Kid's Kitchen

just for kids...

who want to enjoy                                tasty treats from                                                   the kitchen!

It's Party Time! Not much beats having your friends over! And when friends visit it is always fun to make great-tasting snacks that you can do on your own. Try some of these tips to wow your friends...   Up the Fun! Make your party even more fun by choosing a theme. Plan an After-School Luau for a Friday afternoon - get help and decorate the house and backyard with tissue paper flowers, use a small wading pool to cool your toes and ask everyone to bring along their funniest Hawaiian shirt. Or, you could make it a Post-Game Tail-Gate, kids only of course! Perfect for after Friday football or Saturday soccer games. Invite the team, watch your favorite sports videos and serve a meaty meal with all the fixin's to re-fuel everyone's tired bodies. Try a Monster Burger Blast for Halloween and have guests build BIG burgers. Use the same idea in the summer with a Backyard Bash that has music and great grilled goodies. A Board-Game Night can take on a whole new meaning if you play a game like Clue and serve a "killer" beef meal, complete with service by Mr. Green in the kitchen!   Try these recipes to get your party started! Roast Beef & Veggie Wraps Beef Taco & Cheese Pockets Cheeseburger Mac   Have Fun, Eat Smart, Stay Fit! Like those adults always say, "you are what you eat!" That means the food you munch on makes a difference in what your body can do and how your brain can perform. Just like the gas you put in a car, the food you eat is what makes you the great kid you are! Make sure that fuel is of the highest grade and will get you through your day.   Since you're a high-energy kid your growing body is constantly burning it's fuel (that cereal from breakfast and the sandwich you ate for lunch) so be sure you're always running on a full tank by eating every four hours or so. Healthy meals with power-packed snacks in between will help you perform on the field, in the classroom and even when you're just playing with friends. A "healthy meal" means that you get both protein (like meat or dairy) and carbohydrates (from breads and pastas) as well as some sort of veggie or fruit. These foods work together to give you vitamins, minerals and other nutrients that are the fuel you need! So snag a snack with cheese and crackers topped with apple slices or roll a tortilla around some deli roast beef, cream cheese and lettuce - it's a fuel just for you.   We All Need ZIP! Zinc, Iron and Protein, that is! These body-building nutrients are in some of your favorite foods, like burgers and steaks. These nutrients help your body in many ways. For instance, zinc helps your body fight off colds. Iron is key to brain development. And, protein helps build strong muscles. Beefy meals also give you B-vitamins which help your body make the food you eat into the energy you have.   Kids At Work! Check out this great recipe that was created by cool kids just like you! You can make it yourself with a little help from an adult. Maybe you can think up your own great beef recipe - give it a shot! If you like your culinary creation let us know, we'd love to hear about it.   Check out these cool games on www.zip4tweens.com!     Other Cool Kid Sites!   check out these kids-only recipes!