Cooking Up confidence

Teaching kids to cook fosters creativity, builds confidence, and encourages healthy habits for a lifetime of nutritious living. This Children’s Day let’s celebrate a cooking as a life-skill.

Cooking is not just a fun activity for kids; it’s a vital life skill that fosters creativity, builds confidence, and encourages healthy habits. By learning to cook, children gain the tools they need to take charge of their nutrition and explore their culinary creativity, setting the foundation for a lifetime of healthy living.

When children learn to cook, they gain the ability to take care of themselves, which builds confidence and self-reliance.  They also develop essential skills like following instructions, measuring ingredients, and problem-solving. It also encourages healthier eating habits, as they become more mindful of the ingredients they use and the nutritional value of food.

Cooking nurtures creativity, allowing kids to experiment with different flavours, textures, and techniques. Plus, it’s a problem-solving activity, teaching them how to adjust recipes, manage time, and handle unexpected kitchen mishaps. Ultimately, cooking teaches children to be resourceful and self-sufficient, skills that benefit them for life.

Teaching children fundamental cooking skills sets the foundation for their culinary journey.

Cooking together can also be seen as a fun opportunity to bond by spending time as a family.

Meet Baby Chef Sabhya and Mommy, the dynamic duo on Instagram whose feed will inspire you to whip up the mouth-watering dishes that this talented nine-year-old chef creates. Ruchika Gupta, mother of the nine-year-old talks about Sabhya’s journey of finding himself as a chef.