit you.

Meatball soup

This soup is one of the children's favorite dishes. It is worth making a diet soup with meat balls to accustom your child to first courses. You will need:

• minced beef – 100 g;
• potatoes - a couple of pieces;
• carrots - half a root vegetable;
• green onion;
• rice – 2 tsp;
• celery root.

You can add an egg and white bread to the minced meat, roll into balls the size of a walnut. Boil 1.5 cups of water, add chopped celery root, carrots, potatoes, add rice. After the soup boils, add the meat balls, salt and sprinkle with herbs. Cook for 30 minutes. Serve with sour cream.

Vegetable stew with beef

A dish that is suitable for children, but adults will also enjoy eating it. This dish can be offered for lunch or dinner (see also:). For the stew you will need:

• potatoes – 1 piece;
• boiled meat (beef) – 100 g;
• onions, carrots;
• flour – 1 tsp.

Cut the beef into cubes, add a small amount of water, and simmer covered for 20 minutes. Then add chopped onions, carrots, potatoes. Simmer for another quarter of an hour. Dilute a teaspoon of flour with water or milk, pour into a saucepan, stirring, and bring to a boil.

Baked fish with vegetables

If your child doesn't really like fish, this dish can be a way to feed him something healthy. For it, you can take fillets of any sea fish. You will need:

• fish fillet (flounder, hake, cod) – 50 g;
• lemon juice – 3 ml;
• potatoes – 50 g (1 piece);
• tomato – 30 g (1/2 pcs.);
• carrots – 20 g (1/2 pcs.);
• sunflower oil.

You will need a bag or baking bag. Place chopped vegetables inside the sleeve (remove the skins from potatoes and tomatoes), fish fillets, sprinkled with lemon juice. Drizzle with vegetable oil. Secure the edges of the bag with clips. Bake at 220˚C for half an hour.

Vermicelli casserole with apples and dried apricot pieces

A sweet and very healthy dish. Can be served for breakfast, afternoon snack or dinner. You will need:

• vermicelli – 100 g;
• egg – 1 pc.;
• green apple – 1 pc.;
• sugar – 10 g;
• butter – 3 g;
• dried apricots – 20 g.

Boil vermicelli in one and a half glasses of water. Rinse with cold water and let drain. Chop the apple into cubes, after peeling it. Pour the dried apricots with very hot water, after a quarter of an hour cut into cubes. Beat the egg with sugar.

Mix vermicelli with apple and dried apricots, then add beaten egg. Place the mixture on a baking sheet and bake.

These dishes are intended only to help you navigate the question of what to cook for your offspring. We hope that, inspired by our selection, you yourself will be able to prepare delicious and, of course, healthy dishes for your child.

After talking with friends and conducting a small survey, we managed to put together several simple and tasty dishes that our children love. But, most importantly, their preparation does not take much time.

1. Chicken in sweet sauce

2. Shells with cheese

While the shells are boiling, cut the onion into cubes and fry in olive oil, add salt, pepper, and aromatic herbs if desired. Cut the boiled chicken breast and tomatoes into small cubes. Mix onions, tomatoes and meat. Grate the cheese on a fine grater.
Fill the shell with minced tomato and meat, add cheese on top. Place the shells in a deep frying pan or baking dish, after greasing them with oil. You can put it on fire or put it in a hot oven for 3-4 minutes to melt the cheese.

Can be served with any salad. Cooking time takes approximately 15-20 minutes.

3. Potatoes with cheese

Ingredients: potatoes, butter, cheese, salt.
Preparation: Choose small potatoes. Cut peeled or well-washed potatoes in half. Place on a greased baking sheet, add salt and a piece of butter. Place in a preheated oven for 20 minutes. Then put a piece of cheese on each potato. Cook for a few more minutes until the cheese melts and browns a little. Can be served with any salad.

4. Chicken liver with sour cream sauce

Ingredients: chicken liver, onions, carrots, salt, pepper, aromatic herbs, sour cream, sunflower oil.
Preparation: fry chicken liver on both sides until color changes in sunflower oil in a preheated frying pan. Add diced onion, salt and pepper, and add aromatic herbs if desired. After a few minutes, add the carrots grated on a medium grater. Simmer for a few minutes under the lid. Add low-fat sour cream. Add fresh herbs if desired. Simmer for a few more minutes.

