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BBC Food view detail comment email this

Articles, recipes, and other food-related information from the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). Features a searchable and browsable directory of recipes from the BBC's cooking shows, including vegetarian and seasonal dishes. Also offers interviews with chefs, feature articles, program details, a glossary, and sections on healthy eating, children's nutrition, and cooking basics. lii.org Record of the Month for October, 2003.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/
Topics: Food & Cooking, Nutrition & Food Safety

Last updated May 11, 2005


Best-Ever Thanksgiving view detail comment email this

Collection of recipes and craft and activity ideas for children related to the celebration of Thanksgiving. Includes recipes for turkey, pies and desserts, side dishes, and leftovers. Craft ideas include decorations, tabletop decor, pilgrim hats, toy canoes, and more. From FamilyFun magazine.
http://familyfun.go.com/thanksgiving/
Topics: Food & Cooking, Holiday Foods, Beverages, and Recipes, Holidays and Observances Individually

Last updated Sep 4, 2009


Cooking With Kids view detail comment email this

Collection of recipes for foods children can help prepare. "Many of these recipes include step-by-step instructions for your children to follow including useful information about kids using microwaves." Includes recipes for heart-healthy food and snacks. Also includes suggestions for helping to get "children involved in mealtimes and to help them develop positive attitudes about food." From the website for home and family magazines, such as Better Homes and Gardens. Note: Site generates pop-ups.
http://www.homeandfamilynetwork.com/food/kids.html
Topics: Food & Cooking, Recipes & Food Preparation

Last updated Nov 17, 2005


Cooking With Kids With Lynn Fredericks view detail comment email this

This site features children's activities related to ingredients (along with related recipes), with thoughts from chefs "about feeding their own children and ... some of the recipes for the foods that their kids like to eat." From StarChefs magazine, "serving the foodservice industry and food aficionados since 1995."
http://starchefs.com/kids/
Topics: Food & Cooking, Recipes & Food Preparation

Last updated Nov 17, 2005


How to Host a Nancy Drew Party view detail comment email this

Suggestions for planning a party based on the youth mystery book series featuring the sleuth Nancy Drew. Includes ideas for invitations, decorations, activities, and food. Includes a recipe for floating island, a dessert in which meringue floats on custard. From a writer and historian of Nancy Drew.
http://www.ndsleuths.com/sleuthparties.html
Topics: Children's Literature, Food & Cooking, Mysteries and More

Last updated Jun 2, 2007


International Year of Rice: 2004 view detail comment email this

This site highlights "the vital role that rice plays in agriculture, food security, the environment, culture and science," with fact sheets about rice production, information about rice cultivation throughout the world, and material about cultural aspects related to rice. Also includes information for children (including a gallery of rice farmer hats) and recipes. Searchable. Available in several languages. From the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
http://www.fao.org/rice2004/
Topics: Agriculture, Beans, Grains, Nuts, & Seeds, Crops, Fashion, Food & Cooking, Poverty

Last updated Aug 11, 2004


KidsHealth: Recipes view detail comment email this

Collection of recipes for healthy foods children can prepare. "Making food yourself -- with a little help from a parent -- is a great way to learn about food and meal preparation. And we have plenty of recipes for you to try -- from pizza to pancakes." Includes recipes for children with cystic fibrosis, diabetes, lactose intolerance, and celiac disease, as well as vegetarian recipes. Each recipe includes a nutritional analysis. From the Nemours Foundation.
http://kidshealth.org/kid/recipes/
Topics: Food & Cooking, Recipes & Food Preparation

Last updated Aug 28, 2008


MooMilk: A Dynamic Adventure into the Dairy Industry view detail comment email this

The children's portion of this site lets you join a virtual tour through the story of milk, play a game, take a quiz, and learn all about cows and milk. Also included are recipes and links to other related sites. The DairyBiz Archive has several years' worth of articles for and about the dairy industry.
http://www.moomilk.com/
Topics: Fish, Meat, & Dairy, Food & Cooking, Industries, Livestock

Last updated Apr 13, 2002


North Carolina Sweet Potatoes view detail comment email this

The website for this trade organization presents sweet potato recipes, nutrition information, gardening instructions, and industry statistics. A children's section features coloring pages, puzzles, and fun facts. Searchable.
http://www.ncsweetpotatoes.com/
Topics: Crops, Food & Cooking, Fruits & Vegetables, Mysteries and More

Last updated May 6, 2006


Pasta Math: Teach Numbers With Noodles! view detail comment email this

Several activities using pasta to help young children learn arithmetic concepts. Includes projects to weigh and to sort and classify pasta, pasta pattern necklaces, noodle-themed picture books, and parent-and-child recipes. Includes links to other activities using food. From Scholastic Inc.
http://content.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=648
Topics: Education, Food & Cooking, Mathematics

Last updated Apr 14, 2007


Popcorn! view detail comment email this

Recipes (over 40) and nutrition, arts and crafts, a short list of fiction and nonfiction children's books (in Kids section), classroom suggestions, and more--all relating to this "pop-ular" snack food. Also available in Spanish.
http://www.popcorn.org/
Topics: Beans, Grains, Nuts, & Seeds, Food & Cooking, Snacks and Baked Goods

Last updated Sep 24, 2002


Smart-Mouth.org view detail comment email this

A fun, interactive site to help children learn about nutrition. There are quick facts (called "Snacktoids"), recipes, articles, video clips, and games — all designed to promote healthy eating habits. Includes annotated links to additional resources. From the Center for Science in the Public Interest.
http://www.cspinet.org/smartmouth/
Topics: Food & Cooking, Health, Health

Last updated May 27, 2003


Spatulatta: Cooking 4 Kids Online: Recipe Box view detail comment email this

Thematic collections of recipes "designed to be a cooperation between parent or adult family member and child." Includes holiday meals (such as "Memorial Day with a Hawaiian touch"), seasonal recipes, and other themes, such as "fun finger food" and "citrus circus." Recipes are accompanied by video demonstrations. Goals of this website, which was created by documentary filmmakers, include "introducing cooking skills [and] modeling behavior for using healthy, fresh, basic ingredients with a minimum of preprocessing."
http://www.spatulatta.com/recipes
Topics: Food & Cooking, Recipes & Food Preparation

Last updated Feb 21, 2009


USA Dry Peas, Lentils, and Chickpeas view detail comment email this

Includes nutrition and preparation information, photos of different varieties, facts and recipes for children, links to related resources, and more. From the USA Dry Pea and Lentil Council.
http://www.pea-lentil.com/
Topics: Beans, Grains, Nuts, & Seeds, Food & Cooking, Industries

Last updated May 28, 2009


Washington State Potato Commission (WSPC) view detail comment email this

The online home of the WSPC fills all your potato information needs. Provides information for consumers, media, growers, retailers, processors, and food service. Includes recipes, facts, statistics, history, news, children's activities, and information about the commission. Searchable. Note: the site is also mostly available in Chinese and Spanish, but some of these pages made not load properly.
http://www.potatoes.com/
Topics: Food & Cooking, Fruits & Vegetables

Last updated Aug 13, 2003


World Carrot Museum view detail comment email this

This online museum is dedicated to "the humble carrot." It features history, recipes, growing information, crafts, activities for children, trivia, and other features. Nutrition section notes that the health content "is for informational purposes only and is not intended to be a replacement for medical advice from your personal physician." From an enthusiast.
http://www.carrotmuseum.co.uk/
Topics: Food & Cooking, Gardening

Last updated Jul 29, 2009




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