Make it Kid Cuisine - Healthy Hands Cooking

FOOD + DRINK ❯❯ in the kitchen
Make it Ki d Cuisi ne
When it’s not a French fry
and your children beg for
seconds, you know you’re
onto something.
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Photos by CARTER WADE
An PinninGton iS on
a mission to help children
learn to love eating a more
healthy diet. The task is large,
but with 180 instructors
across the U.S. spreading the story,
(and more in the certification process),
it just may happen. The recipes are
easy, and fun to create. Freshness is
key, but this is no rabbit food. it’s
commonsense, creative cooking and
kids love it. We watched them devour
the results of their cooking. They were
smiling. it was a beautiful thing to see.
– Katherine Pettit
Kid Cooks: Katelyn and Christopher Able, Ella Moore, Liindsay
and Robby Hood, Wyatt temples. instructor: Jan Pinnington
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Lime Fizz
Serves 6
Ingredients
• 2 cups 100% cranberryraspberry juice
• 4 cups seltzer water
• 1 cup ice cubes
• 1 lime, washed
• 1 lemon, washed
• 4-6 strawberries,
washed and sliced
Directions
Place ice in pitcher. Add juice and seltzer water.
Squeeze juice of ½ lime into juice mixture.
Slice remaining lime and whole lemon into thin
slices and add to juice. Add sliced strawberries
to juice. Gently stir to combine.
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Key Lime
FRuit
saLad
Adult Assistance Recipe
Serves 6
Ingredients
• 1 cup non-fat, key lime flavored
yogurt
• 2 tbs honey
• 1 tsp lime juice
• 1 cup fresh pineapple chunks (or
canned mini pineapple packed in
juice)
• 1 cup watermelon balls or chunks
• 1 cup green or red seedless grapes
• 1 small banana, sliced
(or any 4 cups of mixed, cut, fresh
fruit)
Directions
About HeaLtHy
Hands CooKing
First and foremost, Healthy Hands Cooking
is focused on reducing childhood obesity by
empowering kids with nutrition information
and hands-on cooking classes using whole
foods. All classes are taught by independent
and certified cooking instructors who have
gone through a rigorous online training
process including food handling safety and
federal criminal/sex offender background
checks. Many of the 180 instructors across
the U.S. are moms who like to cook. Learn
more: healthyhandscooking.com
Awards and Shoutouts
• HHC was awarded top
t 25 new business
concepts in a national competition held by
Wells Fargo in 2014.
• HHC was nominated for business of the
year by South Carolina’s Small Business
Development Center.
• HHC was featured in the national Healthy
Cooking Magazine by taste of Home Dec/
Jan 13-14.
• HHC was featured on ForbesLiving tV by
host Forbes Riley in 2014 with national airings
in 2015.
if using canned pineapple, separate
the pineapple from the juice, reserving
the juice. Wash and cut fruit into
bite-sized pieces. Combine the
fruit in a medium-sized bowl. Mix
together reserved pineapple juice (if
using), yogurt, honey, and lime juice.
Drizzle over fruit and mix to coat.
Serve immediately.
Fruit used for this image:
• Green Grapes
• Fresh Pineapple
• Blueberries
• Strawberries
• Raspberries
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Serves 6
Ingredients
Directions
• 4 cups salad greens of your choice
• 1 cup chopped vegetables (such
as peppers, green beans, broccoli,
cucumber)
• 1 small apple, cubed with skin on
• Lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons dried cranberries
• 2 tablespoons chopped nuts, any
kind
• ½ cubed mild cheddar cheese
• Light Raspberry Walnut Dressing
Place mixed salad greens in a large
bowl. Add a layer of mixed chopped
vegetables, placing veggies near the
edge of your bowl to show more color.
Sprinkle lemon juice on apple cubes and
place on vegetables and lettuce. top the
salad with cranberries, cheese and nuts.
Serve with Light Raspberry Walnut
Dressing or your favorite all-natural
dressing placed on the side.
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steaK and
Veggie Kebabs
Adult Assistance Recipe
Serves 6
Ingredients
• 20 ounces lean sirloin steak,
cubed (oR chicken breast, if
preferred)
• Fresh veggies cut into bitesized pieces (mushrooms,
onions, or red peppers)
• Wooden skewers
Marinade
• 1/8 cup Worcestershire sauce
• 1/3 cup low sodium soy sauce
• ¼ to ½ tsp. dried thyme
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tsp. salt
• ½ tsp. black pepper
• ¼ cup lime juice
Directions
Soak wooden skewers in water for approximately 5 minutes.
Cut meat into 1” cubes and thread 3 or 4 pieces onto skewers
alternating with 3 or 4 vegetable pieces. Whisk all other
ingredients together in a big bowl. Place your meat skewers
in a large Ziploc bag or a rectangular baking dish and pour the
marinade in. Ensure the meat is covered in the marinade and
turn occasionally. When ready to cook, grill on an outdoor
BBQ or inside on a George Foreman style grill (or electric
griddle) turning occasionally until done and no longer pink.
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pizza
spiRaL
sandwiCHes
Adult Assistance Recipe
Serves 1
Ingredients
• one 8-inch whole-wheat flour
tortilla
• 2 tablespoons whipped cream
cheese
• 2 tablespoons prepared pizza sauce
• 10-12 leaves baby spinach
• 3 tablespoons shredded part-skim
mozzarella
• turkey Pepperoni slices (or veggie
alternative or preservative-free
salami) – optional
• toothpicks
Directions
Spread cream cheese on tortilla.
top with pizza sauce, spinach,
mozzarella cheese and pepperoni.
Microwave for 30 seconds on high
until cheese is melted (if microwave
is available). Roll to form a log. insert
five toothpicks, (one every ¾ inch).
Cut between toothpicks to make 6
spirals. Can be served with pizza
sauce for dipping on the side.
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