You can serve with pasta, potatoes or porridge. With this liver, children will sweep away everything. It takes about 15-20 minutes to prepare, and the taste is simply amazing!

5. Meatball soup

Ingredients: minced chicken, potatoes, carrots, onions, green peas, turmeric, small star pasta, olive oil, salt, pepper, bay leaf, herbs.
Preparation: If you have minced chicken lying around in the refrigerator, this is a godsend. Well, if not, then cook it yourself by chopping the meat, adding a small onion, a clove of garlic and salt to taste.

Cut the potatoes, carrots and onions into cubes and make meatballs from the minced meat. Place the potatoes and carrots on the fire, wait until they boil and cook for a few minutes, add the onion, salt, pepper, bay leaf, pasta and turmeric. Cook for a few minutes. Add meatballs and a spoonful of olive oil. A minute before readiness, add the greens. If you have canned peas, add them at the end. If fresh - along with potatoes.

This soup looks very beautiful, the turmeric makes it golden and delicious, and the ingredients of different colors and shapes will definitely interest the children.

6. Fish cutlets

Ingredients: fish fillet 500 g, 2-3 slices of white bread without crust, onion, hard cheese, one egg, vegetable oil, dill, salt.
Preparation: pass the fish fillet through a meat grinder along with the onion, add an egg, squeezed bread in water, or in milk. Add finely chopped dill, salt, a spoonful of vegetable oil. With wet hands we form cutlets. For beauty, you can give them the shape of stars, fish, hearts. Place on a baking sheet and place in a preheated oven for 15-17 minutes. After this time, sprinkle with grated cheese and place in the oven for another 5 minutes. The cutlets are ready!

7. Carrot cutlets

Sweet cutlets
Ingredients: 5-6 medium-sized carrots, half a glass of semolina, 2-3 tsp. sugar, one egg, a pinch of salt, vegetable oil.
Preparation: boil the carrots, when cool, grate them, add semolina, egg, sugar, salt. Form cutlets, roll in semolina and fry in vegetable oil. Can be served with jam or jam.

Salty cutlets
Ingredients: carrots, small onion, garlic clove, salt, egg, semolina, dill.
Preparation: Grate boiled chilled carrots, add chopped onion, garlic, finely chopped dill, egg, salt, semolina, stir, form into cutlets, fry on both sides.

8. Omelette with sausage and vegetables

Ingredients: 8 eggs, 1 glass of milk, 1-2 tbsp. spoons of flour, a whisper of salt, several baby sausages, 1-2 tbsp. spoons of canned peas, 1 boiled carrot, 1-2 boiled potatoes, greens.
Preparation: break eggs into a deep bowl, add milk, salt, flour and beat well. Cut the sausage into rings, carrots and potatoes into cubes, finely chop the greens, rinse the peas with water. Add all ingredients to the eggs, mix, pour into a greased baking sheet and place in a preheated oven. This omelette can be served with fresh vegetables or sauces.

9. Mannik

Ingredients: 1 glass of semolina, 1 glass of sour cream (can be replaced with kefir or taken in half), half a glass of sugar, three eggs, half a teaspoon of soda, you can add vanilla sugar.
Preparation: Mix all ingredients and let stand for a while. Can be prepared in the evening and left in the refrigerator overnight.
Pour into a greased pan and place in the oven for 30 minutes. You can put dried fruits, berries in the manna, or simply pour over your favorite jam or syrup.

10. Curd casserole

Ingredients: 1 kg of cottage cheese, 3 eggs, half a glass of semolina, half a glass of milk, vanillin, 1 glass of sugar (to taste, a little less), zest of one lemon, juice of half a lemon, 1 tbsp. spoon of starch.
Preparation: Pass the cottage cheese through a meat grinder or grind in a blender. The more tender the cottage cheese, the tastier the casserole will be.

While you are doing this, pour milk over the semolina. Stir the eggs with sugar, it is not necessary to beat until foamy. Mix cottage cheese, eggs, semolina, add vanillin, pour in the juice of half a lemon, grate the lemon zest on a fine grater, add a spoonful of starch. Mix everything well. You can add dried apricots, raisins to the casserole, after soaking them in water, or berries and fruits. Pour the cottage cheese into a greased pan and place in a preheated oven for 40 minutes until golden brown on top. It's quick to prepare, and in 40 free minutes you can do a lot of useful things.

