Serve Up Originality
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Jump start this school year with the
perfect recipe for success
After a summer filled with sunny beach days and sleepovers,
getting kids motivated to head back to school and adjust to
a new routine is often a challenge. To make the transition a
little easier for kids and parents, here are some tips and
fun ideas to get creativity flowing and wake-up brains for
learning.
Serve up originality
Inviting children to help in the kitchen is a great way to
get them thinking and building life skills. From math and
measurement to nutrition and following directions, the
kitchen provides an opportunity for kids to practice the
skills that not only contribute to a family meal, but they
can also use in the classroom all year.
Take some time to spend in the kitchen and get those
creative juices flowing by encouraging your kids to use
their taste buds and imaginations to whip-up something
original. Now through Oct. 22, parents can enter their kids
in the Ninth Annual Jif (R) Most Creative Peanut Butter
Sandwich Contest (TM), which invites parents to share their
kids', ages 6 to 12, creative sandwich recipes. Last year's
winner, Rachel G. of Clovis, Calif., combined chicken,
grapes, honey and peanut butter in a lettuce wrap to create
her "PB & Fruity says 'Let Us Rap." Finalists go to New York
to compete for a $25,000 scholarship fund.
Dish on summer fun:
Gear up for the new school year by encouraging kids to make
a collage of all the fun activities they did over the
summer. Use photos, brochures and souvenirs to create a
family photo book, tablecloth, placemat, or calendar to
reminisce about summer memories all year. Asking kids to
share their collage of favorite summer activities makes
great family mealtime conversation.
Make mealtime masterpieces:
Let's face it; if kids recognize it, they most likely will
eat it. Ensure that kids are making smart choices by
involving them in planning what goes go into their lunchbox.
Let kids contribute to the menu for a week's worth of
lunches and practice making decisions about what foods are
best for them.
Plus, make dinnertime fun and get the whole family involved.
The youngest can practice measuring flour, salt or sugar,
while older children can act as sous chef. Preparing meals
together gives you the opportunity to explain the importance
of healthy food choices that will help kids at school and
later in life.
Moms - and those observing moms in action - can have a
chance to get creative, too. From now through Oct. 22, the
Jif (R) Moms Voice Their Choice Contest (TM) is asking moms
(or those inspired by one) to submit their stories, in 250
words or less, of how they, or a mom they know, make the
best choices for their families. One grand prize winner will
win a seat at the judging table in New York for the live Jif
Most Creative Peanut Butter Sandwich Contest event in March
2011.
Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and D.C., 18
and older. Contests void where prohibited. See Official
Rules for complete details. For Official Rules, entry form,
and recipes or to learn more about the contests visit
www.jif.com or www.jifenespanol.com.
To spark your child's creativity, and tantalize your
family's taste buds, try Rachel's prize-winning peanut
butter wrap recipe.
PB & Fruity Says Let Us Rap
Ingredients:
1/2 cup chopped, cooked chicken breast
2 tablespoons Jif Extra Crunchy Peanut Butter
3 tablespoons chopped Fuji apple
2 tablespoons chopped black or red grapes
1 tablespoon light mayonnaise
2 teaspoons honey
Iceberg lettuce (separated into leaves)
Directions:
Chop the chicken and fruit. Mix in a bowl. Mix in peanut
butter, mayonnaise and honey. Spoon mixture into an open
lettuce leaf. Roll and serve.
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