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(KSL News) More parents are working and have less time to cook healthy meals. So why not teach kids to cook for themselves?
That's what's happening in Maryland at a cooking camp for children. Kids fight obesity with a piece of fruit instead of a lecture. And experts say many don't realize just how much they're learning.
Kristen Stephens is a childhood development expert at Duke University. She said, "If they don't have an ingredient they need, problem solving. If they are cooking with other children, or even their parents, they learn cooperation. You know, sharing the spoon. Math, science, language arts; it just sort of pulls everything together."
Cooking camps are popping up all over the country. To see where the closest one near you is located, or if you want to read more about the Deliciously Nutritious cooking camp for kids, visit the link on this page.