A child's skills develop gradually. This process is exciting and reminiscent of a game. And if the mother can and wants to set the desired vector, then the child will grow up to be an excellent and irreplaceable assistant. Therefore, teach your child culinary arts from an early age.

What are the benefits of culinary skills?

Allow your baby to wash potatoes or carrots in a basin. Let him put the ingredients in the blender and press the button. Give a piece of dough, let him sculpt various figures or roll koloboks. The sooner you begin to reward your child's work in the kitchen and around the house, the more successful his development will be.

As your baby grows, so do his skills. By the age of two, the child can already walk quite confidently. Participation in cooking will contribute to the development of fine motor skills of the hands, develop coordination of movement, and strengthen muscles. Allow him to help you sort out your shopping bag and put the groceries in their places. Let the dish be salted and sprinkled with herbs. Suggest stirring the thin dough in a bowl and brushing the pastry with a pastry brush. A child at this age will be able to independently peel tangerines, eggs and cut bananas with a non-sharp knife.

From three to five years old, children have already developed motor skills. Therefore, you can entrust more complex and detailed work. For example, roll out pizza dough, measure dry ingredients, peel cooked vegetables. You can give the task of peeling raw vegetables and fruits using a small knife. Show your child how to thread food onto wooden skewers, whip cream with a mixer, and form cutlets or meatballs.

How can a child over seven years old help?

From six to ten years old, for children, working in the kitchen is already an understandable and conscious process. A child at this age can already read. Encourage him to read recipes out loud to you while you cook. This way he will remember the standards applied to products and understand the measures of volume and weight. Under your supervision and control, he will be ready to use the stove and oven independently. My skills have already developed quite well when working with a knife. Therefore, it’s time to trust the work with large knives. But do not forget that at all stages that require precautions, be in complete control of the process. Never be lazy to once again remind about caution and attentiveness when working in the kitchen. Although cooking looks like a fun, interesting and exciting game, the kitchen is not a place for games.

Self-cooking skills will be useful for both boys and girls and will allow the child to feel independent.

What can an 11 year old child cook?

A simple vegetable or fruit salad does not require complex skills. For this dish, suggest chopping onions and greens, chopping cucumbers, carefully chopping tomatoes and bell peppers. Stir, add salt and season with sour cream, mayonnaise or butter. To prepare a fruit salad, ask your child to come up with his own personal recipe. It’s good if a dish that a child of 11 years old can prepare becomes his signature dish, with some secret ingredient.

Healthy breakfasts

A home-cooked breakfast is a great help for parents. Now we’ll tell you what to cook for your child for breakfast. 11 years is the age when the choice determines personal tastes. Instant porridge is suitable for breakfast. You need to boil water, add porridge, time it - all this is not difficult. You can add various additives in the form of berries, dried fruits or jam.

What can an 11 year old child cook? Scrambled eggs or omelet. This is a light and nutritious breakfast. You can break the eggs, fry them and decorate them to look like a funny face or the face of an animal. There is another option. You can beat eggs, milk, cheese, add any vegetables and the omelette is ready. The process itself will arouse great interest in the child.

Lazy dumplings

What can you cook for the children themselves? 11 years old is the age when children can make them. They are made simply. It will not be difficult to beat 2 eggs with a fork, add half a kilogram of cottage cheese, add a glass of flour and add 2 or 3 tablespoons of sugar.

All that remains is to roll out the sausage, cut into small pieces, make sure the water boils, throw in the dumplings, and after three minutes you can take it out and pour sour cream on it.

Pizza

Offer a dish that an 11-year-old child can prepare for the whole family. Let's say make a pizza.

Cake in a cup

Creating desserts is probably the most exciting and creative process. What can a child cook himself at 11 years old? The simplest cake in a cup. In a container using a microwave oven, melt 4 tablespoons of butter, stir with four tablespoons of flour, two tablespoons of sugar. Beat the egg separately and pour it into the finished mass. Stirs carefully. Add half a mug of milk and mix thoroughly again. Raisins, dried apricots and nuts will not be superfluous. The mug is placed in the microwave at the highest power for 3 minutes. Freshly prepared cake is poured with condensed milk.

