Food Prep - Tips & Tricks

I am a firm believer in involving the kids with food. From suggesting meals, to shopping, to growing, to prepping and cooking. And as much as I would love for this to be a harmonious procedure, anything to do with helping out in my house does not come without a fair amount of negative feedback. But here is my take: we all live in the house, we all take care of it (cleaning). We all eat, we all participate in the food making. Thats life. No easy brakes. My kids were making chow mien, spaghetti (with some supervision), eggs, grilled cheese all by age 8. I just refuse to send helpless beings out into the world with no basic life skills. Plus, they have the time— and I have precious little of it, so they can help out!