We help parents teach their kids about cooking, food & nutrition from the ground up!
We are knowledge-based, ingredient-based and skills-based…We use recipes as tools…We learn A LOT more than recipes!
We have 3 PILLARS of learning at Sizzle Kidz…
- FOOD: What is it, and what is it NOT! (Think plants vs. chemicals). We call it “OUTSMART BIG FOOD, FAST FOOD & JUNK FOOD!”
- BODY: How do these foods work in your body? (Think protein, carbs, fat, sugar, insulin, energy, organs). We call it “BE THE BOSS OF YOUR OWN BODY!”
- COOKING: How kids and parents can use their knowledge of foods and the body to COOK from scratch! We call it “COOKING IS COOL-SO GET COOKING!”
Sizzle Kidz is different because we start from the ground up…literally (think seeds & gardening)! We talk about really basic things at first like “Where does food come from?”. The answer is “plants and animals” only. If you are a kid in the modern world…you may not know this and if you do, there is so much information out there about food, that it is so overwhelming and confusing to a kid!
Who is a Sizzle Kidz Parent?
- You want your kids to know about food, cooking and how to be healthy.
- You love good food and care about quality food, but aren’t necessarily super foodies or health nuts.
- You know a lot about nutrition and how food affects the body, but want help pulling it all together in a fun, bite-sized, consistent way for the kiddos! (without a ton of work for yourself).
- You tell your kids to “eat your veggies” and that “protein is important”…but you get blind stares and generic nods because the kids don’t know the WHY and it’s not INTERESTING or FUN……UNTIL IT IS with Sizzle Kidz!
I want to help you make all the “food” info out there FUN and ENGAGING so the kids REMEMBER, CARE & INTERNALIZE it!
Sizzle Kidz Cooking is ingredient-based and skills-based, rather than recipe-based….
We do use recipes of course, but your kids start their journey with food, nutrition and cooking through hands-on activities, lessons, stories about other cooking kids, and ideas that come to you through:
- our weekly emails
- this Sizzle Kidz blog
- our Instagam/Facebook pages
- our 3 online courses (based on each of the Sizzle Kidz Pillars)
- the Sizzle Kidz Fruit & Veggie Workbooks.
There is LOTS of learning for your kids, all done in bite-sized nuggets so they actually remember and internalize the info! We want to make it EASY for you to teach your kids all this important info before they leave home!!
With Sizzle Kidz, your kids will start learning things like:
PILLAR 1-FOOD:
- All food ultimately comes from plants and animals only.
- Where to get your food…from growing your own food… to industrial food factories and everything in between.
- Why seasons matter to what foods you eat.
- Why geography matters to what foods you eat.
- What people eat all over the world.
- What Organic & GMO means.
- How to read food labels.
- Food processing from light (freezing, canning, pasteurizing etc.) to heavy processing (preservatives, additives, fillers etc.).
- The history of government food pyramids, plate/portion recommendations.
- The differences between US food regulations and other countries.
PILLAR 2-BODY:
- What is metabolism, a calorie, digestion?
- Protein, Carbs & Fats (Macro nutrients)
- Sugar & The Insulin Loop
- Antioxidants, Vitamins & Minerals (Micro nutrients)
- Water & Hydration
- Food as Medicine
- Herbal Remedies for Ailments
PILLAR 3-COOKING:
- How food has become famous (celebrity chefs, best-selling cookbooks, food influencers, food blogs, TV cooking and competition shows).
- How to choose what to cook (using 5 senses), cookbooks, occasion, audience.
- Become the Chef-4 steps to make what YOU like.
- Kitchen tools & skills (from turning on the stove, spreading butter, boiling water and grating cheese….to knife skills, baking, grilling, roasting, sautéing etc.).
- Going beyond the recipe…how to use SALT, FAT, ACID & HEAT to make anything delicious!
NEXT STEPS: Start your journey with us by signing up to receive our FREE weekly email that will be filled with info, ideas, activities, stories, FREE bonuses and next-steps for you to use with your kids. We purposefully keep it easy, fun and simple to match kids attention-spans and address your busy life! You do not have to sit down and spend hours teaching your kids this stuff…just stay connected with Sizzle Kidz and you will get lots of bite-sized nuggets to start your kids thinking about their food, nutrition and cooking.
Join Us! We can’t wait to see you in our community!!!
Warmly,
Jill
P.S. RECIPE CORNER: The Sizzle Kidz blog also has a Recipe Corner that is filled with easy, delicious & healthy recipes for busy moms and dads to tap into, and for kids to use to practice their new skills. Parents can practice their own home cooking skills right along side their kids as everyone learns more and more cool stuff about food, nutrition & cooking! And you’ll always have a quick, easy and delicious plan for dinner….that your kids can make too!