It is advisable to even make a small list of what dishes an 11-year-old child can prepare. For example, this could be: canapés, cottage cheese casserole cooked in the microwave, stuffed eggs, a variety of salads (no more than 7 ingredients), ice cream and fruit cocktails, marshmallow or shortbread cake without baking.

Other dishes

If parents work, then the little assistant can be given a task for the day. You already know your child’s capabilities. Choosing what to cook for an 11-year-old child yourself is not so difficult.

A boy or girl at this age can easily cope with frozen semi-finished products. What can an 11 year old child cook? He can boil dumplings or dumplings. The skills are already enough to prepare a simple vegetable soup, make a side dish by boiling pasta or buckwheat.

A fairly good reason for developing independence would be an offer to cook something for friends or to participate in the process with them. Don't be afraid to let your kids use the kitchen for a few hours. Just adjust the process. Offer a choice of what children aged 11 can cook for themselves, without your intervention. These can be pancakes or pancakes, simple no-bake cakes or simple pies made from ready-made dough.

Naturally, we must not forget to provide detailed instructions on the rules of behavior in the kitchen and compliance with safety precautions.

Take time to clean

Don't miss such an important moment in the cooking process as cleaning. You should be concerned not only with the question of what an 11-year-old child can cook, but also with how to instill in him the skills of cleanliness and accuracy. Get him his own separate apron. Explain to girls what hairstyle is unacceptable in the kitchen. Together with your child, come up with your own special hairstyle for cooking. Show what a chef's hat or hair band looks like. Naturally, this should not only be talk, but also stimulation by example. Explain why you need to clean your work area after cooking. Always encourage your child if he does it on his own.

Plan a menu for your child's birthday

The biggest holiday in the life of any child is his birthday. Creating a menu and distributing responsibilities is a pleasant chore before the celebration. Discuss with your child what an 11-year-old child can cook for his 12th birthday. Let him decide for himself.

Maybe he will think about making a few simple desserts with an interesting design. Or he will come up with an original decoration for the cake, which you will implement together.

Fantasize, create together with your little, but already such an irreplaceable assistant.

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Cooking is an excellent activity not only for adults, but also for children. By cooking, the child develops imagination and coordination. Plus, it's an opportunity to spend some wonderful time with your baby.

website shares with you 6 easy recipes to cook with children of different ages. Make your weekend a fun dinner party get-together with your little chef.

For young cooks (3-5 years old)

Despite such a young age, children already understand the process of cooking and can implement simple recipes. Kneading, pounding and mixing - tasks that develop hand motor skills - are simply ideal for a child of these years. But, allowing your child to cook on his own, you need to be extremely careful, control and direct his every action. We offer you two simple recipes.

Chocolate banana pudding

You will need:

• 3 bananas
• 4 tsp. cream
• 250 g melted chocolate

Preparation:

• Peel the bananas and mash them with a fork until pureed.
• Mix cream with chocolate.
• Add the chocolate mixture to the mashed bananas.
• Place the resulting mixture in the refrigerator for an hour. Dessert is ready!

Lemon pudding

You will need:

• juice of 4 lemons
• 4 tsp. honey
• 250 g sour cream
• some grated lemon peel

Preparation:

• Mix lemon juice with honey until smooth.
• Add sour cream a little at a time, without ceasing to beat.
• Pour the resulting mixture into dessert plates.
• Garnish the pudding with grated lemon peel or some bright berry.
• Place in the freezer for an hour. Enjoy a wonderful dessert!

For experienced chefs (6-8 years old)

At this age, children are already much more independent and are able to prepare more complex dishes. They can remember the instructions given to them, so they no longer need full supervision, they just need to control the result of each stage. They can be trusted with simple interactions with sharp instruments and cooking food. We offer two recipes for children of this age.

French omelette

You will need:

• 5 eggs
• 200 g champignons
• 2 tsp. cheese sauce
• some green onions
• 200 g cheese
• salt and pepper
• you can add other ingredients to your taste: ham, tomatoes, onions, etc.

Preparation:

• Beat the eggs.
• Add the cheese sauce to the eggs and whisk until smooth.
• Add salt, pepper and onion.
• Grate the cheese.
• Fry the mushrooms in a frying pan until they begin to release their juice.
• Pour the egg mixture over the mushrooms. Don't stir! Fry on one side.
• Sprinkle grated cheese on top.
• Turn the omelet when the eggs are well cooked.
• Place on a plate and enjoy your meal!