Learning Together at Home
Learning to cook is an important life skill, but it’s also a great opportunity for parents and children to spend time together in a fun shared activity.
The Child Nutrition Council of Manitoba has developed a number of simple, kid-friendly recipes built on nutritious foods that can be adjusted to meet the needs of your family.
There are also how-to videos, learning activities and other resources to support you – whether you’re a pro in the kitchen and just looking for new ideas, or if cooking more meals at home is something that you and your kids want to try together.
More ideas will be added regularly, so be sure to visit this page again for new content.
Download our Learning Together at Home Activity booklets below:
Book 1: Layered Yogourt Parfait and Fruity Oatmeal
No matter which fruit you prefer, adding some to your breakfast can make a big difference in taste and nutritional content. Make a multi-layered Yogourt Parfait or turn dull into delicious with a Fruity Oatmeal bowl. You’ll also uncover a hidden message in a Manitoba mystery questionnaire.
Book 2: Banana Wrap and Vegetable and Fruit Dippers
Fruits and vegetables can easily be included in many breakfast recipes. Try making a new breakfast wrap with a tortilla, bananas and peanut butter. For a breakfast with more of a crunch, check out the Vegetable and Fruit Dippers. Survey Says: What’s the favourite vegetable in your family?
Book 3: Breakfast Pizza and Cucumber Sushi
Make an easy three-ingredient Breakfast Pizza or create a simple version of sushi with sliced carrots and cheese in a hollowed cucumber. While you wait for your breakfast pizza to bake, check out this edition’s family activity, Mealtime Manager, which helps your family create an effective meal planning and clean up system.
Book 4: Breakfast Scramble and Hard-Boiled Egg
This edition features eggs – perfect hard-boiled or in a breakfast scramble. One you’ve put fuel in your body, challenge your brain with the food experiment and discover the hidden words in our Find Your Food word search.
Book 5: Yogourt bark and carrot cake oatmeal
Spice up your mornings by adding cinnamon and pureed pumpkin to your oatmeal. Add time to sleep in by preparing the yogourt bark recipe the night before. Don’t forget to pull out your maps and guess where some of your favourite fruits and vegetables are from.
Book 6: Crunchy banana bites and tortilla chips with dip
Decorate your breakfast banana with peanut butter and your favourite cereal while searching for kitchen supplies in our challenging word search. Work together to create your dream school breakfast and create a fun poster to share.
Book 7: Breakfast grilled sandwich and fruit salad
Have a Gouda morning by grilling up a classic breakfast sandwich! Don’t forget to pair it with a fresh bowl of fruit salad with all your favourites, while cracking the vegetable-themed crossword.
Book 8: Apple French toast and egg-in-a-mug
Garnish your French toast with apples to enjoy a special treat with your family and create a fun birthday story with fill-in-the-blanks. An egg-stravagant Egg-In-A-Mug recipe switches up your breakfast routine. And, get some new ideas to add variety and creativity to your pancakes, waffles, or French toast.
Book 9: Banana smoothie and yogourt breakfast bowl
No blender, no problem. Prepare your favourite breakfast smoothie quietly without one! You can also test out your drawing skills by making your own food matching game to play with your family.
Book 10: Peanut butter banana popsicles and ants on a log
These peanut butter and banana popsicles are great way to start a hot day, or as a special treat. Mix and match your own breakfast plate, and then travel back in time for breakfast to find out what family members used to eat for their morning meal.
Book 11: Breakfast enchiladas and cheese and vegetable wraps
This week is all about creativity. Why not have dinner for breakfast? Any food can be a breakfast food as long as you think about balancing healthy ingredients. Imagine an out-of-this-world fruit that grows on another planet. Tell your family what it would be like, and why.
Book 12: Breakfast burrito and egg and vegetable muffins
Try this week’s very portable breakfast burrito or egg and vegetable muffins when you’re on the go. It’s great to get kids of all ages involved in the kitchen. Check out this handy list of what tasks might be perfect for your helpers!
Book 13 – Frozen Flying Saucers
This booklet is full of food and nutrition activities, ideas, and recipes from outer space!
Book 14 – Food Through the Seasons
This booklet includes seasonal food and nutrition activities, ideas, and recipes.
Book 15 – Exploring Shapes
In this booklet, we are going to explore the many shapes of our foods through fun food and nutrition activities, ideas, and recipes.
Book 16 – Colourful Rainbow of Food
In this booklet, we are going on an adventure through the colourful rainbow of foods, using fun food and nutrition activities, ideas, and recipes.
Book 17 – Let’s Move!
This booklet will get you moving! It includes food and nutrition activities, ideas, and recipes.
Check out these videos showing some of our simple, kid-friendly recipes. Remember, more information can be found in our booklets!
Sample Recipe Video
