Lizzie Marie Likness, 8, is the recipient of the "Del Monte Do Something Good for You!" grant for her Tasty Tidbits cooking classes. Likness's goals include promoting healthy cooking through fitness and the use of fresh, natural foods, writing cookbooks, and when she’s of age, attending either Le Cordon Bleu in Paris or the French Culinary Institute in New York City. In the meantime, she hosts classes in her Atlanta community and teaches via video on her website. Enjoy some of her recipes and tips below with your own grandchildren.
Tips for healthy eating:
1. Grandparents can make healthy meals into a fun activity by putting a twist on something conventional — making AB&J Sushi Rolls, for instance.
2. Take grandchildren shopping so they can see and learn about new fruits and veggies.
3. It is important to do perimeter shopping — stay away from the center of the store where unhealthy foods are; healthy foods are always found on the perimeter of the store.
4. When I teach my Tasty Tidbits Cooking Class, I have three rules: ABC
A – Always be willing to try new things, always have an adult with you in the kitchen
B – Be careful in the kitchen, don’t run with forks or knives
C – Cean kitchen, clean food. Don’t cook a meal if your kitchen countertops are dirty, always have a clean cooking area.
Blogging
Likness says blogging is a great way for children to express their feelings, meet new friends, and journal their day to share with their grandparents. A good place to create a blog is blogger.com where grandparents can learn how to help create a blog with their grandchildren.
Blogging can create a virtual family cookbook where grandparents share stories about their own experiences with healthy foods, funny experiences in the kitchen (like if they ever forgot to put the lid on a blender and everything splattered everywhere), and other food-related tales. This is also a place to share family recipes with grandchildren.
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