Eating the Alphabet: Cooking with Kids from A to Z

Eating The Alphabet: Fruits & Vegetables From A to Z by Lois Ehlert is a beautifully illustrated alphabet book, perfect for introducing children to a range of new fruits and vegetables (with a host of already familiar ones scattered throughout as well).

I personally can think of no better way to optimise the learning potential of such a fabulous resource than with a series of kid friendly recipes that encourage them to explore the tastes and textures of the fruit and vegetables contained within its pages. So today I have collected together 26 recipes from A to Z that do just that. Whether you try one recipe, a few, or all of them I am sure you will have fun learning and cooking together.

A – Apple Slice

B – Banana N-Ice Cream

C – Easy Carrot Cake via Picklebums

D – Date & Coconut Balls

E – Eggplant Chips via Homegrown Friends

F – Fig Bread via Cutting Tiny Bites

G – Frozen Grape Caterpillars via Sugar Aunts

H – Huckleberry Muffins via AllRecipes (substitute the huckleberries with blueberries if you cannot source them)

I – Indian Corn Popcorn via Mom Endeavors

J – Jicama and Pineapple Salad via Shrinking Kitchen (skip the jalapeno in the recipe if your children can’t tolerate heat or try the Jalapeno Garlic Cheese Bread from Kitchen Simmer if heat is not a problem)

K – Kiwi Kapow Smoothie

L – Homemade Lemonade

M – Mango & Coconut Rice Pudding

N – Nectarine Apricot Applesauce via Mama. Papa. Bubba.

O – Orange Fruit Toast via Glued to My Crafts

P – Peaches and Cream Muffins

Q – Quince and Apple Sauce via Fine Cooking

R – Raspberry & Apple Cookies via Picklebums

S – Potato & Spinach Soup

T – Homemade Tomato Soup via Happy Hooligans

U – Ugli Fruit (a type of tangelo) Smoothie via Daily Dish Recipes

V – Vegetable Marrow Farci via Dragon’s Kitchen

W – Watermelon Ice via The Pleasantest Thing

X – Xigua Salsa via Off the Shelf

Y – Yam Oven Fries via Better Homes & Gardens

Z – Zucchini & Lemon Muffins via Picklebums

For more great ideas for cooking with kids, check out these recipe collections – 10 Things to Cook with Toddlers and Simple Cooking for Kids (12 Delicious Recipes to Try).

You may also like: